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Project 3

     Our score for project 3 was "Ask the audience to help set up." In thinking of the score we looked at the fluxus workbook. A piece that stood out was a score by George Brecht which read "ask the audience to leave."  I enjoyed the idea of including the audience but thought this score didn't fit the project three guidelines because it wasn't long enough to notice patterns in sound.  We also borrowed from Yves Klein in the way that the participants were our tools. 
     To begin we casually asked the class to help us set up for our performance and stressed that we had a lot to do.  Sandy left the room to go to the bathroom and after trying to get her to stay for our performance I decided that whatever happens has to happen so I let her go and come back to our performance.  We started out asking for some simpler tasks like moving tables and plugging in lights. Then as we progressed our instructions became more absurd and we began to undo each other's work and contradict each other.  Each of us kept a watch and decided that we would end at five minutes after having three stools set in the middle of the floor.  Most people noticed they were in the piece after a few minutes and then began to play along more readily.  Sound was integral to our performance because there was the sound of scooting desks around, the sound of testing out a drum set, the sound of directions being given, and the sound of a metronome in the background.  Our performance descended into an organized chaos, playing on indeterminacy. The following are photos of the result after five minutes of heavy direction.




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  1. sandyMay 2, 2018 at 7:10 PM

    This was a very surprising performance! You tricked the audience! I saw it as more of an Allan Kaprow happening. But I am glad you did refer to the Fluxus workbook. I would love to see more Fluxus type events/concerts. I love how several things can occur independently of one another at the same time and make sense - art and life!

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  2. sandyMay 2, 2018 at 7:10 PM

    ps. excellent documentation.

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