The Simulationists

The Simulationists February 18
at SAIC Betty Rymer Gallery

Performers

• Cris Cheek

• Kurt Hentschlager

• Ursula Endlicher

It was at a time that was convenient to attend.

Ursula Endlicher went first; she was dealing with the Internet and command codes as well as text, audio, and dance. It was an interactive piece but I was confused on how exactly different commands affected the dance. Next, was Cris Cheek. He was working with audio, video, and spoken word. He would describe these scenes of a past reading while referring to the video, leading into small pieces of poetry. He is a really funny guy and interesting artist. The last performance was by Kurt Hentschlager it was involved with only vague, quiet music and video of 3-d model-like bodies being morphed and thrown about the screen. I enjoyed the great differences between styles of work and also how open of a medium poetry can be. With that being said a little straight poetry would have been nice to hear.