Project #4
Published May 25th, 2008
Paul Timoney - THINGS PRETENDING TO BE OTHER THINGS
Fridays and Saturdays from 13th until 28th June 2008
THINGS PRETENDING TO BE OTHER THINGS is an interactive performance, which was devised by Paul Timoney. Visitors to studio one at Commonplace [CPAP] took on a character and played their part in a virtual world constructed from ordinary objects that have been dismantled and re-jigged in interesting and amusing ways
The sculptural objects or props that were created by Timoney acted as triggers for the enactment of critical, poignant, funny and confrontational scenraios
A shop keeper was fired for taking time to chat with his customers
A nurses aid entertained their critically ill patient by giving them a nice hair do
Throughout his time at Commonplace Timoney collaborated with individuals and groups to film many different scenes. The footage that he gathered will later be edited together to form a coherent story…hopefully.
Biography
Paul Timoney - AKA Peter Mulligan - has worked on a number of successful projects that have involved open and invited participation. These include SHOW at The Excursions Festival 2008 in Limerick and BIG MASSIVE PROTEST at Out Of Site 2006 in Dublin and Project 06 in Galway.
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