The Custodians of Destruction
Toronto, Canada
Celebrate the transcience of Stuff. Treasured possessions and household objects get a moment in the
spotlight before meeting their demise. Stuff is dropped from above and smashed in this intense ritual
of destruction, with dramatic soundscapes and live projectio. ;Humans create a lot of Stuff, all of which
inevitably breaks down or wears out. When that happens, the Stuff gets put outside with the trash for
someone else to take away. But not tonight. On October 4, 2008, these objects will be given a final farewell
and then meet a glorious, cataclysmic end.
SMASH! Droppin' Stuff will take place in twelve installments over the course of the night, with video
replay running in between shows. Each show will feature several objects, each one introduced by an emcee
and dropped to musical accompaniment. Live video feed of each object will be projected on the wall for
close-up action shots. Come for a whole show and participate in the increasingly intensifying ritual,
then stay for slow motion replays afterwards.
It's all the glamour of a public art event combined with the raw power of dropping stuff from great
heights. Come celebrate the beauty of everyday objects, the inevitablility of destruction, and the glory
of finality.
[ website ]
Custodians of Destruction, SMASH! Droppin' Stuff
photography: Dean Goodwin
SMASH! Droppin' Stuff, 2008
Performance Art, Multimedia Installation
[ selected photographs ]
[ video ]
C11 Parking lot at 60 Atlantic Avenue, north of Artscape
In association with Redhanded Productions, Christine Latimer, Drew Jurecka, and Bruce Horak
Thank you to:
All the volunteers and everyone who contributed Stuff.
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