Documented here is an image of the artwork for the video which is long out of print.
The original promotional flyer was used in the design.
A public performance for sound, video, and installation. Featuring:
Technical assistance and carpentry provided by Tim Collins.
Video cameras and space rental
courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Atellier prepared by Tim Collins, Reiko Goto, Bjorn Hausner, Nicholas Hohn, Andy Nau, Saori Taneguchi and Steven Shaw.
Facilities management and
all activities above and beyond the call of duty
courtesy of Tim Collins and Reiko Goto
Special thanks to The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
I owe them all an enormous debt of gratitude
for making this performance and event
and subsequent installation possible.
The four performers were each
given a separate score of either musical notation or text. Only Dunn and Crier had
met prior to the performance.
After a brief introductory conversation Lee and Segermark began thier
interpretations of the musical scores I had prepared for violin and cello
respectively.
Dunn and Crier were responsible for the movement of
blue floodlights which they held in their hands.
The instruments were broadcast to
the street and sidewalk near the performance space by speakers mounted on the
exterior of the building.
The performers were in display windows facing Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh. The glass had been temporarily frosted for this perfomance giving only an impression of the people while emphasizing the colored lights.
The musical score became more of a reference for the musicians whose
interpretation became more and more liberal as the performance progressed.
Inside the building the performers' shadows were seen largely through thin
white screens from the back of the window boxes.
Speakers were also positioned in the display boxes for the dual purpose of giving the instrumentalists an audio monitor of thier counterpart's performance and amplification for the interior of the space.
In this way the viewer was free to move in and out of the space. The performance was designed with the casual passer-by as well as the attendee in mind. Allowing the viewer freedom of movement was also a concern.
After the performance of March 21, the raw sound recording was broadcast to the street in front of the performance space on a loop for one week. The frosted windows and blue lights also remained. A multi-track tape recorder was used to document the sound of performance and empty tracks were later used to record simultaneous performances by Sandra Driggers and Jon Dunn. Due to the mechanics of recording four separate tracks on a normal audio cassette the looping of the raw recording on a normal cassette deck produced the sound of the 'Winter Blue' performance followed by the sound of the performances of Driggers and Dunn (which were recorded on the same cassette) played backwards. Thus, the installation later informed the post-production of the as well as the video The video made from the performance was debuted in a custom viewing installation constructed for an open atellier event at the 811 Liberty space.