А. Монастырский, Н. Панитков, И. Макаревич, Е. Елагина, С ...

S.Gundlakh, I.Bakstein, A.Zhigalov, N.Abalakova, E.Barabanov, Yu.Albert, L.Bazhanov, S.Anufriev,
V.Mironenko, S.Mironenko, V.Naumets, A.Anikeev, I.Nakhova,B.Orlov, V.Gribkov, D.Prigov, V.Sorokin,
M.Konstantinova, S.Bordachev, A.Filippov, K.Zvezdochetov, V.Zakharov, V.Skersis, Leticia + 65 others.
VOLUME THREE
27. JOURNEY TO THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR THE THIRD SILVER BALL FOR
SABINA
Prior to the performance two balls of silver foil were crafted. The process of their making was determined
by requirements of soundtrack produced in the course of subsequent action. The first ball was shaped as a
result of winding a strip of foil off the reel (length 30 meters), in order to find out how much time it takes
to wind off a whole reel. This period of time (4 minutes) was occupied on the tape by instructions and
minimal sound effects, proceeding to the sound of rustling of another foil reel that later became the
second ball.
The third ball was manufactured at the place of action by Georg Witte. He was prompted to lie down on
his back, pull unreeled foil and crumple it.
The process of pulling the foil was accompanied by listening (through earphones) to the first half of
obtained soundtrack. The second half of this record (rustling of foil) was listened to by the third
participant in the same position, this time with the third ball lying on his chest.
The meaning of this action – namely the making of the third ball – became apparent to its participants
only in its final phase: the soundtrack (Sabina listened to it through second pair of earphones) ended with
words "Journey to the countryside for the third silver ball for Sabina is over".
It was raining heavily in the course of the whole action.
Moscow region, Belorusskaya railway line, "Romashkovo" station
21 st of June, 1983
A.Monastyrski, G.Kizewalter
28. SILVER TORUS (For Todd Bludeau)
The action‘s participants met T.Bludeau by the entrance to Botanical garden and brought him to a small
clearing in the garden‘s distant corner. There he was prompted to lie down on his back, his nape on the
end of a silver foil strip. He was to start rolling over by command, in order to reach the other side of the
clearing. In the course of such movement foil wound around his face, so each time he happened to be
lying on his back, one of the participants pierced a hole in the foil with his finger (before starting, Todd
was told to open his mouth every time he turned over).
When the whole strip of foil was wound on Todd‘s head and all its layers were pierced so that he could
breathe and speak through the hole, two action‘s organizers sat beside him and began improvising
(N.Panitkov on khomuz (Jewish harp), A.Monastyrski on flute). Immediately after they began, Todd was
given a can with dried corn (as means of percussion), which was a (pre-arranged) signal for him to join in
the improvisation. When improvisation was over, organizers took the foil ball with a hole off Todd‘s head
and used it to make a silver torus.