Beyond Spectacle
Residency
April 3-7, 2017 at The Gold Saucer Studio as part of Spectacle of Fascism Conference.
The construction of situations begins beyond the ruins of the modern spectacle. […] The situation is thus designed to be lived by its constructors. The role played by a passive or merely bit-part playing “public” must constantly diminish, while that played by those who cannot be called actors, but rather, in a new sense of the term, “livers,” must steadily increase.
Guy Debord, Report on the Construction of Situations and on the International Situationist Tendency’s Conditions of Organization and Action, June 1957
Description
Emiliano Sepulveda drinking tea at Parvin Peivandi’s performance at Trump Tower.
Opening prior to the Spectacle of Fascism Conference and continuing throughout, the residency will operate as a workshop for critical dialogue and experimentation. During the residency, the artists will develop their theoretical and artistic projects, engage in recorded conversations and activate the space of the conference in different ways.
The residency space will be open and casual attendants are invited to participate in proposed situations, consult the library, or simply meet the artist in residence. This open residency seeks to engage the legacy of the Situationist International and create a cooperative space for the critical analysis of society.
Artists
Joseph O’Brien
Parvin Peivandi
Byron Peters
Alexandre Piral
Melina Querel
George Rahi
Emiliano Sepulveda
Anne-Marie Trépanier
Conor Wylie
Setareh Yasan
Schedule
3 April – Monday
14h00 dérive: Emiliano Sepulveda
18h00 conversation: Legacy of the SI
4 April – Tuesday
14h00 dérive: Melina Querel
15h30 public intervention: George Rahi
5 April – Wednesday
14h00 dérive: Emiliano Sepulveda
18h00 conversation: The City & The Land
6 April – Thursday
16h00 performance: Parvin Peivandi
18h00 conversation: presentation night
7 April – Friday
21h30 dérive: Emiliano Sepulveda
8 April – Saturday
16h00 dérive: Melina Querel
9 April – Sunday
18h30 conversation: closing gathering: assessments & futures
Audio recordings
Legacy of the Situationist International
This first discussion explored the legacy of the Situationist International, both its historical relevance and what we can learn from their method. We also discussed their politics of inclusion and the work of the artists in residence.
in conversation:
Benjamin J. Allard, Byron Peters, Alexandre Piral, Melina Querel, Annemarie Trépanier
keywords:
Collaboration in art, Excoordisme, Inclusion/Exclusion, Mental health, Psychogeography, Public secret, Situationist International, Social practice
The City & The Land
In this second conversation we discussed ideas around the Contemporary City, the Land and Art.
in conversation:
Benjamin J. Allard, Steven Cottingham, Byron Peters, George Rahi, Emiliano Sepulveda
keywords:
Embodiment, Eurocentrism, Geography, Martin Heidegger’s Earth and World, Land, Land Art, Situationist International, Lev Nikolaïevitch Tolstoï, Vancouver, Walking
Presentation Night
presentations by:
Byron Peters
Setareh Yasan
Closing Gathering: Assessments & Futures
in conversation:
Benjamin J. Allard, Shayesteh Be, Daniel Musekamp, Joseph O’Brien, Parvin Peivandi, Byron Peters, Alexandre Piral, Melina Querel, Emiliano Sepulveda, Anne-Marie Trépanier, Conor Wylie