way way way back in APRIL (!!!!!!!!), Emily Leap and I sat down and wrote a letter to the three people who would later be our Portland guest artists for the June Residency and the TBA premiere that's happening in 2 weeks. We wanted to give them some kind of something that would let them start to understand us and get let in on some of the things this project has been doing and thinking about. It's now last August,
So, in Portland this past June, alot happened. One of our Portland guest artists, Roya Amirsoleymani, who also coordinated the symposium "Bodies, Identities and Alternative Economies" reflects here: Turbulent Thoughts and also, I (Jesse) wrote some...err...colorful reflections about the experiences of being there: The Odd Sensation of Luxury
Hiya folks! Last weekend, I got to show a couple of pieces from Persepolis, Texas (debuting this July 15th, 16th and 17th at CounterPULSE!). This happened at The Garage, as part of Like This: Works Queerly Made, curated by Jesse Hewit, presented by Joe Landini, and alongside Peter Max Lawrence and the Minna Harri Experience Set. I was honored to be among a couple of such rigorous and delightful artists. I had a lot of constructive feedback, and I am
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I wish I could say that I came to it on my own, but I didn't. Yesterday's work-in-progress showing was very important for the development of this work. And I'm feeling pretty emotional about it right this second. The question/"issue"/conflict of me as a male auteur, making this work very much ON the women of this company has always been a beast. Initially, there were ways of trying to do some sort of damage control, ie: The work would include
Today is May 27th, 2010...that never gets old. So, Tell Them That You Saw Me (which I'm realizing is kind of a very Miranda July-esque title...funny how subconscious influences work on us) is being built. Julie, Maryam, Loren, Shawnrey, and Anna are all pretty much on fire. I'm learning not to fixate so much on identifying dominant themes, and instead trusting the work to kind of reveal itself as it will. Now that Julie's back from Croatia, we've been having
Writing that title makes me remember my self-scripting teacher in undergrad, Rosemary Quinn, and how she would so clearly and ritualistically STATE the date at the opening and closing of each of our sessions. It has stuck with me. And its funny, I use it for all sorts of things. When I'm having a sad or rough patch in my day (or week or year for that matter), I tend to find some sky to look up at, and I
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