Curated by Plymouth Art Centre in collaboration with Marina Abramovic, the weekend-long event, is happening - but without Marina.
We documenters / stalkers are dotted about the Royal William Yard. We write, we film, we tweet. Stalking, talking and Stweeting. The Dartington students, invited on behalf on the Marina Abramovic, are documenting the performances, symposium, market and other happenings throughout. All work will be compiled and selected to show at the two-month long exhibition at the Plymouth Arts Centre. With only a one-day turn around, this is is going to be tough!
Today, on this dreary and rather miserable wet day, we began our process. The highly anticipated highlight of the day was due - to meet the internationally renowned artists, Marina Abramovic. A truly exciting time. But the whispers began, suggesting that Marina was in fact unwell and had not crossed the Atlantic from New York yet!
The launch was started with Bloody Marinas made with Plymouth Gin, one of many generous sponsors. Soon the Complaints Choir, consisting of local people singing about the things that get on their goat, filled the gap where Marina was expected to open the event.
Once it was announced and became common knowledge that Marina was too ill to attend, the room was still. The performance artist is not here. Instead she is taking part in the durational performance we all have experience of; the flu!
Could it even be Swine Flu!? If so, then we can only hope that the pigs of today do not infect the hams of tomorrow.
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