Anti-tour No.1 - Magic Hour. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Jan
2006.
Image by
Douglas
Dickel.
MP3 Claudia
Hersz' apartment, Rio de Janeiro,
Jan 2006.
There
have been several anti-tours, each beginning with the same template which then
mutates as a result of circumstance. In each case I organise a tour of domestic
spaces and perform a soundtrack to the view from each place, perferably around
sunset. Each soundtrack is improvised using a computer, which is amplified through
the host's stereo system.
Initially, a call for participation is issued using some appropriate method
- posters, mailing lists, word of mouth. If people contact me and agree to host
a concert, we arrange the time and day when it will take place. They invite
their friends to the concert and agree to make me a meal as payment for my efforts.
Each concert lasts about 45 minutes.
The name
anti-tour came out of a conversation with
Rafael
Lain.
Supported by
the
Arts Council of Ireland,
VOID,
Model Art & Niland
Gallery,
Encuentro
de Medellin and
Culture
Ireland.
A series of sound-performances in domestic locations.
Ongoing.