Street Music
at Union Square Subway Station
prototype(power point file)
Related links
location study
Major studio 2 - interactivity
Watching TV all the time - the final project
Nam June Paik - Superstar Smackdown
musician : Supa Lowery Bros (http://supalowerybros.com/)
audience 01 : video file - Quick time version(320X240, 7.7MB)
musician : Joe Murphy (http://www.joemurphyband.com/)
audience 02 : video file - Quick time version(320X240, 14.1MB)
audience 03 : video file - Quick time version(320X240, 13.9MB)
audience 04 : video file - Quick time version(320X240, 17.5MB)
giving data to the musician : video file - Quick time version(320X240, 7.9MB)
"The spectator frees himself; he thinks and acts for himself! Theater is action!"
(From Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal, 1974)
Finding hidden answers
Musicians
- What¡¯s the reaction of audience?
- Does the audience like our music? What did they think?
Audience
- What did I listen to?
- What did I feel? What was my impression?
- Why did I like this?
Process
1. To record the face of an audience member with street music for 15 - 30 seconds
2. To give that recorded data to the audience member right away
3. To collect all audience data and give that to the musician
The interaction inside interactions
- Show the invisible interaction between performers and audiences
- Keep their emotional connection or relationship much longer
jslee@parsons.edu