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Arlie Sommer
Приєднався 30 вер 2013
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Soft Interruption
Arlie Sommer, Megan White, & CL Young
Time-Based Art 373/ 473 - Social Practice Collaborative Projects
Soft Interruption is a performance intervention exploring the possibility of ease, interconnection, and vulnerability within the consumption-driven space of a mall. We invited individuals to participate in prompts at the mall with the objective of finding and maintaining comfort and connection. Six participants gathered in a shady corner outside H&M at 4pm on Saturday, October 4, 2022, at Boise Towne Square Mall. The action was to take place in a third space, a public location where people gather to see and be seen. Each participant dressed completely in one color to draw attention to the action.
Participants were led through guided breathing and visualization before entering the mall in pairs, with the objective of maintaining connection with their partner and a state of ease in the body as they slowly walked through the space. Arriving in the Food Court, participants were given small slips of paper that prompted them to stare into each other’s eyes for three minutes. The performers then continued walking until being given another prompt at the base of the escalators in front of Macy’s, instructing them to mirror their partner’s movements for another three-minute span. Their walk concluded at the indoor entrance to H&M and the performance ended with participants seated in a circle, sharing closing breath. After the intervention concluded, participants shared their responses to the experience. These responses included surprise at the calmness felt within a space that is normally anxiety-inducing, a higher level of conscious thought while taking in stimuli such as advertisements, and feelings of separation from other people in the mall.
These improvisations nurtured connection and comfort within a space overrun with stimulation meant to grab consumers’ attention to influence their spending. In addition to creating an experience for those participating in the intervention, the performance of these scores was noticed by mall patrons and brought them to question their own engagement with the space. The tension between the action and the location were evident throughout the duration of the performance. In the documentation video footage of this event, the participants’ embodied, intentional movement is in stark contrast to the movement of the shoppers, yet also mimics some of the connection shared between people at the mall, holding hands, gazing, occupying a public space.
Arlie Sommer, Megan White, & CL Young
Time-Based Art 373/ 473 - Social Practice Collaborative Projects
Soft Interruption is a performance intervention exploring the possibility of ease, interconnection, and vulnerability within the consumption-driven space of a mall. We invited individuals to participate in prompts at the mall with the objective of finding and maintaining comfort and connection. Six participants gathered in a shady corner outside H&M at 4pm on Saturday, October 4, 2022, at Boise Towne Square Mall. The action was to take place in a third space, a public location where people gather to see and be seen. Each participant dressed completely in one color to draw attention to the action.
Participants were led through guided breathing and visualization before entering the mall in pairs, with the objective of maintaining connection with their partner and a state of ease in the body as they slowly walked through the space. Arriving in the Food Court, participants were given small slips of paper that prompted them to stare into each other’s eyes for three minutes. The performers then continued walking until being given another prompt at the base of the escalators in front of Macy’s, instructing them to mirror their partner’s movements for another three-minute span. Their walk concluded at the indoor entrance to H&M and the performance ended with participants seated in a circle, sharing closing breath. After the intervention concluded, participants shared their responses to the experience. These responses included surprise at the calmness felt within a space that is normally anxiety-inducing, a higher level of conscious thought while taking in stimuli such as advertisements, and feelings of separation from other people in the mall.
These improvisations nurtured connection and comfort within a space overrun with stimulation meant to grab consumers’ attention to influence their spending. In addition to creating an experience for those participating in the intervention, the performance of these scores was noticed by mall patrons and brought them to question their own engagement with the space. The tension between the action and the location were evident throughout the duration of the performance. In the documentation video footage of this event, the participants’ embodied, intentional movement is in stark contrast to the movement of the shoppers, yet also mimics some of the connection shared between people at the mall, holding hands, gazing, occupying a public space.
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What a wonderful story and video.❤
Loved your video. I weave rag rugs. Yours are beautiful, my next one i will use a rose pattern. Thanks from Montana.
As a rug weaver, I do so appreciate this gal; we would have been friends. Her patterns, colors, craftsmanship are wonderful.
Thanks for watching! So glad to know there are more rag rug weavers out there =)
Beautiful rugs! Some of the best I have ever seen! Very impressive. I hope to be able to make some rugs that are half this good someday.
Thank you! Hope this inspires you to keep working at it <3
This is lovely. I am a young weaver in my late 20s and I hope to one day have the incredible ability to place the colors like this gorgeous woman has. For now, I weave baby blankets for women in my church
You can rip sheets and other in a straight line, you just need to get the cut started. Just mentioning in case anyone wants to save time and their hands from having to cut strips.
Luv rag rugs.Wish I was close to a teacher😊
You may be closer than you realize! Try contacting your state's arts commission and they may be able to connect you with another traditional artist in your area, no matter how rural.
I am a weaver and teach weaving at an art school, but wasn’t aware that you could do a twill pattern when making rag rugs. Most people that I know do twinning for rag rugs. This ladies rugs are a work of art. And my gosh she plays the violin beautifully!
Thanks for sharing your insight! So cool that you are passing on this beautiful traditional art. And on a side note, while Ava is an old time fiddler, I actually used archival recordings from the Smithsonian Institute for the music track.
lovely <3
I watch this video over and over I love it! ❤️
Thank you for your kindness <3
I am a weaver. I watched this video today. I am glad you made and shared it on UA-cam.
Thank you Richard! So neat to hear from weavers-and I share all these lovely notes with Ava, of course!
Thanks for the video. Very nice and refreshing to see.
Is this an ongoing project?
