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This past weekend was the third installment of the Multimedia show ‘Instant Gratification’, at Gallery 788 in Pigtown. The event was organized by Philip Laubner, Lauren Barnhart and Erica Hinson Denny all of whom are exhibiting their photography in Gallery 788 during the month of July. This third show grew into a two day event featuring 30 artists. “Lauren, Erica and I are all really grateful for all of the wonderful artists who agree’d to participate in Instant Gratification and to Gallery 788 for letting us put on the show, we love this town!” -Philip Laubner
Photo by Theresa Keil
Seeing Alison Chase Radcliffe sing is at times like watching a medium conjure a spirit from another era or realm, a soulful spirit at that. Alison describes herself as a “Maker of Art, Music and Oddments.” Here we see Alison and her multi-instrumentalist husband Allen Holmes surrounded by Oddments and conducting a musical seance for the opening act at Instant Gratification. Photo and caption by Philip Laubner. |
Photo by James Hodges
The man is Matt Muirhead. The contraption is the stage where chin puppet theater comes to life. The performers slide underneath the frame and microphones and a camera are perched above to capture the action. Photo by James Hodges. |
Photo by Philip Laubner
Chin puppets aren’t just people in the witness protection program trying to be creative and Instant Gratification wasn’t all laughs and light heartedness. Matt Muirhead‘s Participatory Puppet Theatre’s first guest was J Gavin Heck. Gavin told a cautionary tale of what can happen to you if you cross the wrong racist on the bus. I haven’t seen that much emotion wrenched from a guest since mid-ninties Barbara Walter’s interviews. I cried. Photo and caption by Philip Laubner. |
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Photo by Philip Laubner
Above is a live projection of Matt Muirhead‘s Participatory Puppet Theatre while below we can see the audience at Gallery 788 enjoying Matt and Karolyn Seidl’s acapella-chin-puppet-band ‘Seeing Bunnies’. Instant Gratification was their world premier and a hit a that. You probably can tell much of it was over our heads. Photo and caption by Philip Laubner. |
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Photo by Philip Laubner
Kowboy Kigazz takes the show to the people; here we see Kowboy entertaining Photo and caption by Philip Laubner. |
The Baltimore Love Project is a city wide mural project initiated by the Baltimore muralist Michael Owen. Our mission is to express love by connecting people and communities across Baltimore city with love themed murals. BLP will be painting the same image of four silhouetted hands spelling out the word love on 20 walls across Baltimore. |
Photo by Philip Laubner
Sometimes when you produce a show you have no alternative but to take risks. Ruben Brown helped produce Instant Gratification’s DVD installation. I was introduced to him because of his video and photography experience though he offered to do stand up as well. When I asked about his style he replied, “oh, just stream-of-consciousness about all the bad things that can happen to you.” Thankfully, the risk paid off To say that he was merely funny would be an understatement. He was phenomenal. Photo and caption by Philip Laubner. |
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Photo by James Hodges
Lauren Barnhart: Exhibiting photographer at Gallery 788 and organizer of Instant Gratification. Face paint by Dayna Harris Smith. Photo by James Hodges. |
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Photo by Lauren Barnhart
Philip Laubner: Exhibiting photographer at Gallery 788, performer and organizer of Instant Gratification. Photo by Lauren Barnhart. |
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