Naomi J. Falk, Artist, United States

Field, 2003

Field continued the extension of self. Through the repetitive gesture and obsessive task of throwing large blocks of clay, I outlined the circumference of the area under my influence.

Swallow(ed) | 20' diameter | Porcelain, saltwater, reclaimed wood | 2006 - 2013 | Installation view | The Gallery at the Macomb Center for the Arts | Macomb Community College | Macomb, MI | Mar 2006 

Swallow(ed) began as a tribute to the individuals affected by 2004's tsunami in Southeast Asia. In 2005, while continuing to build the piece, Katrina, and several others hurricanes, hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. Since then, other coastal areas of the U.S. and the world have been dramatically impacted by natural and man-made disasters. Suffering ongoing effects from Hurricane Sandy (2012), for instance, and the earthquakes in Haiti (2010) and Japan (2011), the work remains relevant and timely. Much remains to be done. 



In Swallow(ed), each palm-sized porcelain bowl is filled with saltwater, representing the ocean, as well as tears. In the wake of the ocean's force, much was damaged or lost. Purposefully built with reclaimed wood, the tables represent, among other things, the man-made structures we create and inhabit. 

Recall(ed) Quilt | 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1" each, 40" wide x var. overall | Porcelain, flannel, batting, organza, thread | | 2010 - ongoing | 

Continuing with the work I did in Recall(ed), the installation/performance involves quilting hand-made porcelain pieces under sheer organza, laying to rest those who have lost their lives in the Iraq war. The remaining porcelain pieces are piled in a 'nest' next to the rocking chair I work in, with the quilt trailing across my lap and off onto the floor.

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Sachiko Abe, Artist

Japanese artist Sachiko Abe sits atop a building in a white gown, cutting countless sheets of A4 paper into thin, wispy strips. The performance piece known as Cut Paper is both calming and mystifying. Abe sits for hours on end meticulously shredding paper whose cut feathery strands measure a mere 0.5mm in width. She first began this practice while in a mental institution over 15 years ago because it proved to be a calming activity–an alternative form of meditation.

The performance artist’s serene depiction has a strong element of surrealism that makes the spectator feel like they’ve entered into an alternate universe. There is a pillar of fine-cut paper that looks like a fuzzy icicle and makes it seem like we’re all walking on the ceiling. From this tower, there is a trail leading to the artist, cutting away at her paper. Adding to the dreamlike effect of the live show, Abe’s scissors are connected to speakers that amplify the cutting sound as you draw closer to the artist.

The piece is reminiscent of Yoko Ono’s performance art entitled Cut Piece in which she invites spectators to cut pieces of her clothing off of her, though Abe’s art is less physically interactive with the audience.

Jean Marie Casbarian, Artist

Counting Pomegranate Seeds
Rapid Pulse International Performance Festival, June 2012
Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2-day performance with Sami Ari

Counting Pomegranate Seeds is based on an Armenian family myth that the pomegranate, a symbol of life and fertility, holds 365 seeds. If one were to place a seed in their pocket every day, they would be granted good luck. Using old linen nightgowns and hand-me-downs, small pockets are constructed, each holding a seed. As the artist obsessively counts the seeds, the fruit bleeds into her lap in an attempt to renew and regenerate youth.

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Greg Lookerse, Artist, American

Over the course of seven hours and forty six minutes I broke five loaves of bread into 5000 pieces with a few crusts left over. The piece took place within a translucent structure. Thousands of small crumbs were lost through the cracks in the floor of the structure.

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Tilda Swinton, Artist, b. 1960 United Kingdom

Two of the many articles you can read about this piece. 

Tilda Swinton Slept in a Glass Box at the Museum of Modern Art by Mackenzie Yang

The art of sleeping: Oscar winner Tilda Swinton sleeps in a glass box at New York museum for SEVEN hours a day for an exhibit by Tom Leonard

Visiting Artist Workshop, 2014

Laura Mongiovi

Visiting Artist 

Florida School of The Arts

Collaborate with Theatre and Art Department 

to create a performance driven by student ideas about time and space. 

 

Flagler Student Assistant, Aly Shcaper, photographing actors and dancers in costume. 

Rebecca Horn, b. 1944, Germany

Janine Antoni, Artist, 1964, Bahamas

Lick and Lather

1993 - 1994

Chocolate and Soap

Kim In Sook, Artist

"For each photograph, Kim, who is based inGermany, lit interior rooms with colored gels and arranged the occupants of the buildings in everyday tableaux. She then parked herself across from the buildings with a large-format camera, the glass of her lens facing the glass of the facades, creating portraits of the city as a crystalline beehive, always bright and always busy." -source is NY Times, Jim Lewis, March 11, 2009.  Read full article here.