Location Scouting

I made a video about the practice of looking for a site for Kate's solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSu9Ac489nU

Nick Kaye defines site-specific art as "a set of practices which, in one way or another, articulate exchanges between the work of art and the places in which its meanings are defined."

The site is the housing for the context. Choosing the site IS a practice. Since these solos happen pretty fast from conception to performance, you have to get intuitive and practical about what you have around you and how you can use it. It has a little sustainability agenda wedged in there--use what's there, make the site an example of 'found art'. You don't have to make it, you just have to find it.

You do or don't want somewhere really public
You do or don't want somewhere insanely private
You do or don't want to get interrupted by passersby or security
You do or don't want neutral space
You do or don't want vastness, perspective, and scale
You do or don't want comfort and ease
You do or don't care about having someplace where you can dance well
You do want the site to reflect something about your spectator
You do want to control the situation a tiny bit so the show doesn't get shut down in the middle or you can't get access or you get arrested or there's a 90% chance your spectator will get lost getting there

A few things to think about.