»Wake me up when I fall asleep/Nataša's version«
Ljubljana, 2007
performance
»...Background: About a year ago I sent a short message inviting people to see my one-minute video/screensaver called "Wake me up if I fall asleep". Under this title, Nataša imagined a performance in her own style (instead of wandering eyes on the screen, Rene is sleeping in a white nightgown, in the gallery window...) and so we agreed to try out her version one day.
Today we present Nataša's version of the story "Wake me up if I fall asleep". To play a role in someone else's story is a new experience for me. Hmmm...«
Rene Rusjan, 2007
Wake me up if I fall asleep (Nataša's version)
From Nataša's dream: "I wake up in the middle of the night. I am lying in bed, wearing a white nightgown, covered with a translucent blanket. The night is dark, and my bed is illuminated. I feel strange, sheltered yet frightened. The bed is in the middle of an unknown garden ..."
cooperation with Rene Rusjan
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"JUKE-BOX"
Maribor 2006
performance
Is a performance taking place in a car covered with a blue canvas sheet with a few openings which allow performers
to gesticulate, offer food and drink, interact with viewers and visitors. This project is a continuation of the culinary
performance entitled “Habibi” which took place last summer at the media nox gallery in Maribor, and where
performers served sweet baklava to the guests through a canvas wall with oriental music playing in the background.
By developing the project we realized that we might do this outside the gallery, attracting a larger audience of all
ages, even those who would otherwise not be found in a gallery setting (e.g. kids). We realized that a car would be
suitable for this purpose, because you can park it in a parking lot without obstructing traffic and put on a fun and
engaging program. As the car provides mobility, we are able to choose from a number of parking lots as our
performance venues. In this context we are particularly interested in the audience’s response, as it has proven to be
very reserved in the gallery, making it hard to engage the viewers. The audience in the gallery is actually a “gallery
crowd” accustomed to observing the conventions of galleries and museums, and passers-by are a more random
audience and therefore perhaps more open to becoming part of the show, which is one of the biggest confirmations
and achievements an artist can hope for.
contributors: media – NOX gallery, Katja Skušek, Nataša Skušek, Urša Perko, Mladen Stropnik
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