{"id":6162,"date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/art-apart-halt-no-distraction\/"},"modified":"2020-06-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T04:00:00","slug":"art-apart-halt-no-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-halt-no-distraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Apart: Halt: No Distraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"o-section-gutenberg -classic o-text\">\n<p><strong><\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMMX8NMTE9A\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>About the project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Halt: No Distraction<\/em><\/span><span> is a performance art installation performed by <strong>Jordan Hope <\/strong><\/span><span><strong>Kaltenbruner<\/strong><\/span><span> that serves to <\/span><span>give visibility to<\/span><span> the boxes, pods, bubbles, containers, minds and bodies we live within, during quarantine times and not. Paired with fractals and poetry, the installation gives space for connection and daydreaming, places a request for personal recalibration and offers intimacy. The performance happened on April 30, 2020, with respectful peace and praise to the lands of the <\/span><span>Kwanlin<\/span><span> <\/span><span>D\u00fcn<\/span><span> First Nation and <\/span><span>Ta\u2019an<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Ta\u2019an<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Kw\u00e4ch\u2019\u00e4n<\/span><span> Council.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>EXCERPTS FROM PROJECTED POETRY<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Imagine yourself being <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In your mother\u2019s womb <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As an embryo. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stay in the position for a while. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ask yourself if you still wish to come out <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Into the world with all the knowledge <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You have of what happened to you <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And how you affected others. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Yoko Ono, Life Piece IV, Acorn <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I came to Earth a small seed<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019ve changed lives many times<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>and here we begin again<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cwe begin our journey as The Child who longs to know The Self.\u201d <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Change came this spring<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>thank God it\u2019s not November <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>but I may be more familiar with my inner darkness<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>because the sun is shining<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>where does darkness sit in your body<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>what\u2019s its name?<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If everything is unravelling as it should<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>why does it feel s o s l o w<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I am frail today<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I am strong today<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I cried for no reason today<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I am laughing today <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>the Earth spins holding spectrums of truth<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>a mother misses the child<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>and I miss my mother<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These times are a new breed<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019ll send you the zoom link<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019ll join that workout challenge<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>was there any flour at the store<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I saw somebody near somebody else<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>covid-19 is going to the dogs<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>it\u2019s killing a disproportionate amount of poor people<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>this pandemic knows to discriminate<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I don\u2019t remember normal<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>it feels like I\u2019m distracting myself<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>it feels like a new life<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>so why am I acting the same?<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Listen to the sound of your voice singing yourself from one place to the next. Hear how beautiful it is. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The swans are flying overhead<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I imagine I can fly and honk <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>to get myself a space in the V-shape<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>right where I know I fit<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>freedom floats under my wings<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rarely, if ever, are we healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-bell hooks, 1990<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>RESPONSES<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2026how it played on a loop reminded me that it\u2019s not always continuous progress but often cyclical\u2026<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Claire Siderman, watched on IG live<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2026it illustrated so well these changing times and how it brings so many internal conflicts but also a sense of peace and memories\u2026<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Annie-Frederique Pierre, watched live<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>performance art<\/em><\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jordan is sitting in a box<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>performing social distance<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>painting her nails cherry<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>and eating cereal <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An eerie recall of<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>the ennui suspended<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>in my bedroom mirror <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moments amassed in <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>the shape of a day,<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>teetering <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s BYOB as in<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>bring your own boundaries <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two <\/span><span>metres<\/span><span> muddled with<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>sandy sunbeams<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>on coils of wind<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I tell Jordan<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>it\u2019s my happiest day<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>in weeks<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gabrielle Plonka, Yukon<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I didn\u2019t know what to expect. The box seemed too small, the evening too cold for us to sit there and ponder living in the time of COVID-19. And I thought pondering was the last thing I wanted to do when I was spending all day every day fighting anxiety. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But then, she crawled into a glass box. Suddenly I was in tears. Suddenly the isolation and confinement that had been trapping us all were made visible. The collective experience I had been trying to avoid, it was in front of me. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She painted her nails, she ate cereal, she got bored and made faces at the glass. We watched, we talked, we huddled under blankets. The sun set. Swans flew overhead. <\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The best, I think, was just before she emerged. Only a few of us were left, but we were relaxed, laughing, comfortable in that park overlooking the river. It was time for it to end, but I think, if we\u2019d had to, we could have stayed a long time.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emily <\/span><span>Tredger<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2026the slides flipped through different thoughts on our current reality [\u2026] the artist gave us a personal window into her pandemic life at home\u2026<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Selina <\/span><span>Heyligers<\/span><span>-Hare, watched live<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This project received financial support from the National Theatre School of Canada via the <a href=\"\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\/art-apart-artistic-works\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art Apart program<\/a>, an emergency fund for emerging artists who are affected by physical distancing due to coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the artist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jordan-Kaltenbruner-headshot_vignette.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Jordan<\/strong><\/span><span> is a performance artist, singer, mover and organizer. She studied performative storytelling at Quest University Canada in Skwxw\u00fa7mesh, Squamish.<strong> <\/strong>Her work is <\/span><span>fuelled<\/span><span> by a respect for <\/span><span>humxns<\/span><span>, a desire to reconstruct her whiteness and a feeling of praise towards the synchronicities \/ mysticisms of life. She likes the idea of freedom. If you want to get in touch with her, her <\/span><span>Instagram<\/span><span> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johopekaltenbruner\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@johopekaltenbruner.<\/a> She does not bite.<\/span><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"fig_bnk_i_4311\" contenteditable=\"false\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Julia-Weisser_Vignette.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" alt=\"\" data-w=\"318\" data-h=\"262\" data-r=\"1.2137404580153\" \/> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Halt: No Distraction<\/em> features a solitary body,\u00a0underclothed, in a transparent\u00a0plexiglass\u00a0box, at the top of a cliff overlooking an area of residential homes in downtown Whitehorse, Yukon. 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