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Opera for a Small Room

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Opera for a Small Room
20 min loop
Mixed media with sound, record players, records and synchronized lighting
with commentary by Marjory Jacobson
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For many years our work has been a hybrid between art, theatre and
cinema. In previous installations we investigated the physicality and
transcendence of the cinematic experience. In 'Opera for a Small
Room' we are interested in the traditions and transcendence of
theatrical experience. In 'Opera' we use magic tricks; moving
chandeliers, computer controlled record players and the shadow play
of a virtual character (the megaphone) moving in the space.

Our work is very much about a conceptual play between the perception
of what a viewer/listener thinks is the reality of the artwork and
what their senses are telling them. In all our work it is these
moments of magic and playfulness between rationality and the absurd
that is interesting for us.