Jour 7
Fête du plateau
Chantier de performances
30. September 2007
Sunday in Marseilles.
Théodor di Ricco
Sylvette Babin took a thin piece of paper, applied it to her face and added color. She did this throughout the evening and had a collection of works on paper which she laid out in front of her.
I asked people to take a photo of me. I wrote their name on a piece of paper. On the front of the paper was a request that they send me the photo per email and an explication of what performance art is.
Half Swiss had installed themselves
around a table where they invited the public to participate in a discussion about art. They passed out beers liberally and actually asked and took notes about the conversation.
Edwige walked backwards.
Stephanie, Jack, Natacha Musléra and Half Swiss scratched a polyurethane board until there was nothing left but white particles on the ground.
Jean-Pierre made a place for a siesta, offered Pastis and told stories to those who lounged.
And there many others who also participated;
Natacha Musléra
Les Tas
Elsa Rignault
Astrid Lefèvre
Maria Cosmes
Tristan Treins
Chantier de performances
30. September 2007
Sunday in Marseilles.
Théodor di Ricco
Well, the festival is over. Four intense days of performance art. It finished with a free-for-all happening at the Cours Julien. The Ornic'Art crew had blocked off a part of the Cours Julien where there is a market during the day with plastic and cloth. There was only one entrance to the area closed off. We were a part of a bigger festival which incorporated a large area surrounding our space. Throughout the four hours between 19:00 and Midnight, various performances took place.
Sylvette Babin took a thin piece of paper, applied it to her face and added color. She did this throughout the evening and had a collection of works on paper which she laid out in front of her.
I asked people to take a photo of me. I wrote their name on a piece of paper. On the front of the paper was a request that they send me the photo per email and an explication of what performance art is.
Half Swiss had installed themselves
around a table where they invited the public to participate in a discussion about art. They passed out beers liberally and actually asked and took notes about the conversation.
Edwige walked backwards.
Stephanie, Jack, Natacha Musléra and Half Swiss scratched a polyurethane board until there was nothing left but white particles on the ground.
Jean-Pierre made a place for a siesta, offered Pastis and told stories to those who lounged.
And there many others who also participated;
Carlos Pina
Natacha Musléra
Orion Maxted
Les Tas
Elsa Rignault
Astrid Lefèvre
Maria Cosmes
Tristan Treins
BBB johannes Deimlin, Dariusz Fodczuk...
The day started at Cours Julien at 15:30 with a performance from Ornic'Art. They are quite a large group incorporating a lot of props and technical support. Working with the theme of decontamination and de-programation, they set about cleaning themselves and the enviroment. Their action is a combination of performance, dance, living and street theatre. It was quite a spectacle. They used the fountain at the Cours Julien and the place in front. At one point a group had bars of soap attached to their bodies and they laid on the ground and scrubbed as two other members with garden hoses attached to their bodies created a living fountain. The entire action lasted an hour and it was filled with well co-ordinated theatrical movements. I was impressed. They are a dynamic group.