@@richardcox7926 Thank you for your feedback! It is a project I developed for a class, with two collaborators. We have not done additional interventions like this video but perhaps we will return to this again in the future as it was a positive experience for all the participants. One of my collaborators facilitates tuning sessions (attention to body and healing movement) and their related work is ongoing at clyoung.info/FACILITATION.
What a wonderful video and a treasure for you. There are more rag weavers out there than you know. The prep work is tedious and annoying, but worth it to stand at the looms :) ~waving from Nebraska where I know of three of us within 20 miles of each other
So great to hear this! It's such a special art with so many cool aspects. Thank you for watching the video and connecting.
@@ArlieSommer I'm primarily a tartan designer and weaver, but do rag rugs for relaxation.
@@WthrLdy That is so neat!
So beautiful! I love rag rugs. Love from Germany.
So cool! Thank you.
This lady knows how to handle colours! She has surrounded herself with lovely combinations of life-giving colour and lots of natural wood. An environment to feed and calm the soul 😌😌😌
Arlie you are certainly a talented woman, good for you. These learned skills passed down to you are a very valuable old time one that is wonderful. Your process looks to be quite time consuming but with a beautiful outcome. I live in the West Kottenays of British Columbia, Canada where the winters are shorter then most but are mostly devoid of sunshine. This lack of sun promted me to learn how to make rag rugs and has since become a much loved meditative event for me. Thank-you for sharing your gift.
Really neat to hear from you and I'm so glad to learn of others carrying on this folk art.
Awesome video
Loved this. Thanks for posting.
Amazing little film would love to see your Grandmother talk about her life more. Wonderful home 😊
Thank you Marie! The encouragement is appreciated. I've made another film about her and am applying for film festivals. I will likely share on UA-cam after the festival run is complete next December.
What a wonderful life! A truly talented soul shine. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Wonderful!
Thank you!
What a beautiful video. This is what we all should be doing….working with our hands and minds creating these gorgeous pieces of functional art. Soon all of this will be gone. So sad. Your grandmother is a talented and lovely person. How lucky you are to be able to share this with her. Love to all.
Thank you Wendy! 🫶
Wonderful video. Abacus and loom are tools grandmother has mastered. Her weaving is too wonderful (for the floor) - they are wall hanging artwork. Thank you for sharing..
I love the idea of the abacus. What a wonderful idea to keep track. I shall have to give it a whirl..
Oh how absolutely precious and perfect...
Nooòòoo......dont stop!!!!!!! I want MORE!!!!!#
Thank you for this beautiful video, ❤❤❤
Hi from Danmark 🌏🌱🌳🐝🌬🌞🌈❤️ It is incredibly beautiful. I hope it will be learned further ❤️❤️❤️👍 And wath a cozy home
This was so cool to see, but that annoying loud music that kept popping up was incredibly distracting and made the video very hard to watch!
Beautiful
thank you for the video
Your work is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing
Her rugs are stunningly beautiful.
This is a awesome skill ! Weavers are incredible .
Like!!!now work with you:)!Mersi
Would love to buy one, do you sell them?
Thanks Teresa! They’re not for sale but you might find one at a local farmers market or weaving shop.
This is absolutely fantastic!! Thanks so much for introducing us to this wonderful lady.
That was amazing. Thank you for posting this.
Wow! Her rugs are gorgeous! I have been wanting to get into weaving for a few years now. God bless her! What talent. I wish they gave more information about this lovely lady!
Truly fascinating; thank you for sharing this.
This is so lovely, I really enjoyed it! ❤
What a lovely person!
Wonderful! Thanks. ☺️
Are they sold somewhere? I'D LOVE TO HAVE ONE OR TWO. LOVE THEM
That’s so sweet! These rugs are not for sale-Ava has given them to us, her family, over the years.
I believe I'm a long lost relative 😁
Wonderful video!
As i scroll down below after watching this i see so many diff techniques to make a rug, like how do you choose?! The one in danger of being forgotten, or the one you like the looks of, or the easiest to accomplish?
Yeah! That’s the cool part about folk art-the diversity in practice and styles. I would choose by what you might be able to learn from a weaver in your community. ❤️
4:58 You are Mormons? You must believe that JESUS CHRIST is GOD who came to earth in the flesh! The Mormons believe that JESUS was only a created being - this is a lie, study the Bible, see John 1! A regular human couldn't have payed for our sins for all humans have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD, see Romans 3:23! You must get saved and be rapture ready, EJSUS is coming soon for the rapture! Study biblical end times prophecy, watch Dr. Ron Rhodes video on end times chronology!
Hi Alberta! My ancestors, who pioneered the west, were Mormons. The history is a strange and problematic one and my line of the family left the religion at the turn of the century.
@@ArlieSommer So sad but this happens often when people come out of a false religion, they loose all interest in our LORD! Well it's not too late to accept JESUS CHRIST as your Lord and Savior! You should make up your mind before the rapture because most people won't get another chance if they miss the rapture. Blessings from AB
What a beautifully rambling and picturesque home she has, such a lovely document of a snapshot in her life. This will become an important bit of folklore recording in its own right in time, showing a skilled practitioner. Delightful.
Thanks so much💜
@@ArlieSommer An absolute pleasure, Arlie, I just watched it again and it pleased all of my faculties, aesthetic and critical. This is a little cabochon of a film, I call it that because a cabochon is a polished but unfaceted jewel stone. You have made it beautiful because of the subject matter, but not overly produced it, just used your own good eyes and taken what is there and presented it in a clean and clear way. A delight from start to finish, and the fiddle music is a perfect framer, thanks so much for sharing this
@@hydraxisfrimon9785 Tears! Thank you for your support, truly.
I’m obsessed with making rag rugs. Thank you for your video!
Thanks for your interest!