May 1, 2009

We attended some of the Gallery Walk functions that were occurring throughout the city.  We spent a good amount of the time watching our friend's performance art installation at DNA Studios.  It was an installation that spanned 3 hours.  The set was minimal, the features of a bedroom with bedset, and a vanity table; it sort reminded me of the bedroom scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey. The music was a 30-minute repeating loop.  It appeared very improvisational and quiet, hypnotic at times, and a bit unsettling.  I took a few breaks from it by watching the neighbor studio blow glass.

It was refreshing to spend a Friday night with the artists' community; even the wobbly kids came out; they all looked so nice with their red globe shirts and sabocat icons.  I wore my IWW pin from ca. 1910 in honor of the day.