Performance with Margaret

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Another Solo Performance - Katie

hand shadows
movement
sound
colour
slide projector
rhythm
dance

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

For final project website component

http://brokenintervalsperformancefestival.blogspot.com/

Canada Council Requirements

Digital images must be submitted on CD-ROM/DVD. Image files must conform to the following:
• PC-compatible files
• .jpg file format
• maximum 1 MB file size
• maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, and
• RGB or greyscale colour mode files only (no CMYK).
File names must be in the following format: 01initialsyeartitle.jpg (image number, applicant’s initials, year of the
work, title of the work). The image number must correspond to the number provided in the “Detailed Description of
Visual Support Material”.
Present images chronologically, from the oldest to most recent.
Videos may be submitted either on DVD or as video files on CD-ROM/DVD. Video files must conform to the
following:
• PC-compatible files
• viewable with one of the following media players: QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player
• maximum 1 GB file size, and
• maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

found on : http://www.canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/19FEF254-5034-4B1F-99C3-DB1CFC3D2393/0/VAG8E0210.pdf

Our Fragil Presence in Time and Space CV/Bio/Pics

G.Amani

Rotten Stones
I will be seated dressed in white with a pile of feminist literature around me. I read out loud various paragraphs from the numerous books that address patriarchy and its effects on society. Within the space of the performance there will be a bucket of rotten tomatoes, that the audience is invited to throw at me if they choose to.

This performance deals with the taboo of talking about patriarchy in relation to women's rights in contemporary society. I want to look at spaces that are deemed safe for women and the shift that occurs once one steps outside the doors of these fragil spaces. I am using space as a way of asserting my power as an individual, to talk about issues that are important to me, but also moving from the inside of a safe space for women and thier dialogue, into the outside world where such conversations are generally ignored and/or contested. Michel Foucault suggests that conflict leads to discourse and I'm hoping that this performance will provide a forum for more dialog about a topic that seems to be written off as having been dealt with and overcome.

The budget includes
- Bucket of rotting tomatoes - $50.00
- Used white clothes - $15.00
- Permit (if done in street) -Four Month Permit = $34.81 + $1.74 GST = $36.55

Download the Street Entertainment Information & Application Form ( PDF 69 kb)

Street Entertainment Application Please attend in person with valid, current picture identification, to the Streets Administration Branch, Main Floor City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver.

Location: Inside and outside the lobby of the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre

G.Amani

1603 East Broadway, Vancouver 604.568.0705 gamani80@gmail.com

Education

2007 – 2010 Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design (Photography)

2001 – 2005 Ontario College of Art and Design (Photography & Curatorial Practice)

Exhibitions

2010 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Free Candy , VancouverB.C. Hanna 1, 2, 3, 4 Silver Gelatin print

2010 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Body Bodice, , VancouverB.C. Blue Print No.3, 2007 Cyanotype

2009 Concourse Gallery Emily Carr University, Analogue Photography, VancouverB.C.

Blue Print No.3, 2007 Cyanotype

2008 Centre A, TentEvent: Generating Exchange, Vancouver B.C.

Contributing Artist

2007 Uprising Books, Rise to the Most High Art Show, Toronto Ontario

Co-Facilitator

2006 Uprising Books, Embracing Roots Art Show, Toronto Ontario

Various Photographs

2005 Thymeless Bar, Kaleidoscope: A Collective Art Show, Toronto Ontario Co-Facilitator

Related Professional Activities

2010 Procession of Performing Circles by Glenn Lewis and the producers of LIVE.

2010 Western Front Regular Volunteer

2009 Kristina Lee Podesva,Artist Assistant, Vancouver B.C.2008 – 2009 WOO –Emily Carr University, Alternative Programming Facilitator,

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Advertising, Promotion & Catalogue Photography

Concept development, Shoot and Edit Fall/Winter Line

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Montreal

Photographer Toronto & Montreal Fashion Week

2006 Rococo Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

Advertising, Promotion & Catalogue Photography

Concept development, Shoot and Edit Spring/Summer Line

2003 – 2004 York Region School Board, Student Art Workshops, Markham Ontario

Art Instructor (volunteer)

