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The Red Thread

An experiencial site-specific Installation and Performance work.
10.2008 - Ongoing

Artists
A. Traviss Corry
Charisse Baker

Support :
• ANU6
• The Kent-Harrison Arts Council.
• Earth Artists.
• Costume Designer Katie Litzenberger.
• Photographer Yvonne Chew.
• Photographer Rachel Stanz.
• Photographer Norm Whaley.

Locations:
• The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• The Roundhouse Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• The Ranger Station Public Art Gallery, Harrison Hot Springs, BC, Canada.
• The University of British Columbia Demonstration Forest, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  

A. Traviss Corry
Artist Statement
“The Red Thread is a universal archetype of human consciousness. In traditions and cultures around the world, a red thread, rope, or string, is a metaphor for connection and love. It’s the red string of fate in China, connecting lovers. In Hinduism it’s tied while re-sighting Sanskrit mantras. Japan, Tibet, North American First Nations, and Judaism, all, have similar metaphors. Jung said this was rooted in our memory of being connected to our mother by a ‘red cord’. Sometimes the thread is tied between objects or people. Sometimes it’s worn around the wrist or neck and involved in ceremony. I hope that our work with the Red Thread has a positive effect by furthering the use of this beautiful metaphor in popular culture.”

Charisse Baker
Artist Statement
“My work with the Red Thread is always more of an experience than a performance for me; moment to moment, engaging audience, feeling connections. It’s sometimes installation, sculpture, or performance. It can be powerful. During one performance I burst out sobbing, but mostly I laugh. It takes people out of their heads. Instead of observing a creation or a happening, they are part of it. They don’t know what is happening next. I'm riding on the edge because the truth is scary and I ask myself, what if people were actually to see what I feel? Because we’re not putting on a show. It’s a real event we're creating. It’s timeless, and yet it’s always in the moment. It’s healing and what the world needs now; love in all it’s forms.”