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people of ottawa
you have NEVER disappointed me
chinatown re-mixed was a total blast!
deeply awesome
i made many wonderful connections and had fun with the over two hundred people who stopped to play my games
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my many thanks and congratulations to the people of re-mixed! you are a stellar community putting together a smashing event!
i am now working on a way to display them for nuit blanche ottawa gatineau 2014
each one is special
together they are powerful
thank you all!
xxo
heARTbeatgal
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first batch received from local elementary school Francojeunesse!
Merci à toutes et à tous!
hBg
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countdown is on
crossing your fingers and toes for a beautiful next saturday
my people are taking to the streets (just one street really) in the name of art and community!
come out and play!
i want to know ‘what makes you human?’
i will have a tent set up on the corner of Bronson and Sommerset, right next to a mailbox!
rain or shine i plan on FUN!
heARTbeatgal
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out of the mouths of…
the first three of an onslaught of responses received from children
what joy!
this first one either says ‘mom’ or it is a sun with two birds …and a whole bunch of other great stuff!
my friends KEEP me human
shoes! of course! yes!
horseshoes don’t count, and while quite possibly useful, those little dog booties i see about town are too undignified to acknowledge
my thanks to the kiddies who, without any surprise, find light and positivity
stay tuned…there are many more kids to weigh in
heARTbeatgal
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this is actually the very first ‘what makes you human?’ postcard to have arrived some weeks ago
it came close from home
communication is not reserved for humans alone
…miscommunication
leaving a creative mark
recorded history
testing (…abusing perhaps these days) the boundaries of communication
having an opinion
taking a stand
this is human
and it all starts with a ‘hi there!’
heARTbeatgal
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have been away. mentally.
i am back with this question for everyone in 2014
what makes you human?
are you able to draw your answer? write it? glue it on? on the front above the question
find one of these cards and use it to answer in whatever way moves you on the front
then drop it in the mail
simple
fun
together it will make an interesting collage
that i will display somehow for nuit blanche ottawa gatineau 2014
i need my collaborators again!!
i will be checking the mail often
off again. this time physically.
talk soon
heARTbeatgal
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it seems the ‘school age’ walking stick is stuck at the border
the stick made it to L’aéroport international Montréal-Trudeau
and made friends with airport staff!!
and where was it off to you wonder?
no where fast!
i am going to put my money on ‘trouble at security’
“what do you mean ? this stick a threat? can you not see the art in action?!?”
this fine airport staff informs me that the stick is laid up in the airport’s lost & found!
i am all at once delighted and distraught
this is the main airport that sets me free on the world
a place i am fond of, filled with memories (…where were you when you heard Michael Jackson was dead? i was at the montreal airport)
AND just imagine all of the amazing other contents of a montreal airport lost & found!
i made a plea for the stick to be set free
it is on a great journey
it is meant to wander
only time and the interest of strangers will tell
my thanks to my collaborators at the airport
you are part of the art
travel well ‘school age’ stick
…try the bus.
heARTbeatgal
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many thanks again to the patrons and supporters of my #NBOG13 ‘crowd box’ project
the crowd came through
the ‘egon’s miss’ prints are in the mail (finally)
…now, for 2104? there is a spark of an idea. excited already.
hBg
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photo by @kateudurie http://kateandsuz.com
the snap above is my favourite
it captures me ‘connecting’
simultaneously with touch and on twitter
a soggy success!
a few thoughts on the experience:
the project was well received, the concept well understood. i smile, even now, with delight. as my theory predicted, the experience met with enthusiasm and positivity. people want to connect. and many did. both online and in person.
the box itself was as i imagined. better! it was a work of art in and of itself sitting under the tree on the patio at Social. many thanks to Social for hosting me again this year.
a million thank yous to my collaborators, artist and pal Adam F. Davidson and his enthusiastic father for their work on building the ‘crowd box’. i stayed warm and dry and felt rather cozy inside the box.
i entered at 6:21 and stayed until the rain and late hour chased off the crowd in the courtyard. seven hours inside with a fairly steady stream of visitors all night long.
i managed to create the effect of being visible to onlookers while not being able to see out save for the holes cut in either side. as it was explained that i could not see out i could hear relief and a change in the crowd’s willingness to reach in and touch me.
i was touched. spiritually and physically. nicely always. hand shakes, friendly back pats, and gentle pokes mostly. one pat on the head and poke of my nose. each one made me smile. what i did not expect was the need for people to chat. only a few dared touch me without some sort of verbal interaction first. i had many small philosophical exchanges. this heightened the value of the connections. i felt that people want to make a more significant human connection. the twitter connections for the most part augmented or facilitated the human connection.
i was given a leaf. a Christopher Griffin supernova button which i treasure. and, i was given, very solemnly, an unopened deck of playing cards. the cards are a great souvenir. it was an interesting connection.
the experience was lovely. it is a vision fulfilled. there is deep satisfaction in that. my trust in the crowd was deserved. i would have easily stayed longer. maybe i can do this again in some other crowd. without rain.
many thanks to the other artists and the #NBOG13 organizers. a success despite the rain.
many thanks to my dearest friends who came to stand guard and help in the driving rain for eight hours.
many thanks to CBC and CTV for their coverage of my project.
many thanks to the many ottawans that came out in the serious weather to still make the event happen. you are a great CROWD. i am happy to be among you.
looking forward already to #NBOG14!
feeling very satisfied
heARTbeatgal
p.s. might anyone have an extra copy of the #NBOG13 map? i hunted one down but it ended thoroughly soaked in the rain.
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CBC tv interview (click here to see me on the news!)
tonight is the night!
come out to the courtyard of Social restaurant in the Byward Market zone of Nuit Blanche Ottawa Gatineau 2013
listen…
https://theheartbeatgal.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/untitled-aac-audio.m4a
hBg’a CBC radio interview with Kate Porter
looking forward to connecting with as many as possible tonight
@heARTbeatgalART #NBOG13 #nbo13crowdbox
yay!!
here i go…
heARTbeatgal
p.s. still 19 hours left for my crowd funding effort! woot woot! click here to donate!
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