Take That! Performance Night x 3

Artists: Fredrik Axwik (Sweden), Caleb Speller, Jennifer Leroux (Victoria)

Date: July 9, 2007

Artist Talk and Screening: July 9, (Axwik at The Ministry of Casual Living) 

Amidst the sunny heat and throngs of tourist’s feet exploring Victoria’s downtown zone this summer, three performance projects explored gaps in the normal entertainment fare for buffet dazed nomadic audiences. Open Space performance was pleased to host an evening of performance art by three artists who explore different ways to interact and interject public spaces with protest actions, group narcissism, and depths of expression often found behind closed doors.

HopArt by Fredrik Axwik - A performance by the Minister of Art and Jump. The jump was performed as a protest against the order of things. The Minister had a very extensive list of protests and anyone that had anything they wanted to add to the list could do so before the jump. The Minister then took their problems on his shoulders and jumped into the water and thereby solving the problems. Fredrik was  accompanied by the Minister of Casual Living, and amateur turned professional barker, Jesse Scott.

Group Photo. Caleb Speller wielded an exploration into the comfort level of pedestrians. A performance that brought strangers together for a brief moment and capture it on film.

Untitled perfromance piece. Jennifer le Roux. “I am not afraid, I was born to do this.” Joan of Arc

As a special edition of the Monday Night Screenings held each summer at the Ministry of Casual Living [9pm] ,  Fredrik Axwik presented a video and provide a talk about this work.

http://www.ministryofart.se/blog/
http://www.ministryofart.se/HoppKonst/explained.htm