the changing rooms
This is an excerpt from Martha Williams
The movement movement's performance of Stacked, at the Seaport District Cultural Association temporary art space, South Street Seaport (New York City), April 28 & 29, 2007
Taking the shell of a closed Liz Claiborne outlet store, now art gallery, in the South Street Seaport. Each room took on the alter ego of it's inhabitance.
Changing Rooms: #3 Alberto Denis, #4 Amy Larimer, #5 Martha Williams, #6 Peter Sciscioli, #7 Vicky Virgin, #8 Clare Byrne, #9 Eric Jackson Bradley (Tori Sparks and Lila Zimbel), #10, 11 Luke Wiley, Snack room (northside): Scotty the Blue Bunny (Scott Grabell), Snack room (southside): Jen Kosky
Chris Jordan, wired 10 dressing rooms with cameras, feeding the signals back to a matrix switcher, which he then processed and mixed Live, projecting on to multiple screens.
Daniel Smith created a wonderful mixed soundscape, also incorporating the sounds of the performers in these dressing rooms, which engulfs us as we walk through this labyrinth of stories.
Sound artist: Newclueless (Daniel Smith)
Sound for Currency Break: Norm Scott
Video artists: Chris Jordan, with some help from Zarah Cabanas, Sima Emel, Peter Shapiro
Light Design: Jay Ryan
Camera: Peter Shapiro
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