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Artist Tsedaye Makonnen's performance art "Astral Sea" The Need for Collective Refuge" at the Met Museum
From the Met Museum's website "Ethiopian-American multidisciplinary artist Tsedaye Makonnen, whose Astral Sea textiles are displayed as part of The Met's Africa & Byzantium exhibition, activates the textiles with The Need for Collective Refuge, a new site-specific performance that journeys through the history of the Byzantine Era's African diaspora. Join us for this unique processional meditation on resilience, memory and migration, which merges spiritual, ceremonial, and performative elements of the Astral Sea series and explores the power of collective action and the potential for a better future."
I was asked if I would document the 44 hours visual arts live performance at the Odyssey sim on May 28-30. This was highly interesting and the result is three videos which I hope catched at least part of the extensive range of works presented.
The first part focus a bit more on a few of the visitors at the performance whereas part two and three will show more of the amazing artwork and effects.
Performance by Bendix Freutel (Eifachfilm Vacirca d-oob) in Second Life and in Kunst-Fenster Reigoldswil (Switzerland). And joined by a number of in-world artists during the course of events.
See more documentation of the impressive event here:
"The Let Go" is an immersive, participatory art installation at the Park Avenue Armory by artist Nick Cave. The huge tinsel curtains curve and move through the space along with the dancers (both performers and audience members). These photos were taken during the day time hours there is a full performance in the evening with sound suit costumes and guest singers.
Strength, artistry, and raw emotion collide in this powerful moment. A stunning display of discipline and expression, where every muscle tells a story and every movement speaks of resilience. This is not just a pose; it’s a symphony of power and grace.
A graceful dancer in a flowing dress captured mid-spin on stage in Hungary, 1960s, black-and-white photograph.
"Larmes de Coton" (Tears of Cotton) is a performance by artist Amélia Sampaio that explores the haunting legacy of colonial exploitation in the Americas. For many Afro-descendants, cotton—like coffee or sugarcane—is not just a plant, but a painful symbol of forced labor and enslavement.
In this work, the artist stages a silent ritual of remembrance and resistance, where each gesture resonates with ancestral memory. The white softness of cotton contrasts sharply with the violence of its history, evoking both mourning and resilience.
The full series can be viewed here:
👉 ameliasampaio.com/portfolio/larmes-de-coton-lagrimas-de-a...
"The Let Go" is an immersive, participatory art installation at the Park Avenue Armory by artist Nick Cave. The huge tinsel curtains curve and move through the space along with the dancers (both performers and audience members). These photos were taken during the day time hours there is a full performance in the evening with sound suit costumes and guest singers.
Artist Tsedaye Makonnen's performance art "Astral Sea" The Need for Collective Refuge" at the Met Museum
From the Met Museum's website "Ethiopian-American multidisciplinary artist Tsedaye Makonnen, whose Astral Sea textiles are displayed as part of The Met's Africa & Byzantium exhibition, activates the textiles with The Need for Collective Refuge, a new site-specific performance that journeys through the history of the Byzantine Era's African diaspora. Join us for this unique processional meditation on resilience, memory and migration, which merges spiritual, ceremonial, and performative elements of the Astral Sea series and explores the power of collective action and the potential for a better future."
I used to sub in one of the bands that played at The Lost Spirits Distillery last year. It’s a very cool place, but you can’t take any photos other than your cell phone. I always wished that I could’ve taken 1 of my DSLR cameras and a fast lens. There were a lot of possibilities for some wonderful photos!!
Last Saturday, we played 'City,' which is an activity that literally involves everyone involved in Elsewhere, and whoever else shows up to play. Essentially, you dress up in a wacky outfit of your choice, assume an identity (derived largely from the clothing you're wearing), and interact with each other. And you drink (a lot, if you're nervous -- like I was).
This was a stretch for me, but after a couple whiskeys I got into it. As into it as a first-timer could get, I imagine. I did, however, get some amazing photos.
Grass is green,
The sun is shining.
Out-of-pocket salary
And in the wind it's flying.
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I couldn't help but think of Charly Aguirre and the photos we made earlier this year when the performance began this night. It did in fact include a performer with a hula hoop on fire. This was my favorite of the long exposures I attempted while sitting nearby the performance.
400 ISO, f/8, 0.5 seconds, handheld. Getting a long exposure of a performance includes a fair amount of luck getting the movement to create something interesting, especially when handheld. Sometimes you just do the best you can, shoot a bunch of frames and see what you get.
Otis Houston Jr. (born 1954 in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.) is a New York based artist, known for installing and performing his work in public Houston sometimes presents his work as Black Cherokee.
Pendant sa performance "KAOS IN FURS" avec Mori Tuerie, au vernissage de l'exposition Dans-Dehors d'oeuvres d'Isa Kaos et Dom Garcia à la Cantine de la Cigale 14/03/2018.
Isa Kaos www.facebook.com/Hautepointure-by-Isa-Kaos-143106045726669/
Dom Garcia www.domgarcia.com/
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