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“We
don't simply listen and watch a meditation on the values of life; we
actively participate. Project X: You Are Here is,
in short, about what it is to be human in the 21st
century.”
— The Oregonian
Project
X: You Are Here
is a living time capsule and interactive museum created by Hand2Mouth
and filled in with the stories, memories and experiences of visitors. A
site-mobile performance, Project X: You Are Here has
performed at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, artist live/work spaces,
and a high rise condominium loading bay.
GROUND
CONTROL, built into a retro-fitted Mobile Mini storage container, is
the heart and headquarters of Project X.
Here you find stations for listening, reading, writing, and an
instant-time-capsule drop off site; a collective time-line stretches
across the outside of Ground Control, recording seminal events and
future hopes; this is a space for people to remember and share, listen
and record.
SATELITES,
mobile performance units, radiate from Ground Control and house
opportunities to Choose Your Legacy, Survey Your Life, Record Memories,
and Talk With A Guide. Contributions from these interactive
performances are returned Ground Control for display.
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Project X: You Are
Here
was commissioned by One Reel Productions for Seattle’s Bumbershoot Arts
Festival where it premiered in August 2008. Additional development
support provided by Milepost 5, Portland Community College Art Beat
Festival, South Waterfront Artists-in-Residence Program, The Kinsman
Foundation, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Multnomah County
Cultural Coalition, 4Culture, and Artists Trust Grants for Artist
Projects Award.
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