Coral Short
Coral Short is an international performance, sound, and video artist who has created art and lived in Asia, Europe and North America. Seamlessly quilting together the feminine and the machine, Short uses sound pedals and machines to wrap herself and the audience in a sonic blanket. Her high camp creations bridge the gap between nightlife and fine art. Her work helps to map the new feminist generation’s identity and power. Short is the founder of Women with Kitchen Appliances which she started in 1998 and worked with until 2011. Coral Short currently resides in Montreal and New York.
Revisiting City Of Sighs by Alexis O'Hara
3pm - 6pm, Saturday, September 24th
Coral Short is performing a cover of Alexis O'Hara's piece entitled City of Sighs. Will the artist reach a transcendent state after 3 hours of sighing? Will she no longer hold any stress or tension in her body? Will it all be exhaled? She will be inhaling huge amounts of oxygen and expelling it with different levels of performative force. 10 completely separate sighs will showcase the various emotions and moods of our lives. Sighs can demonstrate emotions such as yearning, wistfulness, relief, disappointment,and sympathy. From love to anger, sighs are a spontaneous welcome release. I hope the audience can live vicariously through the artist's own relief. Exhale.
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