Altar VI: Shapes (and other Shapes)
| Date start | 04.11.15 |
| Date end | 04.12.15 |
| Start Time | 12am |
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| Admission | $10 |
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| Associated Program | Altar |
W/ THE OCTOPUS PROJECT AND FANTASY PhD (EVEREST PIPKIN AND WILEY WIGGINS)'
In the first phase of trance an altered state of consciousness would come about. People would experience geometric shapes commonly known as entoptic phenomena. These would include zigzags, chevrons, dots, flecks, grids, vortices and U-shapes.
During the second phase of trance people try to make sense of the entoptic phenomena. They would elaborate the shape they had ‘seen’ until they had created something that looked familiar to them.
In the third phase a radical transformation occurs in mental imagery. Subjects have found that they experience sliding down a rotating tunnel, entering caves or holes in the ground. People in the third phase begin to lose their grip on reality and hallucinate monsters and animals of strong emotional content. In this phase heightened sensory awareness gives one the feeling that they have undergone a physical transformation.
Artists
- The Octopus Project is a multimedia rock n’ roll band from Austin, TX.
- Fantasy PhD consists of visual artists Wiley Wiggins & Everest Pipkin.
Details
Attendance will be limited to 30 per performance, advance tickets are highly recommended.
For additional questions, comments, concerns, research inquiries, promotional offers, contest eligibility, interview requirements, online ordering, personal intermedia experiences and/or existential dilemmas please call: (512) 520-0499
Altar is an ongoing project which pairs a visual artist with a performance artist for a large-scale immersive environment experience and interactive installation. This pairing intends to bridge gaps between traditionally non-collaborating mediums with the result of surprising original works that exist in the liminal space between visual exhibitions, musical performance, theatre, and new media.
This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
Complimentary Beverages Provided by Dos Equis and Bone Spirits
