Fans of Live Art
DIY: 2015

Owen G. Parry

25 –27 September 2015

Live Art Development Agency, London.

https://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/opportunities/diy-12-2015-owen-g-parry-fans-of-live-art/ 

Participants: LaJohn Joseph, Angel Rose, Laura Dee Milnes, Laura Gwen Miles, Gareth Cutter, Rhys Cook, Vikki Chalklin, KindergartenKop, Jayson Patterson, Megan Vaughan, Allie Carr, Jo Hauge, Matthew Maguire and Eliza Clarke

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Fanaticize over a live art figure, document, group, movement or practice of your hearts desire!

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What might be the fruits of relinquishing professionalism and critical cynicism in favour of more sincere, delusional, and emotionally-driven approaches of the fan?

Participants were invited to spend 3 days fanaticizing over a live art figure, document, group, movement or practice of their hearts desire. Fan-subject choices made out of irrelevance, unsound perspective, biased or flawed motives, and "horny" desires were encouraged.

Participants were led into possession by their subject, and offered a toolkit of unusual fan methods by fan experts to create their very own live art fan fictions on and through the medium of live art.

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Included: stalking, romance, collecting, shrines, parody mashups, tribute acts, body modification, cosplay, roleplay, chanting, moshing and fainting!