Leandra Arvazzetti’s ‘Untitled’

For our first trash altar, CosmiKnots were gifted the Arvazzetti’s incredible installation+intersection dangling from the ceiling:

“This intuitive site-responsive installation explores the physical manifestation of the ephemeral. While meditatively engaged with the material’s interaction with the site, I have painted, draped, twisted, hung, and pinned, symbolic remnants of my personal history throughout this expansive industrial space. I view this environment as not only a significant part of the finished piece, but more importantly, as an integral force in the dictation of my practice. The work becomes evidence of the collaboration between me and my anthropomorphizing of the site, where materials, such as fabric, yarn, thread, chicken wire, plastic tarps, and paint, tell the story of process. My layering of new and recycled materials, allows me to reactivate previous work and provides a sense of cohabitation between the wore and the pristine. Infatuated with color, materiality and mindfulness, I am to create a playful union between grunge and classy, where process is not only evident, but celebrated.” [emphasis mine]

(Arts UP! Gallery January-March 2017)

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A gift of a goddess (@rainlove3000) & the curse of a [u]haul (or the camera-snapshot click/consume/convenience?)

The ‘guardian alien’ as ‘@xfatherfigurex’ comes down from da big apple city to appear in the first CosmiKnots production ! The alien-I to watch over our planetary dramas! 

[ [ [ aka a manifestation of machine-vision ] ] ]

Food & trash & plastic & rice & reusable bags & broken shoes & clown cleavage & dirty camera eyes & dirty yoga mats & tomatoes+nopales+avocado & broken shoes before they were wrapped in [record] tape: [[ Praying/Playing in Pre=Production/Mode ]]

“I’m picky”

Notes from the Journey  

 “Knowledge is power: Share what you see”: (from Laurencia Strauss’ What is Changing?) Let’s make a mosaic. A hypertext archive. A black hole as event horizon. 

 "Simplicity is the Key": We live in a world of hashtagLand. Keep it simple. Keep it light. Keep it moving. 

 #ThoughtEconomy: Circulating thoughts is a form of currency. Keep it simple. Keep it light. Keep it moving. 

 <cosmological scales>: X marks the spot, street corner, city, nation, continental bedrock, planetary biome, the universe, all the other multiverses_LET’S MAKE A MOSAIC: hypertext

a piece ON failure: Not that we plan to fail, but that we plan to show how human species fail. A Test of Limits. A Litmus Test?

 Time warriors (((Synchronicity))): ClickClock is ticktickticking The end is cumming. The beginning is after. & again.

On the Ontology of Transformation

FrogBegins2Become —>>> Qpon

 "What if people won’t like me?“ 

 "Coupon, YOU, you have value because people believe in you! They will love you!”

[behind-the-screens; not yet a character-avatar; becoming is being]

“Chaos of Play // is the // Physics of Cosmos”

HERE IS THE FULL [[[WISH]]]LIST: 

-discarded household goods
-empty containers (paper/plastic, any size/type)
-empty bags (dog food, fertilizer, etc)
-pet toys/ bedding/ cages/ supplies
-yard/ gardening supplies
-shoes
-makeup/ makeup containers
-costumes/ wigs / suits
-leis/ fake flowers
-cardboard boxes
-electronic devices/ TV/ computers
-furniture (light)
-garbage cans/ bags
-any tools/ hardware (preferably broken/ damaged)
-plastic water jugs
-baby carriers/ strollers/ beds
-clothes/ swimwear
-lighting fixtures
-bathroom stuff/ decor
-mirrors
-craft supplies (cloth, balls of yarn, larger= better)
-foam
-school/ office supplies (larger= better)
-books, paper, newspapers, magazines
-posters/ photos/ art prints/ discard artworks
-shopping carts/ baskets
-beach/ vacation stuff
-pool toys
-healthcare items/ wheelchair/ crutches
-food packaging
-retail/ wholesale stuff/ equipment
-bottles/ cans
-any bedding/ pillows/ towels
-housing appliances (vacuum, toasters, microwaves, etc)
-rugs, window curtains, bath curtains
-“accessories” (any kind)
-DVD/ CDs/ games and consoles
-automobile care and supplies
-kitchen supplies/ wares
-exercise equipment
-sports equipment/ balls/ uniforms/ helmets/ protection/ clothes/ paraphernalia
-toys
-“fake” stuff
-tupperware/ containers
-bean bag/ chair
-inflatable bedding
-candles/ decor
-yard decor
-bicycles/ tricycles
-religious/ church paraphernalia
-holiday/ party stuff/ pinatas/ balloons/ streamers
-ceremonial/ wedding/ birthday etc.

CosmiKnots

“CosmiKnots (pronounced: ˈkäzməˌnôt, космонавт) is a collective envisioned by performance artists (Frog/ Dava Wing and Khokhoi/ Kk de La Vida) as a creative network embodying ecological/ decolonial concerns through engaging public action. CosmiKnots materializes core issues through live arts productions for ritual plays of refusal and fusion. They operate as a collaborative platform for people to stage critiques on contemporary issues and current events. As performance artists incorporating influences of spiritual traditions and healing practices in our ritual art/work, we believe in the power of cross-cultural narrative storytelling to activate awareness of our planetary situation(s).

Our next installment, titled “A Call-out Before the Fall-out: Public Ceremonies for the Church of Consumption” is scheduled for the weekend of March 17-19th, at the NERVE festival in Fort Lauderdale, FL

from theparhelia.com/cosmiknots

And the story goes, two witches meet between walls at an art hotel… 

#KrittyKouture (aka Kk de La Vida) and Coupon (aka Frog/Dava Wing) were reborn as CosmiKnots, spinning out from the physics of the cosmos…