synapse collapse

I was going to go to this, but can’t this weekend. Definitely will in the future. I think it will be fun. Just look at the pictures of the fun that other people had a previous event, just like this one. Except you can attend this one, but you can’t accept that last one, because it’s in the past.

{mediation gots da scoop}

A few weeks ago I went to a super cool event at the Casket Arts building. The production combined visual art from Kyle Loven and Andrea Steudel of the Open Eye Theater with a four course dinner, and wine and beer flights, from Chris Olson, the chef who created the menu for Moto-i.

It was aptly called “Paired”, and there’s another one coming up on February 28th; this time the artist is Asia Ward, who creates pieces that:

are, without a doubt, initially unsettling; they simultaneously repulse and attract the viewer. If their strange hybridity was their only quality, the repulsion might win out. However, Ward has given them life, of a sort, through the inclusion of motors, music boxes, and springs. They jiggle, shuffle, squeak, and recoil; one of them even cries when the lights go out. Their names, such as “Blind Lion” or “Fraidy Cat,” inspire a kind of pity in the viewer. These are not monsters; they are creatures to be taken care of. They require interaction, maintenance and cuddling. Despite their awkward, unnatural appearances, they are still in need of love and attention.

How Olson is going to figure out food to go with that, who knows.

Because space is limited, you have to rsvp in advance, and this upcoming production is $40 per person donation (which you could easily spend on wine alone). To get more info or buy tickets to the upcoming Paired event, email [pairedmn at gmail dot com]. And if you go, let me know what you thought.

I’m not sure what to think of the little thing in the picture. I don’t know if I want to cuddle it, but I don’t care. Because there will be good food and good wine in dat joint.