I am standing in front of the audience silently and politely begin to ask, "Humanity? You call this humanity?" Gradually I get louder and angrier, "HUMANITY?! YOU CALL THIS FUCKING HUMANITY?!" I start ripping off my clothes down to my underwear while repeating over and over, "HUMANITY?! YOU CALL THIS FUCKING HUMANITY?!", flailing about and throwing myself violently into the walls . This would last for about 2-3 minutes.
Then, as I collapse in exhaustion, I will breathlessly repeat, "EVERYONE. EVERYONE. IF YOU'RE SCARED OF EVERYONE, YOU'RE SCARED. WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED?". I crawl towards a table or desk with a voice recorder resting on the top. I take a seat, calm myself down, press the play button. A female voice says, "OBSERVATION". I repeat, "OBSERVATION". I playback and repeat a total of 3 times, then go to the blackboard and write, "MEMORY LOSS". I sit back down and playback and repeat 3 times the word, "SIMULATION", go to the black board and write, "THE MIRROR DOES NOT EXIST". I go back to the desk and playback and repeat a final 3 times the word, "ASSIMILATION".
ARTIST STATEMENT:
My piece explores the origins and consequences of dislocation: the inhumane living conditions that drive people to leave their home country, and the difficulties and sacrifice of identity one must make in order to integrate and assimilate into a new culture.
BUDGET:
$0 (I already own the prop I will use)
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, PROPS:
voice recorder
blackboard
desk/chair with table
VENUE:
Robson and Burrard
RESUME:
Fall 2006-present Emily Carr University Vancouver, BC
4th year Film, Video & Integrated Media Major
Emily Carr Media Show
-A Dialogue Between Two Lovers, short film Spring 2008
-To The Victor Go The Spoils, documentary Spring 2008
-Mirror Window, short film Spring 2007
-Dreams In Negative, short film Fall 2006
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