Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #8: signs of life, 2008   -black room with white grid lines every foot -antennae clusters coming out of the walls -particle detector in the middle of the room -omen noise crackling -transmitter sending out an S.O.S. -Life Boat (empty) -video of a couple, man and woman, naked and scruffy waiting (all black background, nothing happens) -video is shown on one wall, alone and looping

 

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #7,open the flesh, 2007   -the entire space is black -at center stage is Deep Black playing the 'coil resonators' -groveling behind Deep Black is a hairy, naked, bearded man masturbating -to the left and the right of Deep Black are two naked women -both women are screaming and shrieking the Omen text -fog and strobes -scrambled TV signal, video loop projected onto the stage -'come shot' video loop projected onto the audience

 

 

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #6, 2007   The Omen Project is a magic charm to awaken the dead, living shadows, wandering asleep, forgetful and lost. Deep Black a.k.a. No'One counted among them, being one who has 'fallen off the earth,' is sought by and seeks the beloved. Within this space we find the darkness of his being and the rough bearing of his actions upon the world ('Ensanglante' covered in blood). He is indeed a 'Mother Fucker' plumbing the deep. By these mirrors may he see his errant ways and remember the loss of his beloved and so return. Through these charms might we lift the spell that clouds his mind and coarsens his heart so the cock may crow to the end of this dark night. - the entire space is covered in black plastic tarp, the windows are blacked out, and the floor is painted black -fog would engulf the space -strobe lights would pulsate and other colorful lights would be strung across the space -Omen Project noise would reverberate through the space -Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner would blast loudly -centered on the floor are twenty one foot square mirrors -a large living room chair -a live game cock perched on a stand -a console television and DVD player playing DBI #9 -a 'love letter' from the past, and a homemade knife set on a small table next to the chair -hanging below the table is a blackened heart wrapped in twine - Mother Fucker wall installation opposite the talisman - Ensanglante, 8 lambda prints, 50" x 50" - Blood On The Floor, lambda print, 50" x 50" - below is written in pink, 'I am a bull with his throat cut. Now Drink!' - Deep Black Cock, (Deep Black tarred and feathered), lambda print, 50" x 50" - below is written in white, the 'Mother Fucker' text, extending along the length of the wall - Deep Black Effigy hangs from the ceiling behind the chair - several video loops are projected across the space from different directions: DBI #12 (Come Shot), Night Vision (green) girl, and "fire fight" break-in -occasional applause would be broadcast through the sound system -the smell of sex and gun fire would fill the space -an American flag would be flown up-side down out front -a neon sign reading "SUCK IT"would be out front

 

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #5, 2007 Empire -lights out -black tarp covers all space -the floor is pitched towards a far corner -the space is bisected by a scaffolding which approaches the ceiling while leaving room for someone atop -this scaffolding is covered by translucent tarp -a dry ice fog machine slowly emits fog which cascades down the scaffold -two video projectors scan the space with a video which has become digitally broken (the video is partially blacked out so as to leave only patches of pixalated color break up -in a far corner a large and powerful amplifier sits with electronics and resonators for the production of noise -an amplifier atop the scaffolding emits digitally altered samplings from noise produced by the floor and scaffolding -the artist clamors about the scaffolding while playing the resonator

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #4, 2007 Nightshade Poison. -the smell of sex and burning gun powder -Deep Black Incantation #12, video loop projected across the space -fire fight video appropriation, video loop projected across the space (these two videos would be countering each other from opposing directions) -an opaque video screen in the center of space perpendicular to the previous videos; on the two sides of the screen is placed the following video loops -appropriated video sample, looping; 'she looks away... oh mother raise me out of here...' -appropriated video sample, looping; soldiers breaking into a home at night -no lighting -all walls and the ceiling to be covered in black tarp -dry ice fog is floating across the floor; floor is made slightly uneven, with litter spread about -installation shown only during the 'dog days' (July 3 and August 11) of summer with no air conditioning

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #3, 2007 At The Crossroads, 'Your either with us, or your against us.' An asphalt road is crossed by train tracks positioned off center of the room. On either side of the tracks is placed a set of crossing signs with lights flashing. Within the four quarters of the room are placed clumps of tall grass and dirt. On each of the four walls video loops are projected depicting a similar scene in nature. The walls which are met with the road have a video loop (with sound) with a road and a man standing still with a vacant stare periodically obscured by the passing of a train. In one corner a projection of the full moon would be placed.

