Riley Harmon | Exit the King 1962 (2018)

Exit the King 1962 production still, Brion Tomb, Treviso

Exit the King 1962 production still, live stream at the Villa, AVL Mundo, Rotterdam

Exit the King 1962 installation view, TodaysArt 2018,The Grey Space in the Middle, Den Haag, 5 channel synchronized video, photo courtesy Petra Heck

Exit the King 1962

(2018)

5 Channel video installation, stereo sound, excerpt of 120'

A modernized version of the absurdist theatrical play of the same name by Ionesco was translated into a live immersive installation and later a multi-channel video work.

A performance and improvisational framework was devised for 25 professional and youth theater performers in a multi-floor house. Combined with footage filmed at Brion Tomb, the home was structurally modified and also installed with custom projections, sculptures, and photographs. A collaborative performance and livestream played out in realtime within the environment.

with Matthew Carney, Red Light Radio, Loma Doom, Torus,
Hofplein youth theatre, et al

supported in part by
Mondriaan Fonds, AVL Mundo, Stichting Stokroos, TodaysArt 2018

[1] production still, Brion Tomb, Treviso

[2] production still, Brion Tomb, Treviso

[3] production still, live stream at the Villa, AVL Mundo, Rotterdam

[4] installation view, TodaysArt 2018,The Grey Space in the Middle, Den Haag, 5 channel synchronized video, photo courtesy Petra Heck

[5] detail view, TodaysArt 2018

[6] environment view, upper floor