Airports
I have uploaded my plane video on to You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-oJh8FDmtU which is such an easy website to navigate and manage video content. I am trying to get in contact with fact TV who host video and film work which has been a slow process, I’m just not sure whether anyone can upload videos or whether there is a selection process it’s not clear on their website http://fact.tv/. I keep thinking about the plane video and how this could potentially translate into an installation as the video is best shown large scale so you can see the details within the frame. Airports are such strange places particularly Hong Kong airport which feels like a never-ending labyrinth of corridors with a vast selection of luxury boutiques such as Gucci and Channel, I couldn’t help but notice how the more expensive shops were deliberately placed near the International departure lounges. On the evening of my departure they were playing some sort of sophisticated, ambient lullaby music, I find it fascinating how airports are designed from the sound, lighting, soft furnishings and carpets. Waiting for my connecting flight felt like being temporarily suspended from reality, a vacuum within space and time, knowing nobody and nobody knowing me.
My next departure will be Bristol for the BLOP event at the Arnolfini and I have been busy selecting songs to sing in the semi public spaces. I have found it difficult to find songs with relative lyrics and within my voice range. I have been getting the lyrics for the songs from http://www.lyricsmania.com my favourite tracks so far are Absolute Beginners – David Bowie and Ride like the wind – Christopher Cross. I really don’t want it to sound too karaoke and have been thinking about ways to blend in with the crowd for example being in the audience at the end of a performance and then start to sing as people are leaving. I could incorporate using isolated stances such as hugging the base of a table/chair, being hidden or even using a prop like a leaflet display unit. As I will be performing up to four times throughout the day I feel that it is important for me to build the work up from discreet to more visually obvious performances, I have thought about hiding in spaces and trying to get people to clap along to one of my songs. As I will be using my ipod to guide me through the lyrics I need an invisible earpiece, which I have been researching on the Internet, I hope to have this ordered by tomorrow. I am really looking forward to the event and the opportunity to meet new artists and see more live art.
