'We don't talk anymore 2' (2018). Stryx

One month residency at STRYX. March/April 2018

During this time Dan Auluk will be re-working his closing 2017 residency at The WIG (now re- launched as FAIL BETTER).

'We don’t talk anymore 2' will be a further exploration in making work with other artists and audiences to produce collaborative live performances. Communicating without talking to each other, blurring the lines between artist and audience, performance, authorship and spectatorship, activating audiences, space and disrupting the rules of exhibition-making and presentation.

There will be an opening launch on March 31st 6pm – 9pm and a closing live art performance at Digbeth First Friday on Friday 6th April 6pm – 9pm.

Participating artists are:

Ian Andrews | Dan Auluk | Sally Bailey | Alex Billingham | Ofelia Carmen | Jamie Cox | Oscar Cass-Darweish | Jen Der Fenda | Daniel Hopkins (Landcrash) | Sarah Fortes Mayer | Vicky Roden | Ana Rutter | Sarah Walden | The Hoo-Hah Initiative | Collective Unconscious

Talking Zone by Dan Auluk

This was the only space where audiences could gather to talk, drink etc.

Outside this zone everyone was instructed not to talk.

Typed text handed out to visitors by Dan Auluk & Sally Bailey

Typed text of instructions and observations made during the live art performance.

Sally Bailey 5 small paintings

Sound - Daniel Hopkins (Landcrash)

Experimental sounds in response to the live art performances and a collection of sounds resampled by Landcrash

Experimental Laboratory - Ian Andrews

The piece that I will encourage the public ( artist or layperson) to engage with,( and potentially add to) is the continually ongoing piece on the table which attempts to find visual equivalents to the sounds I hear in the gallery.

Last Minute by Oscar Cass Darweish

“ A discrete camera that records a minute of video then plays it backwards on a website (link to be provided for the evening). Once the next minute is recorded it is uploaded and replaces the previous one.. The camera will initially be pointing out of the window, and the raspberry pi computer that it is attached to should not be touched, but I don't mind people moving or changing the angle of the camera (as far as cables permit, which might not be that far to be fair..) Should make sense when you see it. “

Last Minute by Oscar Cass-Darweish

Video still from Last Minute by Oscar Cass Darweish.

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Paper planes - Dan Auluk

A box of exhibition information and artist statements as paper aeroplanes handed out to visitors to throw during the live art performance.

Boxing-ring Signs performed by Jan Der Fenda

'Gender Fender – Version 1'. A boxing-ring come art-exhibition gender-fuck character. Created by Dan Auluk. Interpreted by Jon Wright, also known as his drag alter-ego Cosmic Crum.

Wright, injects comedy and quirky drag personas with participatory performances. Interact with Jen Der Fender. They're very friendly.

Dirty Collage Party by Sally Bailey

Participants were invited to stick images, from various types of magazines supplied by the artists, on to a previous existing work of artist and PhD researcher Sally Bailey.

Two Semi’s and a Bender (Three wired/partially wired poppets) by Vicky Roden

Sally Bailey painting / Vicky Roden poppet and Alex Billingham in foil.

Blind walk by Alex Billingham

For the duration of the live art performance exhibition Billingham will walk around the space blindfolded - discovering space through touch, accident and sound.