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Artist(s) Ian Hinchliffe and Rob Con (i.e. Robert Conybear)Collaborator(s) Country of Residence England, WalesTitle Interviews with Hinchliffe and ConDate 1976Extent 10 day event following launch at gallerySite Cardiff: Oriel Gallery; itinerantEvent Sponsor Welsh Arts CouncilType performances, videos, events; performances, street eventsKeywords street event, interaction, weatherTraces Letter; entry in Live Art ArchiveNotes Other important performance events in Wales this year Civilian (i.e.Hilary Burns, Stephen Spencer, Roger Forsey, Nick Carter, Zane Trow) The Badger (Cardiff); Cameron, Shirley & Miller, Roland and Barry and Eve Pilcher, students from Cardiff College of Art Here and Then (in Cardiff) (Cardiff); Cardiff Laboratory Theatre Gilgamesh, Nest of Ninnies, Owls or Flowers?, Wraecca's Vision - Kaos (Cardiff) |
1970 : 1971 :1972 : 1973 : 1974 : 1975 : 1976 : 1977 : 1978 : 1979Interviews with Hinchliffe and ConAs to the “Brecon” event this was in 1976 […] The actual location I'm not sure about and as I believe we were lost in the middle of the night after trying to “fit in” in a village pub which insidently [sic], talking about, going back in time was full of people who looked like a 60s Carnaby St. but would only speak Welsh. Rob and I were not preturbed [sic] as we had our own language! “PeePee-Pah-Pah-Po!” Our differences were always referred to meeting to fight in the Cabbage Patch. As this was situated in an allotment in Handsworth, Birmingham, we never physically fought. We left that pub and went to the mountains where it snowed like hell and our 'performance' was more of an abstract endurance test than a piece of art. We had to sleep out there! […]
The event with Rob was a tour sponsored by Welsh Arts. […] Oh, yes, we tried to do a Street Event in Harlech but this was blighted by a heavy sea mist and we were rendered invisible… only “Pee-Pee-Pa-Pah-Po”ing gave our presence away! Then we painted portraits of Market traders in Machynlleth market. These were miniatures painted on Woodbines (small cigarettes) mounted on specially made easils [sic] that allowed the cigarette to revolve. The subject had to slowly revolve as they were being depicted! Eventually, a ridiculous scrap broke out as everyone wanted their portrait done and … well, the rest as they say, is history…" (Letter by Ian Hinchliffe, 1 October 2006) |
