MEZCAL IS A METAPHOR
a living ALTAR bar w/ legs
a flushed + wandering maiden named Damiana w/ leaves in her hair she’s fallen off the wagon ankles in the air, rolling w/ laughter >>> magical curtain drop >>> one minute she’s there the next she’s not… a disappearing bar act…
alas, you may need chase your cordial across the high + dry salty plains or she may appear a mirage before you, when least expected
“lest you forget, you may dance w/ the maiden, but do not attempt to possess her”
sealed w/ a kiss
BOMBAY BEACH BIENNALE HOSTED 150 activations in 72 hours, encompassing an academic conference, live music performances, opera, ballet, film screenings and multiple museum openings.
SWING SET PLAYGROUND
“CURRENTSEE”
“LEVITATION”
“MUSEUM # 2”
Organizers don’t advertise it and they don’t sell tickets. No money changes hands. It’s art for art’s sake, and an effort to revive a broken town.
APRIL WONG – Los Angeles Magazine
“SALOON DESIGN”
“AS ABOVE, SO BELOW”
“ATLANTIS INN”
“The whole idea is that this is not a spectator event,” says organizer Lauren Brand, a part-time Bombay Beach resident who works in production and public relations. “It’s a celebration of the locals and the resident artists.”
Excerpt From The Los Angeles Times ‘At the Bombay Beach Biennale, an opera greets the sunrise over a toxic Salton Sea’ By Carolina A. Miranda
“I STILL LOVE YOU”
