Beth Emily Richards

Archive of ‘Live Traces’ residency.

bethemilyrichards — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:00:18 +0000

Live Traces is a new online platform for contemporary live art and performance in Europe, funded and supported by the Central School of Speech and Drama. The website revolves around a changing theme relating to live performance, constantly provoking fresh discussion. For Live Trace’s pilot they reflect on and respond to the title of the magazine Live Traces, looking at the re-enactment and documentation of live events. Springboarding from the theme Live Traces offers a critical dissemination of live art practices, alongside covering newly commissioned work by live artists. Four artists were commissioned for the inaugural online residencies, to view an archive of my residency please click here.

Skipper.

bethemilyrichards — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:52:41 +0000

Extract from ‘Skipper’. Original length 11 minutes, played on a monitor, audio on headphones.

After Drake.

bethemilyrichards — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:40:12 +0000

Extract from ‘After Drake’. Original length 6 minutes and 18 seconds, played on a monitor.

In Training.

bethemilyrichards — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:43:43 +0000

August 11, 1997. John F. Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

Diptych with text. Photographs mounted on light boxes, each 30″ x 20″.

Bandstand.

bethemilyrichards — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:31:19 +0000

The South West Camerata acted as a mobile bandstand, traveling around Central Park, Plymouth. The music played was selected through conversations held with the park users; discussions about notions of heroism and macho icons of pop culture.

The music played included:

James Bond: James Bond Theme, Monty Norman

Harry Potter: Hedwig’s Theme, John Williams

John Wayne and Clint Eastwood: Hoedown, Aaron Copland

Captain Jack Sparrow: Pirates of the Caribbean theme, Hans Zimmer

Indiana Jones: The Indiana Jones theme, John Williams

Rocky: Eye of the Tiger, Survivor

Image credits: Hannah Jones.

Bandstand was commissioned as part of Plymouth City Council and Plymouth College of Art’s Art in Central Park public art and engagement programme.

O.S.T.

bethemilyrichards — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:49:13 +0000

The work ‘O.S.T.’ seeks to glamourise the quotidian. Viewers are invited to narrate their week, which is set to a tailored soundtrack. For the ultimate in mundane heroism, participants can hire a mobile DJ to follow them for a day, setting their everyday actions to music.

DJ Mike setting up in the Arnolfini bar as part of the BLOP weekend.

Jill.

Nick.

Emma.

Howard.

June’s soundtrack:

Wake me up before you go go – Wham

Red red wine – UB40

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

Money money money – Abba

Shout – Lulu

Benny Hill theme

Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra

Ticket to ride – The Beatles

Simply the best – Tina Turner

Hot stuff – Donna Summer

The birdie song – Tweets

Work IV.

bethemilyrichards — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:25:17 +0000

Participatory performance works blur the line between between audience and artist/performer. Authorship is questioned: collaborators, conspirators and audience act as participants, and make the outcome of the work surprising both to myself and the viewer. The work plays with notions of the performer, ego and heroism, and responds to iconic performative works such as Sophie Calle’s ‘The Shadow’ and Cindy Sherman’s ‘Unititled Film Stills’ series. It embraces a sense of absurdity and humour, and juxtaposes lofty notions of the heroic performer with the everyday.

After Scott.

bethemilyrichards — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:19:16 +0000

Extract and stills from ‘After Scott’. Original length 15 minutes and 30 seconds, played on a monitor.

Scout’s Honour.

bethemilyrichards — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:14:24 +0000

Scout’s Honour. Installation view. Each image 4″ x 6″.

(Text reads: From left: Lucy Croot, Si-Hing Nathan Coyte, Stefano di Renzo, Tony Staples, Phillip George.)

Detail:

Flying a kite (One hour).

bethemilyrichards — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:05:27 +0000

Original length 1 hour and 47 seconds, played on a monitor.