I thoroughly enjoyed Victoria Melody’s performance of Major Tom, It was captivating story. Amazing how a whole hour and half performance can come from the everyday stories of someones life. Victoria mentioned the importance of documenting, and it was from that, that she was able to create her performance. It makes me wish I had documented my life, maybe kept diaries or videos of my life. I am perhaps a bit to cynical when it comes to that sort of thing, the past is the past and thats where it should stay. I don’t like the thought of re-visiting it. Although perhaps if I thought differently I would have more material for this upcoming performance.
The workshop the next day was good fun, I particularly liked the concept of The Performance Pack Performance DIY Performance. Breaking a performance down to its key elements. Artist/Audience/form/content/location/duration and documentation. The workshop in essence taught us how to visualise the world around us with the conceptual tools of an artist. The artist becomes the body, and the body the blank canvas for performance.
My own Performance Pack Performance was this;
Artist: Stacy Makishi
Audience: One to One performance.
Form: Exploration of technology
Content: Spectacle
Location: Chosen Location
Duration: 60 mins
Documentation: Trace.