BURNOUT

(death of the artist)
performance, 3min

Stage assistance: Maria Helena Toscano and Siying Cui 

14 December 2023
CAPBARET 
Gorvy Theatre

Royal College of Art

 

 

[dark stage, spotlight]
Enter. Two assistants roll out a canvas scroll, artist arrives with two oil sticks, music blasts in, [action, 2min50sec], music turns to a gentle lull, artist drops oil sticks mid air, collapses, [death, 10sec], canvas is placed over the body. End.

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Music is a combination of two pieces played at the same time:

SPIME.IM - HELIOTROPE (link)

Devin Gray - Melt All the Guns (feat. Ralph Alessi & Angelica Sanchez) (link)

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Photography: Hugo Schaepelynck

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