September 9–November 15, 2015
Hamilton, NY
Perfect Strangers: Machine Project and the Hamiltonians is a collaboration between Machine Project, the Colgate Museum, and the town of Hamilton, NY. From September 9th to November 15th, 2015, we got to know this small town of Hamilton in the only way we know how – performances, psychic interventions, workshops, foliage analysis, lectures, and sonic massage – brought to you by some of our favorite friends and artists. This is our first collaboration with a whole town, and we are delighted to be here as the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artists in Residence.
Artists traveled from all over the US to contribute workshops, performances, and public interventions. Some stayed for weeks, while others came through for a few days. For the duration of our residency, Machine Project hunkered down at the famous Armstrong House where artists lived together during overlapping project timelines.
Projects by:
Krystal Krunch
THE NEVER BEEN TO ME TOUR AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY
Watch your intuitive powers magically grow! Marvel as you instantly connect with human beings! Uncover the deepest mysteries of art! Krystal Krunch introduces you to You in a fun workshop-plus-gallery tour revealing the hidden energies of the body, art, and architecture. Your inner journey begins with an intuition building workshop to open the mind’s eye, followed by a tour focusing on the art of the subconscious where dreams, fantasies, and visions manifest in artworks from the show.
Workshops:
Thursday, September 10th at 7pm // Zen Den
Wednesday, September 16th at 4:30pm // Clifford Gallery, Colgate University
Artist Lecture: Krystal Krunch with Mark Allen, Wednesday, September 9 at 4:30pm // Golden Auditorium, Little Hall, Colgate University
Brian Crabtree and Kelly Cain
computing with the dead: transmissions with the inventor
Moonlit sounds conjuring spirits. Binary digits calling on John Vincent Atanasoff. Sun, earth and moon forming a right angle. Relaying messages of gratitude. Solving long lost equations of musical destinies.
Friday, September 11th, 8pm // Merrill House, Colgate University
A Friday night film series event.
Adam Goldman
I’d Rather Listen to a Bad Song
Adam (Colgate ‘94) collaborates with members of the Colgate and Hamilton communities to convey their messages by translating them into Protest Songs — aiming to revive this lost art, or bury it forever! Utilizing a three-station assembly line process, Adam will assist participants as they write and record a protest song on the subject of their choosing. Local musicians will perform a selection at the end of his residency.
Workshops:
Saturday, September 9th at 10am // Homecoming Tailgate, Andy Kerr Stadium
Monday, September 21st throughout the day // Hamilton Center for the Arts
Tuesday, September 22nd at 4:15pm // Center for Women’s Studies Lounge, Colgate University
Wednesday, September 23rd at 7pm // Trivia Night at the Colgate Inn
Artist Lecture: Wednesday, September 23 at 4:30pm // Golden Auditorium, Little Hall, Colgate University
Cliff Hengst
Poetry, Wit and Wisdom: Taking the Pulse of Hamilton
dentifying the poetics of everyday language and conversation, Cliff will gather phrases read and heard in our community, translating them into hand painted signs to be showcased in storefront windows. The signs will be given away to Hamiltonians at end of his residency.
Hana Van Der Kolk
spaces between us/the in-between spaces
Collaborating with Colgate students, this project is dedicated to exposing and shifting institutional oppression at Colgate and beyond — a contribution to the ongoing dialogue about diversity and accountability through exploring ourselves and others, difference, diversity, and cooperation. Additional support: The Colgate Arts Council and The Dean of the College.
Mercedes Teixido
Notes for Hamilton
Writing has become an act of drawing. Utilizing a custom polygraph machine modeled after that of Thomas Jefferson’s, Mercedes invites the public to read to her as she creates improvisational drawings and writings.
Monday, October 19 – Friday, October 23, 10am – 7pm // Hamilton Public Library
Residency: October 19th – 23rd 2015
Chris Kallmyer
Archive of Regional Ranking
Experimental music meets puritanical tidiness in a study of the regional raking practices of Hamilton’s residents.
Performance in collaboration with Colgate Students on Thursday, October 29 at 6pm // 100 Broad Street Residence Hall
Artist Lecture: Chris Kallmyer with Carmina Escobar – Wednesday, October 28 at 4:30PM // Golden Auditorium, Little Hall, Colgate University
Carmina Escobar
Imenso Massagem Sonora
An immersive performative installation that explores the voice, intimacy, personal space and bodily resonance, building a relationship of discovery between individuals that allow others to find their own unique resonant geographies.
Wednesday, October 28th – Friday, October 30th, ongoing // Hamilton Center for the Arts
Thursday, October 29th, 3-5pm // Center for Women’s Studies Lounge, Colgate University
Friday, October 30 at 5pm // Zen Den
Artist Lecture: Chris Kallmyer with Carmina Escobar – Wednesday, October 28 at 4:30PM // Golden Auditorium, Little Hall, Colgate University
Kamau Patton
Open Archive, Hamilton NY
Open Archive is an invitation to the Hamilton and Colgate communities to share and display their history. The project is an examination of the recent past as recorded on obsolete and soon to be obsolete machines. Equipped with media players found through Nextdoor Hamilton and yard sales, Kamau will set up a screening room/workshop to view, scan and archive media artifacts – bring your films, files, slides, recordings and other treasures.
Tuesday, November 10 – Saturday, November 14, ongoing // Hamilton Center for the Arts
Michael O’Malley
Objects for Perfect Strangers
Michael will create ten sculptures for ten residents of Hamilton, a process initiated by making a sculpture for his friend (and ours) Matt Malloy. Matt will introduce Michael to another friend, who will introduce Michael to another friend, etc. Michael did a similar project, Objects for Friends, in which he created special sculptures for people in his life, cited to their specific social, personal and architectural contexts.
Wednesday, September 9 – Friday, November 13, ongoing // Clifford Gallery, Colgate University