Blog – Art in Odd Places

AiOP 2017: SENSE- Get to Know This Year’s Artists! Lady K Fever

September 8, 2017 – 12:00 pm

Name: Lady K Fever

Lady K Fever

Title of project and short description

Dubbed in Reflection: Illuminated Chakras

Dubbed in reflection is a temporary reflective light installation series created to explore and rediscover public spaces with light & color.

Lady K fever will create a nighttime site-specific pop up happening that will travel across 14th Street, illuminating seven sites as the seven chakras of 14th Street with reflective objects, color, scents, music and dancing to explore our dreams and fears of the dark. Starting at 1st Avenue (the root) and ending at Broadway (the crown), each chakra site will explore the mystical and magic of the streets at night. Participants are invited to join lady K fever with flashlights and reflective objects as she proceeds along 14th Street.

Lady K Fever

How have you chosen to interpret the theme “SENSE?”

Through the Mind, Body and Spirit: a one night celebration and journey to align our senses with magic and mystical actions. Tapping into and illuminating energies on 14th Street, each intersection/Chakra will be aligned through sensory play connecting the past with the present, giving clarity to a future of inner peace on one the streets of the world.

Why do you believe 14th Street is a compelling site for creative response?

14th Street is compelling as the cross road of many cultures, myths and human experiences. I am compelled to capture and express through sensory exploration the creative energies 14th street inspires everyday. Each intersection and corner is expressed differently, bubbling with energies. New York city is a different city at night and this energy is inspiring to respond to with light.

Lady K Fever

What reactions are you hoping to draw from the public?

To join in and enjoy one night on 14th street: aligning our chakras, Saging the streets and enlightening our connections to the magic of NYC.

Location: 14th Street- 1st Ave – Broadway

Schedule: TBD

AiOP 2017: SENSE- Get to Know This Year’s Artists! Alicia Grullón

September 7, 2017 – 12:00 pm

Name: Alicia Grullón

Title of project and short description

“The Rule is Love #2” is a performance that deals with normalized practices of spectatorship, exclusion, apathy, and conformity. The image accompanying this blog is from the first performance working off of these ideas which I did for The 8th Floor as part of the exhibition “Enacting Stillness” curated by Sara Reisman. For that I asked audience to keep me away from the 2000 tacks on the ground. Through this piece for AIOP, I attempt to undo societal conditioning in regards to safety, community, and generosity as it relates to the female body of color. For my performance I will transverse 14th Street, starting on Ave D to 10th Avenue blindfolded, unable to move my hands. In order to arrive safely, passersby and participants will be asked to guide me across without leading me but using props or other solutions they may manifest.

Alicia Grullón
How have you chosen to interpret the theme “SENSE?”

As a performer, I’ve chosen to take away my primary sense and rely mostly on the others as a part of my experience. Then I ask people to use all of theirs to activate their sense to care. There’s a moment where my actions are completely senseless- with no logic. My main question is to us as a whole: how do we get it together to be human with each other in a senseless time? It seems that is what is in great need.

Why do you believe 14th Street is a compelling site for creative response?

14th street is so busy! What a challenge in which to do this project.

What reactions are you hoping to draw from the public?

Care. I hope people care and continue to do so.