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By: Xiao Meimei
Date: 14th Jul 08
Medium: Mixed
Drink: Long neck in a paper bag
What:
1Ltre of Blood 1000kgs of Bullets by Rebecca Cunningham
When:
Performance Sat Jul 19 6pm. Exhibition Sun Jul 20 - Mon Jul 21, 12.30 - 8.30pm
Where:
Basement, Metro Arts
How much:
Performance $15/$10 + bf through OzTix, Exhibition gold coin donation
Photo credit:
E. Cunningham
Okay, we’re not even going to bother trying to be clever or witty in describing this performance because it’s shocking enough as it is. All you need to know is that this live art show and subsequent exhibition, involves an artist painting onto a canvas using her own blood. Yes, really.
Why not just use a realistic shade of red oil paint, or tomato sauce like they do in low-budget horror films, you ask? Well, if your objective is to make people stop and really think about the ravages of war, tomato sauce just doesn’t rock the canvas. In her explorations into the happening of war, Cunningham has already sucked at least half a litre of blood from her veins and will be extracting the other half litre fresh for the performance. By all means bring those cloves of garlic if you’re scared, just don’t expect them to stop this performance being memorable and confronting.