Public Interfacial Gesture Salon, O Tannenbaum, Berlin (DE)
Using the online Google Docs Platform, a free web app usually reserved for spreadsheets and flowcharts, Cris Collins and 4 artists (Louis Doulas, Francoise Gamma, Micah Schippa, Laura Brothers.) from across the globe will collaborate in realtime on a single digital drawing. The progress will be projected on a screen in O Tannenabum, where spectators will be encouraged to purchase the current state of the piece at any time. This single-edition “snapshot” will be printed, packaged and ready to take home by the end of the night.
After 30-45 minutes, the drawing will be deleted, its only remnants the individually-purchased prints.
The clean, crisp lines of the digital will collide with the chaos inherent in collaboration. Production, distribution and exhibition will be compressed into a single moment.