13/3/2006
Holly Faurot & Sarah H. Paulson
Nycams, New York
You have access to my cold limbs. This new work is stripped of the highly saturated installation elements of their previous performances and leaves the audience with the institutional aloofness of walls, benches, video monitors, and bodies in cubicle-like spaces.
You have access to my cold limbs
You have access to my cold limbs is a continuation of Faurot and
Paulson's work with the Surveillance System.This new work is
stripped of the highly saturated installation elements of their
previous performances and leaves the audience with the institutional
aloofness of walls, benches, video monitors, and bodies in
cubicle-like spaces.
Faurot and Paulson act as behind-the-scenes regulators as they trigger
the actions and decisions of bodies within the space through
pre-recorded and live video. The artists are stationed opposite what
they refer to as The Hot Box—an isolated representation of the
surveillance systems that quietly permeate our private and social
structures. Performers retreat to this space and engage in private
physical exchanges before feeding back into the cyclical momentum of
the control network.
The title of this piece is derived from two private roof performances
during which the artists took turns closing their eyes to carry out
roles based on physical manipulation and improvisation. In the cold
weather, temperature became a metaphor for the location and levels of
movement. You have access to my cold limbs is an extension of these
elements, as it forces the transfer of information into a larger
social arena.
Opening: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Nycams
44 West 28th Street
Hours: 8pm-10pm