On Endurance Art with Frances Barrett
Last Thursday on Something Else, Ira & Julia spoke to Frances Barrett about the Long-durational Performance Art.
They touched upon the strategies employed in physical and mental preparation for these endurance pieces, potential ethical concerns involved, questions of time and altered state of consciousness this genre of performance art elicits, and much more. They also asked Frances if the intention behind the long-durational performance is to put the audience in an uncomfortable position.
You can listen to their discussion here.
Frances in one of her “performances of nothingness”. This piece, titled “Occupation“, explores the notion of occupying, transforming and disrupting space – both physically and psychologically.
This show was inspired by the upcoming visit to Australia of the renowned New York based artist Tehching Hsieh, who is considered a “master” of the durational performance genre. Tehching’s seminal work Time Clock Piece (1980-1981), will be showing at the Carriageworks from April 29th to July 6th. In this work, every hour on the hour, twenty four hours a day, for one year, Hsieh punched a time clock. At each punch, a movie camera shot a single frame. When edited together, one day was condensed into one second and one year reduced to around six minutes. The Carriageworks presentation marks the first time a major solo work by Tehching Hsieh will be presented in Australia. The installation comprises the documents the artist produced (photographs, film, time cards, and statements) as he observed the passing of time in this relentlessly methodical manner over a gruelling one year period.
Tehching Hsieh, Time Clock Piece, 1980-1981
MUSIC PLAYED ON THE SHOW:
1) Badman by Antenat (album Karavana, Dirty Old Label)
2) Mr. Bobby by Manu Chao (album Próxima Estación: Esperanza, Virgin Records)
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