Saturday highlights: LIVE2017

Saturday October 7th, 2017. Vancouver, Canada.

The final day of #LIVE2017 performances began with Stein Henningsen‘s ambitious and brave durational piece. Occurred publicly at Hinge Park in Olympic Village from 12noon until approx 3:15pm.

Stein Henningsen is live in Hinge Park at Olympic Village today 12-5pm #LIVE2017 #livebiennale #olympicvillage #vancouverart

A post shared by LIVE Biennale (@livebiennaleperformance) on Oct 7, 2017 at 12:54pm PDT

Pray for Stein #arcticaction in #Vancouver #livebiennale is honoured that @steinhenningsen has performing now for #LIVE2017

A post shared by LIVE Biennale (@livebiennaleperformance) on Oct 7, 2017 at 2:43pm PDT

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In the evening, VIVO Media Arts was packed.

Four fantastic performances highlighted this last evening of #LIVE2017’s programming:

Margaret Dragu‘s VERB FRAU TV continued to invite people to create impromptu, 1-3min desktop performances that were live streamed locally and broadcast far and wide.

Alexandra Bischoff.
Becoming famous on VERB FRAU TV#LIVE2017@VIVOMediaArts @ladragu pic.twitter.com/E0bHPvw84p

— LIVE Biennale (@livebiennale) October 8, 2017

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Jörn J. Burmester continued to build upon his three-day performance, bringing in new elements of material.

The final of 3 durational performances by Jorn J Burmester.
Live now at @VIVOMediaArts #live2017 pic.twitter.com/QczS3mbe1m

— LIVE Biennale (@livebiennale) October 8, 2017

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Praba Pilar – “The NO!!!BOT”
Respecting the artist’s request, no images nor video were streamed. The high quality photos that were captured will be vetted by the artist, and once approved, may be shared. Stay tuned.

To tease you, here are writer Adi Berardini:

Two phones for eyes and a mouth
Technological and phallic
Fleshy straps and futuristic
Fucking with the spectator like technology does subliminally with saturated screens
“Radon Exo, Exoskeleton…robotic suit…the soldiers’ uniform of the future”

She tapes the wrists of four audience members together
Sexualizing cornmeal, corn stalks and mazola corn oil
Asking a participant to pour them on her naked body

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Geneviève et Matthieu – “L’empire de la création”

What are we about to see? Stay tuned, Genevieve et Matthieu are next! #pizzapizza #LIVE2017 #livebiennale #performanceart

A post shared by LIVE Biennale (@livebiennaleperformance) on Oct 7, 2017 at 9:18pm PDT

An eclectic Pizza Delivery Guy and his Alchemist Wife
Wearing performative clothing like bibs and capes
among a bright orange, white and renaissance background

The Bigfoot Jesus recreation printed on the top of the pizza boxes
The bellowing sound of the Alchemist Wife singing opera
and eating florescent Cheetos from a plaster bowl
“Catharsis Catharsis Catharsis”

The dance the chant of the pizza. Genevieve et Matthieu are live at @vivomediaarts now! #LIVE2017 #livebiennale

A post shared by LIVE Biennale (@livebiennaleperformance) on Oct 7, 2017 at 9:41pm PDT

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Thank you everyone! That’s a wrap!

LIVE2017 will continue to be alive. Look out for more photos, videos, and reflections on this year’s programming.

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Documentation by VANDOCUMENT
Photography by Rennie Brown, Laura Harvey, Saman Shariati, and Ash Tanasiychuk.
Words by Adi Berardini