goodnight bear performance by Sarah Kipp at THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
Images of Sarah Kipp, in goodnight bear. March 30, 2007
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"As an artist, I work as a storyteller. I am interested in who and what we are as humans,
what it really means to be alive and how our perspective changes as we grow.
I remember
the world from multiple points of view, and create stories told by many characters.
These stories are based on my life and my family, encompassing
elements of raw
vulnerability, strength and humor. Goodnight Bear tells a tale about the overlapping
lives of myself and my father. As I project old family photos onto
me,
I allow the
audience to see into the numerous parts of the selves that make up mine and my father's
identities. Our history is literally revealed through the weaving
of
stories that I
remember being told to me, as well as memories from the past that have never left me. I
am interested in how the relationship between a father and his
child functions to form a
convoluted dichotomy. Goodnight Bear depicts my father and I pushing and pulling into
and out of one another to form a creature that lies
somewhere within a series of moments
from times past. It is within this creature that I find my inspiration." Sarah Kipp
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SARAH KIPP
See SARAH KIPP perform an earlier piece in 2006: Barcarolle
Artist's Bio
THE POINT OF CONTACT GALLERY
914 East Genesee St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
Tel: 315.443.2169