1997 – 2007 Hafez Academy, Toronto, Ontario

Artistic Coordinator for Persian Heritage Program (volunteer)

Awards

2008 – 2009 Emily Carr Tuition Scholarship

Friday, February 19, 2010

Durational, Relational & Ritual Solo Performances

broken tea cups relational
feel the tension mount as the teacups are slammed down onto the floor
drinking the pieces of broken glass in a clam and orderly manner
stains on the floor trace internal violence

patriotic ritual
darkness broken by the spark of sparklers
playful celebratory dances
subdued and masked by patriotism

un/binding his hands relational
hands bound
racialized bodies
bound, unbound, bound, unbound
freed

prayer for Haiti ritual
darkness lit by candle light
basins of water
cleansing of face
throwing stones of of basins
beautiful voice, sings prayers in Creole

plastic Cinderella relational
humming dreams are the wish your heart makes when your fast asleep...
Cinderella unraveled with sweeping silicone scratching and then packages herself in plastic

smoking as durational, ritual and relational
lit, puff, puff, smoke, burning smell
anxious drags, long and full
deep inhales, exhales, done
burn

ballet foot binding ritual
pretty little sack of tools
seated the tools come out of the bag
first bandages then cushions
beautifully beaten ballet slippers bound onto feet
a few graceful steps and then unbound and discarded

mourning ritual
restless sleep woken
foreign bag of foreign items
a candle, incense, a paper token
weeping
calm
return to sleep

heightened state of being
lashings across the back lit by candle light
first offering with first step up
climbing higher, spitting out
few steps higher, next offering
spit out, few steps higher, next offering
choking, spat out
top step seated,reading names of angels
book slams against floor
climbing down
eating spat food, licking floor

brushing teeth ritual
at plinth
brushing of teeth
gargling with water
spit all over floor

tweezing the face durational
the reason I did this is because when it came to thinking of actions/gestures that are loaded with meanings i thought of my teenage pastime of plucking hairs out of my face. insecure about my facial and body hair, i used to put myself through all kinds of torture. In Farsi we have a saying that says, "Kill me but make me beautiful", I used to recite this to myself as I'd have my hair pulled out from head to toe. This action became more and more absurd to me as I grew older and realised that I didnt HAVE to do this to myself in order to be considered beautiful.

. Activist Art, Agit-prop, Culture Jamming, Community-based Art Practice, Parades, Vigils, Processions

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FOREVER BANKSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.banksy.co.uk/

Culture Jamming: Ads Under Attack Brandweek July 10, 2000.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BDW/is_28_41/ai_64258853/

Situationist International
http://www.cddc.vt.edu/sionline/index.html

http://www.alanabel.com/

http://criticalmass.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.guerrillagirls.com/

An Interview with the Guerrilla Girls

http://www.utne.com/Arts/Guerrilla-Girls-Interview-Women-in-Art.aspx

http://www.artjammer.com/jamming.htm

http://www.newmindspace.com/

http://www.billboardliberation.com/

Billboard Liberation Front

A friendly public service announcement from the Billboard Liberation Front
Article by Brian Gonnella

http://www.bombingscience.com/index.php/blog/viewThread/1433

Art in the Community By Lucia Lopez Coll
http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=9962

The Community Arts Network (CAN) promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts. The CAN web site is managed by Art in the Public Interest.
http://www.communityarts.net/

ART ALIENATED: An Essay on the Decline of Participatory-Art By Greg Evans
http://home.att.net/~evanslee/art_alie.pdf

Oregon Humanities, a journal of ideas and perspectives about the humanities, is published triannually by the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
Relating through Art: What happens when art is more than just a spectator sport? By Eric Gold
http://www.oregonhum.org/relating-through-art.php

http://fillip.ca/content/what-is-a-participatory-practice