Installation Proposal Hazards Of The Moon #2, 2006 The Omen Project is a magic charm to awaken the dead, living shadows, wandering asleep, forgetful and lost. Deep Black a.k.a. No'One counted among them, being one who has 'fallen off the earth,' is sought by and seeks the beloved. Within this space we find the darkness of his being and the rough bearing of his actions upon the world ('Ensanglante' covered in blood). He is indeed a 'Mother Fucker' plumbing the deep. By these mirrors may he see his errant ways and remember the loss of his beloved and so return. Through these charms might we lift the spell that clouds his mind and coarsens his heart so the cock may crow to the end of this dark night. Main components: - the entire space is painted black and the windows are blacked out - centered in the room is a mirrored floor space with these items placed there upon two chairs set beside a round table with a drawer and shelf a live game cock perched on a stand, set next to the right hand chair (as facing the TV) console television and DVD player placed facing the table and chairs on the table is placed a chalice of 'Bulls Blood', with two glasses fortune box containing found objects a 'love letter' of the beloved in the drawer is placed parchment and a homemade knife, placed on the shelf is a magic box containing undisclosed items hanging above this box is Deep Black Heart, a blackened heart wrapped in twine - Mother Fucker wall installation opposite the talisman - Ensanglante, 8 prints, 39" x 39" 4 along each adjoining wall beginning closest to the talisman - Blood On The Floor, 39" x 39" to the left of the Mother Fucker wall - below is written in pink, 'I am a bull with his throat cut. Now Drink!' - Deep Black Cock, (Deep Black tarred and feathered), print, 39" x 39", to the right of the Mother Fucker wall - below is written in white, the 'Mother Fucker' text, extending along the length of the wall - Deep Black Incantation #9 plays on a television console - Deep Black Effigy hangs from the ceiling behind the chairs - Cum Shot video sample loop is projected enlarged across the space - Falling Off The Earth video loop is projected in the entry way - 'Sex Magic' neon sign out front

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #1, 2005 'mysterious room of the seven days'   The 'mysterious room of the seven days' is to be constructed within the space used, sound proofed, without portals, and covered in a black cloak obscuring any viewing of the room itself. Appropriate accoutrements for each day provided. Sunday singing, Monday shirting, Tuesday fighting, Wednesday fucking, Thursday partying, Friday eating, Saturday destructing Video surveillance of all actions carried out within the room on each day is held in secret, but watched by a security guard sitting at a desk in the corner. Each day is recorded and held in secret. Only seven copies are to be made. Public viewing is strictly prohibited.

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #2, 2005 black room with broken walls light slipping in no direct light, all external black translucent panels for projecting onto black noise projections slipping into room ramshackle hut dripping water on tho the floor someone in the Deep Black suit (from 'falling off the earth') stands in the corners, mulling around, ominous, not interacting 'secret box' on a simple table with two chairs

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #3, 2005 Black Motel Room black mirror local scenic painting done in black black floor material coat on bed, night stand and other items are all black walls and sealing done a' la the Mysterious Deep Black painting series luggage placed in room, opened and dispersed; all black black TV set with black static black sound

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #4, 2005 Voodoo and Omens, midnight readings and transmissions After having fallen off the earth the Omen Project shall send word back from the ‘Mysterious Deep Black, as well as answer any questions from internet viewers sent via ‘instant messenger.’ This action may only take place after midnight and before sunrise. Questions are answered using the Omen Project mnemonic system of reading the distribution of ‘evidence, objects cast on the ground. Answers are then transmitted live from within the video set, while wearing the Deep Black suit.

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #5, 2005 Red room with black lights lining the wall (fluorescent paint) fill the center of the space with a black cube covered with smeared plaster, covered in black gloss, and broken mirror shards peep holes looking inside at an internet stream inside is Deep Black with electronics and surveillance cameras interacting with those outside through an internet stream with hidden microphones capturing the viewers.

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #6, 2005 The Omen Project is a Magic charm to awaken the dead, visceral and ecstatic. Before you is the Mysterious Deep Black. It enters through the back door in dreams half forgotten. Seeping through the oily fog from under comfort pulled tight around shoulders. It does not rest but waits observant for falling stars, in backyards holding court, as lightening bugs and children play jest with the night. Only the haunted dreams of youth can break the folded silence tucked away from polite conversation, memory held in quiet abeyance. As a child my grandmother and I each summer would watch for falling stars. Perched on picnic table I waited, and grandmother seated in lawn chair with fresh popcorn we waited, and counted, and summoned forth dreams from the darkness. This too is my memory long held at arms length. Nightmares of atomic war and ridge runners sweated out in summers heat. So I ran through the night and shook the bones free and ran through the trees, and ran through the stars, and ran through the mysterious deep black. Elements of a dream in 4 dimensions, neither here nor there: Black floor covered in standing water (2”) with walk ways of stepping stones leading through the water into the background Mysterious Deep Black panels covering the walls and ceiling; textured gloss black panels with shards of broken glass and mirror In the foreground a pad of green Astroturf with lawn chair, picnic table, bowl of popcorn, a live rooster, and a bug zapper In the midst of the water a black plastic tent topped with a rainbow umbrella, chrome tent pole, Christmas lights, audio/video monitor with a looping video, and a box of secrets Black lights along the edges of the walls Video projections, night sky with falling stars and lightning bugs By appointment a sitting with No’One within the tent where your fortunes may be cast using a special collection of found objects Burning from the inside, sun and moon collide, open the flesh.

Installation Proposal The Mysterious Deep Black #7, 2005 Omen readings Within a darkened black room a simple table and two chairs are centered. Next to this is a stand with a live rooster. Deep Black sits in one chair while the participant takes the other. On the table is a candle and one decanter of wine and two glasses, and a box containing objects mined from the local area. Questions are answered using the Omen Project mnemonic system of reading the distribution of ‘evidence through objects hand picked from the box by the participant. The answers are given in a prose manner of intuitive story telling that interacts with the participant.

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