On January 12, 2019, we opened our exhibition Cut To Fit The Mouth at Galleri Granen in Sundsvall, Sweden, with a performance at the gallery.
Vanessa read from the actual cut-ups from the exhibited images, and I read new poems written that very same day. Poetry in motion!
It was a wonderful ending of a two day process. During the first day we arrived at Sundsvall and hung the exhibition before delving into curator Kristian “Alfarmania” Olsson’s great studio to record with him (more on that will follow soon). Day two was the opening proper, which meant mingling and talking to people about our art and what we do, etc. Very nice. And as afternoon drifted into evening, we performed for the assembled crowd, illuminated by a cinematic medley of our many short films.
I was busy mixing the music but when I looked up I could see Vanessa lit up both by her own poetry and by the video projector’s multicoloured prism-rays. A beautiful sight.
As usual during circumstances like this one, we performed a short set of approximately 23 minutes, and it felt like the perfect length this evening. Always leave them wanting more.
We have made six of the images from this exhibition available in a less expensive edition (than the original artworks). Each image in six numbered and signed prints. More information about this edition can be found HERE. This is also where you can buy the cassette edition of our first album, Cut To Fit The Mouth. A digital version of the album can be found HERE.
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Also, the Cut To Fit The Mouth exhibition is created to be potentially endless. If pieces are sold we’ll just make new ones, and make sure that number of images are roughly the same (23, depending on the gallery space in question). This means that it’s always “au courant” and that it could be shown continually wherever we see fit. If you would like to organise a show of these pieces, please let us know. Thank you.
Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson: Galleri Granen, Sundsvall, Jan 12th 2019 from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
Attached to this post is a documentation of the performance. We hope that you enjoy it. If you prefer a straight audio recording, that can be found here:
