Ashna Jacob: Garage Residency

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Ashna Jacob, "Nightmare: The Marathon," 2019

Still from performance

Ashna Jacob: Garage Residency

Ongoing Performances throughout the summer 

Final Performance September 14, 2019

Ashna Jacob wants to play games. Throughout the summer, the artist will be using the Garage as a studio as well as a performance space to conduct experiments with tabletop games. Realizing her lifelong dream of just spending all summer playing games, the artist will be exploring the possibility of using games as a tool for artistic research and performance. Board games offer the possibility of intimate collaboration with audiences, as well as the lonely contemplation of playing alone. From old classics like chess and solitaire, to quirky VHS games, to her childhood board games that are missing half the pieces, the artist will use the games to build community with her audience while exploring broader themes of power, vulnerability, collaboration, and competition. Performance often indicates entertainment (for whom?), and the artist will experiment with the link between interactive performance and entertainment through these games.

Experimental performances will take place throughout the summer on Saturdays, and the residency will culminate with a final performance on September 14.