Plan for Figment (in silence) Festival 2010 for Gravity Sucks

Gravity sucks is a collaboration with Jesse Newman (Performer in video below - raw footage from Figment 2010), who has previously appeared in our blog posts - Check out his blog While this machine is to him.

Invocation: Silent, solitary, suffocating, and stilling bout of immediate laughter.

Ties: Appear unable to figure out how to tie a tie, so seek out and attain aid from chanced-upon tie-wearers.

Pictures: Attempt to convince passersby to film and photograph performance of familiarity, the products of which will be compiled on blog.

Approvals: Do anything for as long as physically possible except talk.

Introductions: Be unwilling to progress further than a handshake or hug with stranger.

Charities: Convince passersby to accept one penny and that they owe nothing to anyone.

Separations: Undertake with aid of notes to establish unique 'six degrees' that separate two apparent strangers.

Tell me how I'm doing performance schedule

'Tell me how I'm doing' 15 April 2010

12a. Columbus Circle. 'Am I real?'

I'll be asking for verification/proof of existence of this body/of my project.

3a. Suite Neighborhood Bar. 'Am I in your way?'

I'll be situated in the way of patrons escaping.

7a. 14th St Subway Interchange Tunnel. 'Am I ready for this?'

I'll be offering free consultation/representation for individuals prepared to quit their jobs or their lives.

11a. Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Pedestrain Entrance. 'Who is that?'

I'll be asking for to be included in the photographs of pedestrians.

3p. Union Square. 'Who did that?'

I'll be writing a novel by eliciting passersby for dialogue, plot, and other 'narrative essentials'.

6p. NYC Metro-N Line, between Whitehall Street-South Ferry in Manhattan + Court Street-Borough Hall in Brooklyn. 'What's that?'

I'll be investing myself fully in caring for strangers, knowing full-well they'll be leaving me behind at ride's end.

10p. hArlemspAce, 1838 Seventh Avenue (Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard) at 111th Street, #6. 'How are we doing?'

I'll be welcoming individuals into my gallery for private consultation - RSVP to: suffernotindoubt@gmail.com.