Audible Works for Performers and Audience

Description:

A Space hosted Western Front artists for a residency in which they developed a series of exhibitions and programs at the Toronto artist-run-centre. 

Martin Bartlett opened the evening with a songs by Gertrude Stein. He then presented One Piece for Everyone, a performance in which he prepared a cauliflower curry on a table that was connected to a custom-made synthesizer. His cooking actions triggered various sounds, allowing the kitchen to operate as an instrument. Throughout this process, Bartlett read from texts on food, including The Raw and the Cooked (1964) by Claude Lévi-Strauss. Once the curry was complete, the audience was invited to share the meal. 

Video documentation is available upon request.