“Stavelot was founded in 648 by Saint Remacle. This is one of the oldest cities in Belgium. Originally, the monks were at the carnival with the villagers but they were prohibited by the monks and banned. The people who loved to party with the monks soon found a solution: they disguised themselves as monks.
The villagers create a white suit with a hood that recall the monastic habit, they wear strange masks, impersonal, with a long red, pointing nose. The White Moussis were born! Apparently their first appearance in the city dates from the sixteenth century. The White Moussis whip the audience with a kind of balloon is an inflated pig’s bladder. They plastered the walls with posters of Stavelot sometimes ridiculing the inhabitants of the city.”
“Freedom from Want”
by Aaron Johnson
2011
Acrylic on polyester knit mesh
Plumage
2010
mixed media including fake fingernails, nail polish, barrettes, false eyelashes, jewelry, walnut, swarovski crystal
It Ain’t Me Babe
by Aaron Johnson
2011
Leaves of Grass
by Geoffrey Farmer
2012
grass and Life magazines (1935-85)
This animated short is an exploration into the clouds; a sweet, visual soundscape that takes the viewer through a personal journey into the sky. Sing, dance and relax as you follow a cast of clouds and raindrops through an entrancing adventure you’ll wish to take over and over again.
FriendsWithYou explores animism, giving the main cast of characters a soul. The purpose of the piece is to transcend the viewer to a peaceful and joyous state. Clouds singing and performing their duties in a joyful manner show us that everything in our world has a role and a purpose.
Both co-collectors were giggling pretty hard at this one.
‘Onskebronn’ (Norwegian for ‘wishing well’)
by Sven Beyer
An LED installation that responds in real-time to your steps with moving lights and sound. Hauptbahnhof train station, Berlin
2010
This is over, but cool.
Double Void
by Elyse Graham
2011
latex, urethane, plaster
I was excited about this as soon as I heard about it, but now that I’ve actually watched the preview I am SO SUPER EXCITED! We’re going tomorrow unless we go today.
