subtle architectures: dare-dare, montreal, quebec

dare-dare, montreal, quebec
hand carved photographs from performance documentation


http://subtlearchitectures.dare-dare.org/

Each performance in this series addressed a site formerly occupied by Dare-Dare since the beginning of their project dis/location in 2004. The first was performed as a solo. The second set included an invitation for six participants per day. The third and final performance was intended for twelve contributers per day. Participants were encouraged to sign up for one or all of these actions and were provided with their own Subtle Architecture Kits, which included chalk, a chalk holder, and a folding ruler.

subtle architekturen: jena, germany

subtle architekturen: the transient nature of spatial order (2009)
crash!boom!bau!, jena, germany

chalk, chalk holder, ddr ruler, hand carved photographs from performance documentation.

http://www.bauhauslab.org


Subtle Architekturen: The Transient Nature of Spatial Order was developed for the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus in Jena, Germany. The evolution of this specific triad of performances was influenced by my research into the history of the Bauhaus school, specifically the work of Oskar Schlemmer and the 'Triadic Ballet'. I used a DDR ruler and heavy chalk to demarcate my locations, strict lines in contrast to abstract gestures performed in public space.

subtle architectures subtiles: 3e imperial, granby, quebec.

Subtle Architectures Subtiles (2008)

3e imperial, granby, quebec

chalk, ruler, carved photographs from performance documentation.

http://www.3e-imperial.org/

During a one-month residency at 3e imperial, Granby, Quebec, I worked to develop the project Subtle Architectures Subtiles. My daily work consisted of constructing and shifting spaces along a meandering. Granby is a small town and I often found myself working alone. I began to wonder what it would be like to have other people accompany me in this process. I invited people to show me the spaces they frequented. They took me for walks around town and described the quality of these locations. It was this aspect of the process that prompted a restructuring of the project for the subsequent Dare-Dare series.