In the afternoon we went to the Tate Modern to see the installment/live art piece that is currently taking place in the turbine hall. The piece is set up by Tino Sehgal.
Sehgal has risen to prominence for his innovative works which consist purely of live encounters between people. Avoiding the production of any objects, he has pioneered a radical and yet entirely viewer-oriented approach to making art. His works respond to and engage with the gallery visitor directly, creating social situations through the use of conversation, dance, sound and movement, as well as philosophical and economic debate. - Tate Modern
It's basically lots of people, who are dressed just like ordinary people. When we arrived they were walking up and down the hall in unison, then they started running up and down. and then they were running everywhere, chasing each other, dancing. Then suddenly they all stand still, the lights in the hall go dark, and they start singing, in chorus. (The acoustics in the tate turbine hall are so good, they should do concerts there). and then they disperse again and start running around.
Whilst this is going on the public, eg Me, are just sat around the hall (I sat right in the middle), watching everything. Occassionally someone would come and sit down next to you and start telling you a story. We had an old american man whos cat sort of saved his life, and a swedish woman who is fascinated my babies and giraffes.
It was really interesting. We were in there for an hour which was quite chilled. The artist apparently hasn't released much information about what it all means, what the reason behind it is, as he wants the public to develop their own interpretations of it. When it finishes we should know more about the whole idea. Interesting to see, a little odd, but kind of cool.
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