On the 6th Sept 2013 took place the 3rd presentation.
This time the space I choose was my actual room , where I stay the last two weeks.
I decided to use this space because of the intimacy that characterizes it. I spent as less time I could to prepare the space, remembering the feedback of not losing and waste time on preparing things. On that moment was a decision that I felt I should take in order the presentation to be a “presentation”. In the space I put all the elements that I used during the process of research> video projection, the two model-dolls, my papers and note, the boots, the pieces of the destroyed body data map, photos etc. The people were accommodated inside my bed. It was an interesting image form that moment but I knew that in this way I was creating expectations that I wasn’t probably ready to satisfy. In fact I was feeling that this was another experiment and a part of me was observing me and on the other hand I was trying to concentrate on my action. The clear thing to me was that I was not clear yet. While the presentation was taking place It was projected on the wall a video
Scanning from Foteini K on Vimeo.
In some point I finished the presentation and I started to speak about and analysed declared that the real presentation was starting from this point.
I made clear about my tendency to be interesting about the format, the way that I present something. On the other hand inside the realm of improvisation I was trying to put myself in an uncomfortable space. and a part of me was observing how I was proceeding.
I could feel that the presentation was one more time out of my complete control.
Too much improvisation doesn’t make it a good improvisation.
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IRENE>
It is interesting, funny and intimate that you chosen your room as a place to present.
I could see your effort to clean up and make order in the chaos, that u think while you see.
I liked the idea about “Satisfaction”. Need to be explored in many ways.
I became confused on the way.
Frustration ans Anger
Why do you have an obsession with the “penis”? Do u want to have one? Are you afraid of it? Makes you angry?
The interesting thing is what you don’t want to be in order to find what you want.
Throw what you don’t want. Clean up the process.
From April I think you don’t show also how fragile you are.
VAGIA> You use the substractive method.
What is left was real for me.
The video is not defined yet. Why this research? Do u really want to define the Gender? Also not define the gender can be interesting.
What do you mean as satisfaction? Do you have to cover it from all the points.
Seems that personal needs are related to satisfaction.
Chaotic. After a while I lose the point.
I didn’t understand your question. Another way to help you?
PAVLOS>
It is clear that there was a SCRIPT.
The first Part is about Mannerism and Representation. The second part is “real”.
Both are problematic because they are not consistent. Which are the modes and the things that you really throw away, that you want to get rid of them?
How do you embody them?
What makes the difference of the first part from the second one? I don’t see an essential difference.
Can you speak about the dick as a metaphor?
Participation of the audience. I can see your struggle and the conventional mechanisms like giving paper to the audience to write ideas.
I was pissed off with this experience.
For me it was a step back/
You thing too much about the format than trying to understand what you have.
Definition through negation can be a method but I miss elements.
The way to throw things from the room is still manneristic.
Mannerism versus content.
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