Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Fox and The Grapes: Critique with Robert Garnett

  • Fantastic footage
  • Culture wars
  • Footage is strong enough alone
  • Identity crisis
  • Slavoy Ziezeck
  • Lachiam Statement
  • Repetition of footage
  • James Coleman: 70s film, repeated loops
  • Johann: Dial History
  • Richard Billingham: One hit wonder
  • Continuity of editing and language
  • Miya Derrin
  • Frieze: “What Happened to Feminism?”
  • Criticality crises. Particular target.
  • Deconstruction of gender, race, sex.
  • Whitney Biannial 1993: Largely slated. Gender driven. Art forced to answer to. Practice managed.
  • Bianna Melguard: Dealing with homosexuality.
  • Post-Human/ In-Human
  • Rosi Bridotti
  • Ryan Jokarti: Centre Jenny – Fictitious. Indeterminate of gender. Rhythmic Repetition. Rejecting Opposition.

The Fox and The Grapes: Reviews

Olivia Stagg:

“i think it wsas a successfull expreiment and the improvisation worked very well… yet i feel there is more u can channel into your work with yourself being the active person… creating a protest maybe… a protest about all the agendas, feminism, menism, equal rights etc…what does it all mean but a load of shit. the beautiful thing is u can continue toprogree.. get urself to do a performance before term ends… keep involved lol. menism is all about ego tbf…”

John Russell:

  • Meninism = BS
  • Cannot reach equality
  • What does it mean to be offended?

The Fox and The Grapes: Performance Notes

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  • Projection of recording onto black cloth
  • Performers sat in front, facing each other
  • Work towards the same movement
  • One performer leads movement for one half, and vice versa
  • If one performer uses their left hand then so does the other
  • Joints to be restrained: Wrists, elbows, neck, knees, ankles. Black tights.
  • Order of putting on the restraints: Elbows, wrists, necks, knees, ankles.
  • Ending point: Breaking own restraints.
  • Controlled, tense, focused movements.
  • Constant eye contact and neutral expression
  • Never actually touching. Controlled towards and then snap back away.