Thursday, January 10, 2013

CATACOMBIA: PERFORMANCE ART STATEMENT

An ironic play on drudgery with its layers of social complexities, technological development, silent mimicry and workaholic addictions through generations.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012


Catacombia is a fictitious colony with nomadic inhabitants prowling convenient spaces with the intent to labor using predominantly mime to produce non-commoditized complex products. As an imaginary realm Catacombians experience no poverty or wealth and the concept of ownership is non-existent. The stages of growth from infancy to adulthood are instant and the same is with the transitions of maturity. Intelligence, talent and genius have no qualitative metric, except that work is defined as being alive through labor, which is the energy source of all inhabitants.  Without working a Catacombian could lose life force and be transformed into a static working tool.

Video: Necole Zayatz
Photography: Mark Snyder
Performers: Afedzi Hughes, Mary Johnson, Ruby Merritt and Gary Sczerbaniewicz.

Performed at: McCaul St., Ontario College of Art & Design, Toronto, Canada. September, 30th 2012. 2:30 am

Performed

Saturday, October 20, 2012

CATACOMBIA

L to R Afedzi-Hughes, Mary Johnson, Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Ruby Merritt.
Photography: Mark Snyder

Photography: Mark Snyder

L to R: Ruby Merritt and George Hughes.
Photography: Mark Snyder
Ruby Merritt and Gary Sczerbaniewicz
Photography: Mark Snyder
L to R: George Hughes and Mary Johnson. Photography: Mark Snyder

Photography: Mark Snyder

L to R: Gary Sczerbaniewicz, George Hughes. Photography: Mark Snyder

Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Photography: Mark Snyder

Mary Johnson. Photography: Mark Snyder


Ruby Merritt. Photography: Mark Snyder

Unknown Guest. Photography: Mark Snyder

Photography: Mark Snyder

L to R: Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Mary Johnson, Ruby Merritt and Afedzi-Hughes. Photography: Mark Snyder


 Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Photography: Mark Snyder

 Mary Johnson. Photography: Mark Snyder

  Afedzi-Hughes. Photography: Mark Snyder

Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Afedzi-Hughes, Ruby Merritt and Mary Johnson. Photography: Mark Snyder


 Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Photography: Mark Snyder

 Ruby Merritt. Photography: Mark Snyder

 photography: Mark Snyder

 Gary Sczerbaniewicz. Photography: Mark Snyder


Afedzi-Hughes.  photography: Mark Snyder
L to R: Mary Johnson, George Hughes, Ruby Merritt, Gary Sczerbaniewicz
photography: Mark Snyder

L to R: Afedzi-Hughes, Mary Johnson, Ruby Merritt, Gary Sczerbaniewicz
photography: Mark Snyder

L to R: Gary Sczerbaniewicz, Unknown Guest, Afedzi-Hughes
photography: Mark Snyder
CATACOMBIA, 2012 (performance art video) Toronto, Canada