Concrete Playground

A new experiment in the world of bio-art is guaranteed to appeal to all of us who couldn’t quite look away from Dali’s cow’s eye; but there’s much more to this performance than sadistic appeal. In a wild collision of freak show, pornography and film theory, not to mention blood and sperm, Grind House Alley has something for everyone.

The poetics of the molecular are something rarely witnessed by most of us and not truly understood by any of us, which gives this performance a shamanistic, superstitious power. Anthropomorphism blends with the abstract to confront and seduce us. Life and death are played out each night before our eyes in the form of living cells, as the voyeuristic experience taps into our unspoken, primordial urges.

For those unsure of what to make of the performance’s vivid immediacy, an artist talk will help to answer all questions about this brave new world.