Crush Collision
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| '''Artist: Chris Larson'''<br> | '''Artist: Chris Larson'''<br> | ||
| November 17, 2006-January 7, 2007 | November 17, 2006-January 7, 2007 | ||
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| - | On September 15, 1896, a reported 50,000 spectators gathered in a town just north of Waco called Crush, Texas in anticipation of the planned collision of two 32-ton locomotives, each pulling seven boxcars, at a combined speed of 120 miles per hour. Finally, at 5:10 pm, the trains, whistles wailing, engines gleaming, careened toward each other. As the crowd cheered, the locomotives met in a thunderous crash before settling in a silent heap. Simultaneously both engines’ boilers exploded. Chunks of metal flew through the air, killing and injuring spectators. Regardless, the Crush Collision was considered a success. Ragtime composer Scott Joplin was among the spectators that day. The crash inspired him to write ''The Great Crush Collision March''. | ||
| In the tradition of early American storytellers, Chris Larson spins yarns. Rather than words and music however, he tells his tales through large-scale sculpture and film. At the center of the exhibition is ''Crush Collision'', his fourth film with producer Jason Spafford and sound designer Alex Oana. The twelve-minute film, which takes place in a house floating on the water, is a complex examination of the dualities of human existence. Accompanying the film is the 16 x 14 foot, 2-story house that spent the winter frozen in the lake where the film was made. | In the tradition of early American storytellers, Chris Larson spins yarns. Rather than words and music however, he tells his tales through large-scale sculpture and film. At the center of the exhibition is ''Crush Collision'', his fourth film with producer Jason Spafford and sound designer Alex Oana. The twelve-minute film, which takes place in a house floating on the water, is a complex examination of the dualities of human existence. Accompanying the film is the 16 x 14 foot, 2-story house that spent the winter frozen in the lake where the film was made. | ||
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| ==Related Works of Art== | ==Related Works of Art== | ||
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| + | Image:2006_Larson_1.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_2.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_3.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_7.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_9.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_10.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_11.jpg|Still from ''Crush Collision'' | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_20.jpg|''Crush Collision'' installation | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_21.jpg|''Crush Collision'' installation | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_22.jpg|''Crush Collision'' installation | ||
| + | Image:2006_Larson_23.jpg|''Crush Collision'' installation | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| ==Related Materials== | ==Related Materials== | ||
| - | *[http://209.32.200.4/wiki/images/7/74/ChrisLarson2006_brochure.pdf Brochure (PDF)] | + | *[http://209.32.200.4/wiki/images/7/74/ChrisLarson2006_brochure.pdf Brochure (PDF file)] |
| *[[Crush Collision:Podcast|Podcast]] | *[[Crush Collision:Podcast|Podcast]] | ||
| + | *[[Crush Collision:Arts Magazine|Arts Magazine article]] | ||
| + | *[[Crush Collision:Press Release|Press Release]] | ||
| - | ==Conversations== | + | ==Your Comments Here== |
| Loved it, loved it, loved it. | Loved it, loved it, loved it. | ||
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| + | Through hitting us over the head with mundane processes, Mr. Larson leads us into a re-appreciation of mechanism as narrative. A meta-narrative of the endless cycle of life from clay to clay. Condensed time-based performance and the detourned familiarity of the house on the water and burnt in the gallery contribute to the familiar/unfamiliar countdown to ekstasis from this clay. The final out-of-body experience through the intense physio-spiritual involvement of the players harvesting the clay and blessing their meal is its own reward. Like the accumualted skin and dirt on a guitarist's fret, life is in the details. | ||
| + | -Sean Smuda, former panelist. | ||
| ==Related Events== | ==Related Events== | ||
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Artist: Chris Larson
November 17, 2006-January 7, 2007
In the tradition of early American storytellers, Chris Larson spins yarns. Rather than words and music however, he tells his tales through large-scale sculpture and film. At the center of the exhibition is Crush Collision, his fourth film with producer Jason Spafford and sound designer Alex Oana. The twelve-minute film, which takes place in a house floating on the water, is a complex examination of the dualities of human existence. Accompanying the film is the 16 x 14 foot, 2-story house that spent the winter frozen in the lake where the film was made.
Larson’s collisions from America’s past, present, and future cultures present a conversation among different and similar worlds. Where people, ideals, thoughts, race, beliefs, art, religions and politics are constantly colliding, Larson smashes them together to see what unfolds.
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Your Comments Here
Loved it, loved it, loved it.
Through hitting us over the head with mundane processes, Mr. Larson leads us into a re-appreciation of mechanism as narrative. A meta-narrative of the endless cycle of life from clay to clay. Condensed time-based performance and the detourned familiarity of the house on the water and burnt in the gallery contribute to the familiar/unfamiliar countdown to ekstasis from this clay. The final out-of-body experience through the intense physio-spiritual involvement of the players harvesting the clay and blessing their meal is its own reward. Like the accumualted skin and dirt on a guitarist's fret, life is in the details. -Sean Smuda, former panelist.
Related Events
- Opening Reception: Thursday, November 16 from 7 pm to 9 pm in the MAEP galleries. Music by The Spiritual Knights.
- Artist Led Tour: Thursday, November 30 at 7 pm in the MAEP galleries.
- Critics' Trialogue: Thursday, December 7 at 7 pm in the MAEP galleries with Kris Douglas.
- Shotgun Shack at Creative Electric Studios. Performance on November 11, 2006, 6:00pm - 11:00pm.
