The Green Text

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Current contemporary art practice has recognized a need for artworks that humourously deconstruct the parameters by which we categorize and experience art. Live Performance Events that are situated beyond a gallery setting have become an important part of this approach. Dr Laresa Kosloff and Associate Professor Andy Thomson created a Live Performance Event at the Partickhill Lawn Bowling Club in Glasgow, UK, as part of the 2012 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. Kosloff and Thomson created a scripted dialogue, which was recorded with actors in a studio in Glasgow and subsequently developed into an audio file. This recorded dialogue humourously explored strategies of observation, aestheticisation and framing in art; the metaphysical and poetical concepts of Aristotle; Post-colonial theory; the topic of 'boredom'; and the social function of sporting events within a local community. This audio file was played on headphones whilst audience members watched a live tournament of lawn bowls. By conflating a live event with a recorded narrative, Kosloff and Thomson deconstructed the contextual parameters that define our viewing expectations of art. The significance of this research is that it utilizes an off-site venue and scripted dialogue to decontextualize the art viewing experience. The importance of this project is attested to the following indicators: The Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is an internationally renowned event attended by thousands of people. The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art chronicled 'The Green Text' as an affiliated event through their online blog, which has a far reaching audience: http://accaartblog.com/2012/04/29/glasgow-international-the-green-text/