C an Installation by eCHO vACUUM performance collective The Historic Theirman Building 424 Breckenridge Louisville, Kentucky February 13, 2004

Artists Sharon Scott Rebecca Norton Matt Wier Carrie Burr Jason Willer

< Art and Law The legality of inviting innocent participants into the hijacked gallery is an issue left intentionally unexamined.  Artist collaborators had agreed to accept complete responsibility and consequences for the Valentine's Eve event. We chose the basement of the Theirman building because the church was too cold and the warehouse too dangerous.  The galleries wanted to approve our portfolios and there was not enough lead-time.  Main priorities: no injuries, no police.  Next time add: No lunatic caretaker. A performance of this nature presents life lifted up for examination.  It is the opening of situations to people and things.  Its observing them interact within a state of awareness heightened to detail and overall composition. But trespassing? Art trespassing on life and vice versa. As noted in the introductory comments, the show was oriented towards testing "not only the boundaries of art and life, but also their respect for one another".  Artist respect for the physical condition of the Historic Landmark was high.  The mystery of the basement space so intrigued us that we ultimately were risking arrest in order to show there.  Once inside, it was a natural priority to enhance the beauty of the space.  Each of the artist feed off the vitality of the subterranean labyrinth and that of their particular area.  They each utilized the few objects found thin their perspective rooms and a couple of items were traded amongst artists.  At the conclusion of the performance all objects were returned to their original position. The show was officially over at 8:45 pm, though the chaos of splitting up had begun considerably earlier.  It traveled in line from the beginning of the show.