this view never gets old
niagara falls / new york / united states
july 28 / 2017
20:55 pm
( AN )OTHER
aka the other (ing)
APRIL 27 & APRIL 28
MAY 2 to MAY 5
University of California / Santa Cruz
santa cruz, california
as ( A N ) O T H E R
(AN)OTHER aka THE OTHER(ing) was an interactive
improvisational play & durational installation
which subverted the roles of the self & the “other”,
questioned the definition of the subject,
the function of an object, the state of human
& non/post-human relations, while situated
in a hyper-voyeuristic, cookie-cut “natural” world ---
where physical & virtual realities invert & overlap.
as (AN)OTHER you are relentlessly watched
& scrutinized, constantly forced to face your fears;
in this case, those fears are manifested
in at least one physical subaltern body,
in close proximity or via social media;
you are your own hybrid specie --- a mountain lion,
a golden coyote, a silk-feathered human owl ---
and whether or not you're an actual cyborg
at this point, no one knows.
participants from the audience were allowed
to enter (AN)OTHER's space by taking a snapshot
of (AN)OTHER from the mouth of the entrance ---
or through any of the frames dangling around
& encircling the space's circumference,
prior to entering.
before exiting, the participant must post
at least one image or one piece of footage taken inside (AN)OTHER's space onto at least one
of the participant's social mediums ---
with the hashtags #ANOTHER & #JOHNPATRICKAYSON
