Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Rosie Banach
- "Under Foot" May 23rd, 2009








photos: Bob Raymond (MAG)


"Under Foot"

May 23rd, 2009 durational performance on patio of Mobius, 725 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA

with resultant videos:

1. original 3 hour video of performance and

2. DVD specifically created for exhibit by the artist (sped up and edited version).

If the videos become available online for viewing, the links will be added here.


The artist/performer states:

"In continuation of my current work, I am proposing an installation/performance piece, for presentation at the “Politics of Shoes: Installations and Site-Specific Performances”. I will use the patio pathway and patio outside the gallery as the surface on which the real-time stream of conscious will be recorded. I will use chalk to cover the entire area with writing prior to the opening of the show. The performance will be video taped and made available for viewing. The foot traffic, other performances, and natural forces will then take part in the gradual degradation of the installation."

The videographer was standing slightly over ground level in the corner of the patio next to the front door of the gallery.

Boston-based artist, Rosie Banach’s current work integrates the tactics of graffiti art with the constraints of performance art. Using real-time stream of conscious writing, each performance is unique and creates an inimitable dialogue between the artist, the surface, and the audience. Upon completion, each piece becomes an impermanent installation and is left to the whims of the environment. Wear and tear from traffic and natural forces speak to the fragile nature of communication and self-expression.

Rosie has completed and documented over thirty of these performances. Her work has recently been shown at the Photographic Resource Center in Boston, MA as well as the Gallery at One Washington Center in Dover, NH.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO-uppN3wc4

http://www.rosiebanach.com/newworkbandw/




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