Mark Sheeky Artworks

About this event

One of a series of experimental art performance nights at music venue Mash Guru, curated and organised by Sabine Kussmaul and Mark Sheeky. The theme of the evening was Hurricane.

This was the only Improv Night that Mark Sheeky didn't attend in person, due to illness, but Mark took part in a piano and poetry performance which was broadcast live to the venue by Skype. Acts included Simon Behar, an ex-pilot who answered questions about his experiences with flying in storms. Claire Bassi showed a video about rotating playground merry-go-round and the challenges of transition from childhood into adolescence and adulthood, with sound from The Virgin Suicides.

Liam and Brian Riley performed a short play about meteorologist communicating on radio about acute storms, followed by a talk about the names of storms, and how some of those names become retired if the storms were particularly severe. Sabine Kussmaul showed a video about making line installations in during storm Ophelia, then showed second video of moving lines.

Simon Behar, Sabine Kussmaul and Simon Ross showed a PowerPoint presentation from inside Simon's garage, with key words by Nomi Fischer, and a live soundscape at the point of projection by Sabine and Simon Ross. The night ended with Simon Ross and Sabine Kussmaul performing "Like a Hurricane" by Neil young, with two guitars and Simon Ross on vocals.