party bus

Having to re-thing on how to construct a social event that evolves around an object, but still stay true to our non-tangible performative practices, we came up with an idea of hosting a final tour around the city on a bio-diesel bus.
The YES FARM became a bus station, and passengers had to obtain a ticket from a temporary stand inside the space.
We decided on three travel routes and planned four bus rides, inviting all the people we had encountered during our stay in the city.



All passengers were given a questionnaire to fill in while they were waiting at the YES FARM station. Questions evolved around the notions of "living in Detroit" and "leaving from Detroit" and worked as a starting point to our discussions on the bus.



While on the bus, we decided to stop beating around the bush and pose themes of discussion in a slightly more explicit manner than before. We chose to be as laconic as possible and generate fruitful conversations among the passengers. We mostly listened allowing members of the group to reflect on each others' statements.



The tours were recorded and the responsibility of visual documentation was passed to the passengers. A photo camera was given to a member of every group allowing to capture stills of what was happening inside as well as outside the bus.

Recordings as a well as additional photos will be posted shortly.

for the living and the leaving

horoscope

as we prepare to make our last performance, we read each other horoscopes, and the scorpio's one says all about what we are intending with our work...

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most discussions on TV news shows involve

so-called experts shouting simplistic opinions at each other. They may

provide some meager entertainment value, but are rarely enlightening. In

contrast to these paltry spectacles were the salons at Paris's Cafe

Guerbois in 1869. A group of hard-working artists and writers gathered

there to inspire each other. The painter Claude Monet wrote that their

discussions "sharpened one's wits, encouraged frank and impartial inquiry,

and provided enthusiasm that kept us going for weeks . . . One always

came away feeling more involved, more determined, and thinking more

clearly and distinctly." That's the kind of dynamic interaction you should

seek out in abundance, Scorpio.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): *Allure* magazine sought out Luca Turin and

Tania Sanchez, the women who wrote the book *Perfumes: The A to Z

Guide.* "What are the sexiest-smelling perfumes of all time?" they asked.

Turin and Sanchez said Chinatown was at the top of their list. Their

explanation: "If wearing Opium is like walking around with a bullhorn

shouting, 'Come and get it!', Chinatown is like discreetly whispering the

same thing." The Chinatown approach is what I recommend for you in the

coming weeks, Pisces.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A Chinese company reached out to me by email

today. The message began, "As the leading professional conveyor belt

manufacturers in Shanghai, we present to you our very best sincere

regards, desiring to find out if there is a chance for us to be your top-rate

conveyor belt supplier." I wrote back, thanking them for their friendly

inquiry. I said that personally I didn't have any need of conveyor belts

right now, but I told them I would check with my Leo readers to see if

they might. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you see,

you're entering a time when it makes sense to expand and refine your

approach to work. It'll be a good time, for example, to get more efficient

and step up production. So how about it? Do you need any conveyor

belts?

Drawing Marathon @ THE YES FARM

Blake and Ben came up with the idea of a drawing marathon and an exhibition at The Yes Farm for this weekend. We have been working putting the place into shape to host the artworks and the guests.

Three rooms were cleaned and freshly painted and a stage in the main hall was set to facilitate the community's School Of Rock.

School Of Rock is a summer program initiated by Tim and the children of the Farnsworth community. Once per week the kids would "squa"t Tim's house, practicing on how to play the drums, form a band and perform on stage.

We took the task of fixing the stage, painting the background black, adding lights and dark curtains.

The School Of Rock will be performed on Saturday during the painting marathon.

On Sunday The Yes Farm throw a raffle where people could buy raffles for 1$, take part in a lottery and if their number would come up they could choose to take home one of the drawings exhibited at the space.