ANTI-TOURS


Anti-tour No.1 - Magic Hour. São Paulo, Brazil. Jan 2006.


MP3 Claudia Hersz' apartment, Rio de Janeiro, Jan 2006.
There have been several anti-tours, each beginning with the same template which then mutates as a result of circumstance. In each case I organise a tour of domestic spaces and perform a soundtrack to the view from each place, perferably around sunset. Each soundtrack is improvised using a computer, which is amplified through the host's stereo system.

Initially, a call for participation is issued using some appropriate method - posters, mailing lists, word of mouth. If people contact me and agree to host a concert, we arrange the time and day when it will take place. They invite their friends to the concert and agree to make me a meal as payment for my efforts. Each concert lasts about 45 minutes.

The name anti-tour came out of a conversation with Rafael Lain.

Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, VOID, Model Art & Niland Gallery, Encuentro de Medellin and Culture Ireland.

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Tours in this series >

Anti-tour No.1 - Magic Hour
Anti-tour No.2 - The Nineties
Anti-tour No.3 - Columbia
Anti-tour No.4 - The Foyle
Anti-tour No.5 - Sligo


Brazilia, Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Rio, Brazil Jan 2006
Dublin, Ireland Oct 2006
Medellin, Cali, Bogota, Colombia Apr 2007
Derry, Northern Ireland Nov 2006
Sligo, Ireland Mar 2007
A series of sound-performances in domestic locations.
Ongoing.

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