Talent Show (March 22nd, 2019) was an interactive performance.
I curated a panel of five judges along with an emcee to host the event.
Judges: Dean Kissick (writer and columnist for Spike Art Magazine), Rebekah Campbell (photographer), Satchel Lee (creative director of Drome Magazine), Roy Vleck (political satirist and filmmaker), and Viñao. The role of emcee was performed by actress Sasha Frovola.
Talent Show was exclusively promoted through social media. The public was encouraged to sign up online prior to the presentation date, stating their specific “talent”, and this information was then conveyed to the emcee to help prepare the night’s schedule and their master of ceremonies performance. The contestants were given an approximate window of five minutes each to carry out their performances.
Talent Show examined the challenge of judging creative work, asking: by what standards do we assign value? I created a score sheet with eight categories, each rated from 1 to 10.
I arranged for Doob 3D, a 3D-replicant company, to produce an 8-inch replica of the competition’s winner.
Photography by Romke Hoogwaerts
