No Voice No Power?
Independence Dom 4th edition
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Feb 2014
The Action
I sit on a chair placed close to the middle of the gallery space, facing the audience.
Leonard is sitting at a desk diagonally behind me.
I slowly distort my face in a grimace without any sound and then slowly relax again.
Leonard writes a letter on a A4 paper and hangs that on a line behind me.
I start a new grimace and relaxing in silence.
Leonard writes more letters.
The audience tries to guess what kind of text can be formed with four O's, two E's, two N's and a bunch of other letters.
After fourteen grimaces the letters read NO VOICE NO POWER and Leonard is off.
I make a fifteenth and write a big question mark on a paper and hang that at the end of the line.
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Feb 2014
The Action
I sit on a chair placed close to the middle of the gallery space, facing the audience.
Leonard is sitting at a desk diagonally behind me.
I slowly distort my face in a grimace without any sound and then slowly relax again.
Leonard writes a letter on a A4 paper and hangs that on a line behind me.
I start a new grimace and relaxing in silence.
Leonard writes more letters.
The audience tries to guess what kind of text can be formed with four O's, two E's, two N's and a bunch of other letters.
After fourteen grimaces the letters read NO VOICE NO POWER and Leonard is off.
I make a fifteenth and write a big question mark on a paper and hang that at the end of the line.
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photos: doris steinbichler
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Then I ask everybody to think about what he/she wishes for the world.
I invite them to stand up and say their wishes loud and in their own language.
The session ends in a cacophony of wishes.
I invite them to stand up and say their wishes loud and in their own language.
The session ends in a cacophony of wishes.
Article about the festival in Listin Diario (in Spanish) here
Artistas confirmados para Independence DOM 2014
Confirmed international artists for Independence DOM 2014
Pam Patterson - Canada, Ian Whitford - UK, Rebecca Weeks - UK, Daniel Embree - USA, Michael Namkung - USA, Ruth Vigueras Bravo - Mexico, Doris Steinblicher - Austria, Tania Alice - Brazil, Alvaro Villalobos - Mexico, Rene Mainardi - Brazil, Roberto Sechi - Brazil, Ana Roland - Brazil, Cecilia Stelini - Brazil, Joseph Ravens - USA, Sophie Dupont - Dinamarca, Nina Yared - Mexico, Myk Henry - USA, Fausto Luna - Mexico, Pancho Lopez - Mexico, Willem Wilhelmus - Finlandia
Dominicanos:
Orlando Menicucci, Alexei Tellerias, Jochi Munoz, Sole Fermin, Pery Jimenez, Grimaldy Polanco, Gipsy De Los Santos, Alberto Khoury, Eliu Almonte, Iris Perez,
Confirmed international artists for Independence DOM 2014
Pam Patterson - Canada, Ian Whitford - UK, Rebecca Weeks - UK, Daniel Embree - USA, Michael Namkung - USA, Ruth Vigueras Bravo - Mexico, Doris Steinblicher - Austria, Tania Alice - Brazil, Alvaro Villalobos - Mexico, Rene Mainardi - Brazil, Roberto Sechi - Brazil, Ana Roland - Brazil, Cecilia Stelini - Brazil, Joseph Ravens - USA, Sophie Dupont - Dinamarca, Nina Yared - Mexico, Myk Henry - USA, Fausto Luna - Mexico, Pancho Lopez - Mexico, Willem Wilhelmus - Finlandia
Dominicanos:
Orlando Menicucci, Alexei Tellerias, Jochi Munoz, Sole Fermin, Pery Jimenez, Grimaldy Polanco, Gipsy De Los Santos, Alberto Khoury, Eliu Almonte, Iris Perez,
