Stagefright

Buchheim, Yvonne

Abstract

The solo exhibition is the outcome of an artist-in-residency award at the University of Essex. Earlier on in the year, Yvonne Buchheim approached people all over campus and asked them to sing a song of their choice, unprepared, on the spot and in front of a video camera. Buchheim’s way of approaching participants invokes chance and casualty in the public realm. It draws attention to random encounters while highlighting what is easily overlooked in the everyday - the extraordinary within the ordinary. 
This exhibition offers an intriguing insight into campus life and creates a portrait of those that live, study and work here.

A Stagefright public event at the Lakeside Theatre is scheduled for the 4 November 2010. Yvonne Buchheim talks about her six year search for singers and the extraordinary song archive she’s amassed from around the world, including Iran, Ireland and Nashville, Tennessee.

A programme of talks, events and film accompany this show. The brochure for the show is part of the Critical Text Series and features an essay by art critic Sean Ashton.

Citation

Buchheim, Y. Stagefright. 7 October 2010 - 6 November 2010. (Unpublished)

• Exhibition Performance Type: Exhibition
• Conference Name: Stagefright
• Conference Location: Arts on 5, Art Exchange gallery, University of Essex
• Start Date: Oct 7, 2010
• End Date: Nov 6, 2010
• Deposit Date: Oct 27, 2010
• Keywords: Song Archive Project, art, song, performance, amateur singing, University of Essex, Sean Ashton, matrixed performance, non-matrixed performance
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1436856
• Publisher URL: http://www.essex.ac.uk/artson5/Event.aspx?type=exhibitions