This past June I had the pleasure of collaborating with the talented Manuel Vason and a cantacerous crew of international performance artists at Rapid Pulse 14! Here's a bit about our group performance!
Micro-doc by James Tate (2014)
A video snap of our Writing Group show at ROMAN SUSAN , captured by James Tate.
June 8, 2014
an evening of performances and installations by members of Writing Group a biweekly meeting of women artists who write, presented at ROMAN SUSAN, on June 8, 2014, performances + readings begin at 8pm.
Writing Group began meeting in Chicago in February of 2014, as an intentional group of women artists focused on creating space for words and critique within our individual practices. Our showing, 'an evening...' came at the request from Joshua Kent and served as the closing event of his project, 'On the impossibility of a singular hand' where Joshua lived in the gallery and attempted (successfully!) to grow a seed in the palm of his hand. Roman Susan was open 24-hrs a day for the week, and each evening featured a response from fellow artists.
Collage Collide, Video Still, (2014)
On May 24, 2014 a group of wild things gathered behind a home in Chicago to share some performance as part of Chicago Home Theater Festival . Performing alongside collaborator and dancer Jessie Young in a wash of technicolor landscapes. Projections created as part of a year long video and choreographic collaboration exploring layered site, colliding images and the trace of actions left behind. Score provided by Bob Garrett.
Here are a few images from our performance.
When Atom-r approached me about helping to produce and support their work I was excited for many reasons. Firstly, I was already a big fan of research based performance work, it is where I began and where I repeatedly return, and with an ensemble of artists I already know, had worked with or was hoping to work with I could not refuse. That this wonderful group would then give us the chance to become their videographers, archivists, capturers, was just the icing on the cake…and well…MADONNA giving our video a shout out didn't hurt much either.
If you aren't in Chicago or York for the US or UK premieres do not fret, tour info coming soon, and for now, heres our latest video.
Video by: James Tate, Chicago (2014)
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We decided to share the first glimpse of our most recent NO ONE IS ANYWHERE project, this week, to a small group of invited friends and colleagues. Here is a small touch that magic night. I am ever inspired and grateful to our constant and generous Chicago community.
Radius is an experimental radio broadcast platform based in Chicago, IL and run by the incomparable Jeff Kolar and Meredith Kooi.
Recently they began a series called GRIDS with support from the Propeller Fund. Fasinated by the project I have joined this band of radio junkies and will be creating a short documentary series following the site specific broadcasts and exploring the making of the ephemeral, a subject close to my own work and research.
Looking forward to sharing more soon but for now take a listen to the first episode HERE.
This winter I spent some time taking refuge in the homes of collaborators outside Chicago.
They worked, I worked, it snowed, we researched, we laughed, we made.
Stephanie Acosta will be presenting at Chicago's Dfbrl8tr Performance Gallery along side International Performance Artist Duo ( Verena Stenke & Andrea Pagnes )
Saturday, SEPTEMBER 14th.
Performances begin @ 8pm.
For more info & facebook invite see below.
We home to see you there!
Stephanie
VestAndPage have been working together to create performance art, films, visual art, and creative writing since 2006. they are the curatorial force behind the acclaimed VENICE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WEEK. their live performances have been presented across EUROPE, ASIA and the AMERICAS. Mostly process-led and conceived psycho-geographically for architecture or in response to natural and historical sites, VestAndPage are interested in the fragility of the individual and its surroundings. They research private, social and contextual spheres through precariousness, transformation, liminality and authenticity.
THOU TWIN OF SLUMBER: HISTO investigates stasis and sleep as liminal spaces. Inspired by twin figures from GREEK mythology, HYPNOS (SLEEP) and THANATOS (DEATH), the artists embrace the MOTH as an archetypical symbol of life and transformation as they rigorously navigate a fragile terrain.
The evening will also includes work by artists:
STEPHANIE ACOSTA, CHUI FAN, JUSTUS HARRIS, AUTUMN HAYS, RYAN NOBLE, MICHAL SAMAMA, SANAZ SOHRABI, ALEX PAUL YOUNG.
