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Ground
The Muse Gallery "Ground" is not a high concept piece. It is simply a "rapid reaction force" appropriate to the situation. It is also gravity resistant i.e. ignore and enjoy. Some pieces demand to be fed, others simply graze in nearby fields providing foreground interest for the more spectacular hills beyond. This is one such sheep. The "Ground" poems were written in 1989 to try and capture the creative process of drawing and painting. They have languished contentedly since then, but now their quiet moment has come. For this piece the twelve poems have been recorded and electronically treated. "Ground" is designed to be presented in a noisy room. The chink of glasses and the rising inflection of desperate self-promotion is part of the piece. Voices and lines will compete with conversation, promises and lies. We would be happy for the poems to struggle against the dull thud of vol-au-vents hitting the floor, or the casual slop of warm white wine on grubby carpet. this is real life of sorts. One would prefer to see ones children struggling in the world to a resolution of sorts rather than over-protecting them. However, there is always the possibility that the co-habitués of the performance space will not play their part )forgetting lines they never knew they must learn) and thus the piece is bolstered and stifled by Digital Silt (dark grey tines, skin irritants and grit), Cloud Wonder (fleeting puffs of loveliness, probably pink and certainly guitar generated) and Digital Itching. As a counterpoint to the poems, there are patches of art noise - close-mike recordings of movements and activity including charcoal drawing, brushes on canvas, paper cutting, water colour painting and sketching. All the soundbanks are set to play randomly, ensuring that any future performance will be unique.
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