The installation-performance will incorporate spoken word, movement, traditional and new music, visual projections and screens that express the changing roles of women in society. The undulating cloth represents the sea, and the upside down umbrella represents the transitory nature of life. In addition to this painting, Duncan has created more than 100 other images that are projected on the backdrop throughout the performance. The performance will include music in Hebrew, English, contemporary Spanish and Ladino, which is the Spanish-Jewish language. Duncan and Paloma became interested in the theme of women in displacement last year after viewing an exhibition by Eleonor Antin at the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art.
Life is such a source for art.
Duncan and Paloma will perform for artists in residence from around the world at the opening reception of the Arad Arts Project in the Negev desert. They also will perform at Herzliya, Jerusalem, Ashdod, Tiberias and Tel-Aviv. Once back in the United States, they plan to expand the performance for performances for varied venues. I hope we can guide the audience through an empowering journey to discover their sturdiness throughout the changes in their lives. The exhibit features the winners of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Award of Excellence, which Duncan was awarded in 1995.