Monday, 25 January 2010

A letter to Marina Abramovic

Dear Marina,

Had you not had the misfortune to fall ill in New York, I hope you would have been here. Many Dartington College of Art students engaged with this project in the hope of meeting and collaborating with you.

Our experiences of the project are, as to be expected, mixed. However, I believe I can speak on behalf of my fellow students. When we learned you were unable to attend, we were, all the more, documenting The Pigs of Today are the Hams of Tomorrow for you.

You will have our perceptions.
You will possess our responses.
You are not here to make memories.
Instead, we will act as your eyes, ears and scribes.
Scribbling what you might want to know.

What do you want to hear, Marina?

I hope the material and work we have created sits well in the archive of your newly established institution.

I would like, also, to extend an invitation to you for you to consider attending our final [never-forever-over] end of year event - The Dartington Festival - taking place from Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th June 2010.

Yours truly,

Sarah Gray

s.gray@dartington.ac.uk


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