Bouncing off the Walls

Waterworks (1972-2012, 18’) is a documentation of a community celebration of the equinox, organized by Tony and Beverly Conrad in the middle of Times Square for their neighbourhood. Palace of Error (1982-2011, 8’55”) is a theoretical discourse involving three participants, enacted in silhouette. The Space of Writing is the Surface of the Skin (Super-8 to video, ca. 1986- 2011, 2’24”) is a Conrad performance at Tikal, Guatemala. I’ve Never Been… (2003-2011, 3’20”) consists of an original song with guitar and special effects. Landscape Is a Wish for Motion (2003-2011, 4’05”) is a spoken piece with film projections. In Santa Fe with Tony Conrad and Steina Vasulka (2004-2011, 4’03”) shows a bowed string performance with video image processing. A Handful of Earth and a Box (2008-2011, 7’50”) documents a visit to the graves of composers in the Vienna Central Cemetery. Indirect Measurement (2004-2011, 7’45”) consists of images of a vibrating mirror. Weak Bodies and Strong Wills (1986, 5’) is a political lament for a dying economy.