rootoftwo and daub in DLECTRICITY
rootoftwo (A&D Assistant Professor John Marshall and Cezanne Charles) & daub (Karl Daubmann) are collaborating on a new work for the DLECTRICITY nighttime, outdoor contemporary art festival. menotme is a luminous, playful, responsive form activated by squeezing which causes it to purr, giggle, and burp and is designed to provoke public affection as a defense against post-industrial anxiety. menotme is an urban comfort object; part street toy, part environment. For DLECTRICITY, rootoftwo + daub have created menotme to inspire new types of social behavior, interaction and play. Participation is essential. The more you interact with it, the more it will perform. Organic in form and feel, menotme creates a comfy place to dawdle during the festival where informal social exchanges and a good cuddle with the work are encouraged. rootoftwo + daub are interested in transforming the urban environment in ways that increase socialization and pleasure.
The work will be on public view in the grounds of the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building at the Woodward & Warren Corner, Detroit, MI, 48202.
Friday, October 5, 2012 from 7:00pm — 12:00am and Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 5:00 pm — 2:00 am.
DLECTRICITY is a free nighttime, outdoor contemporary art festival which will invite emerging and established artists, lighting designers, performers and architects to make site-specific installations of light, sound, performance and projection — transforming the Woodward corridor into an illuminated urban spectacle for thousands of visitors. DLECTRICITY will be held at night on October 5 & 6, 2012.
http://www.dlectricity.com/