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| Walking backward... |
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| Through the tunnel... |
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| Open-ended scavenger hunt... |
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| Open-ended scavenger hunt... |
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| Wesley's baptism... |
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| Reflection of the day... |
Our overcast day at Rancho San Rafael, which we have lovingly coined as the Pincolini Circus, has been the most transformative and memorable experience in this class to date...for me at least. It further solidified my recent realization that the role of art and the responsibility of the artist can at the bare minimum be successful if it facilitates viewers/participants to perceive the world in a new and different way, even if that new perception exists only for a second. (Artists and their work can be really successful if they can permanently alter someone's perception of the world or some aspect of it!) And that's what happened in every performance activity of the day...our perception of the world and our place within it were altered, albeit momentarily. To reference the words Austin spoke so effectively at the beginning of his performance: with Carl's sequence of movements and our invitation into his space referencing the geography of Nevada, we were able to walk like giants and explore a shrunken terrain; with Joe's, we were able to flip our perceptions of space and direction, testing our sense of balance and poise; with Big Michelle's we were invited to be voyeurs, watching her engage in a physically daunting task; with Kyle's, we were given common materials loaded with new significance and a sense of balance; with my own, we were encouraged to explore and interpret the space subjectively; with Kelsey's, we were invited to play and observe a nonsensical activity; with DJ's, we shared a fleeting moment of calm and reflection, becoming grounded to the space; with Wesley's, we ritually engaged in the unexpected, and were invited to be humored and even shocked; and finally, with Austin's, we engaged in a more dynamic, movement filled and meditative reflection of the days activities. Bravo everyone, and thanks for filling my day with much needed lightheartedness!
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