Hello, I’m Sorry to Disturb You

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“In a presentation which pulls together fragments of documentation video, photography, text and audio, ANT HAMPTON evokes his experiences of performances which involved ‘meeting’ other people. What constitutes an encounter? Can it even co-exist with the role of spectator? Weaving a path through some vivid experiences of work by, among others, Vivi Tellas, Stefan Kaegi, Mammalian Diving Reflex and Edit Kaldor, Hampton will start by asking, what do we mean by ‘live documentary,’ how do artists’ approaches differ, where are its limits and what can it do that screened documentaries cannot?”

This event is part of a SERIES ABOUT SPECTATORSHIP “What You Get Is What You See,” presented by Mathilde Walker-Billaud. It’s a series of playful multimedia and performative talks where artists and thinkers share their experiences as spectators (and not creators).

What hides behind simple gestures of attending?

In this series, UnionDocs invites artists and writers to show us how to become more active, more engaged–and perhaps better–spectators. The speakers share their experiences and personal observations as viewers, readers, watchers, listeners and audience members of visual, video and performance arts, graphic design, radio, TV and cinema. Through their trained gaze and skilled sensitivity, they disturb and displace our perception of contemporary culture and expose spectatorship as an everyday dynamic act.

 











When: Fri., Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: UnionDocs
322 Union Ave.
718-395-7902
Price: $9
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“In a presentation which pulls together fragments of documentation video, photography, text and audio, ANT HAMPTON evokes his experiences of performances which involved ‘meeting’ other people. What constitutes an encounter? Can it even co-exist with the role of spectator? Weaving a path through some vivid experiences of work by, among others, Vivi Tellas, Stefan Kaegi, Mammalian Diving Reflex and Edit Kaldor, Hampton will start by asking, what do we mean by ‘live documentary,’ how do artists’ approaches differ, where are its limits and what can it do that screened documentaries cannot?”

This event is part of a SERIES ABOUT SPECTATORSHIP “What You Get Is What You See,” presented by Mathilde Walker-Billaud. It’s a series of playful multimedia and performative talks where artists and thinkers share their experiences as spectators (and not creators).

What hides behind simple gestures of attending?

In this series, UnionDocs invites artists and writers to show us how to become more active, more engaged–and perhaps better–spectators. The speakers share their experiences and personal observations as viewers, readers, watchers, listeners and audience members of visual, video and performance arts, graphic design, radio, TV and cinema. Through their trained gaze and skilled sensitivity, they disturb and displace our perception of contemporary culture and expose spectatorship as an everyday dynamic act.

 

Buy tickets/get more info now