EXAMINANTS Curated by Caroline Koebel Screening Inquiries: <cgkoebel@buffalo.edu> Premiered on firstTHURSDAYS, Concrete Stream http://concretestream.umbc.edu/ Thur., 5 December 2002 4-5pm EST
	Similar to how examination means both "the act or process of examining" AND "the state of being examined," examinant refers to both the examiner AND the examinee. The examinant conducts research on a subject AND is also the subject of analysis. These artists subvert clear distinctions between the active examiner and the passive subject of examination by offering examples of how both roles can be at stake simultaneously.
	1. LARA ODELL & MONICA DUNCAN ANTIBODIES, 12:00 (e), 2002 “Twins” in matching costumes place color theory within a social context and examine sound waves through "noise lessons."  MORE
	2. CAZ MCINTEE MS. MAVERICK, 3:00, 2001 She is an avatar needled by voices, her own and others, real or imagined, that stomp her into a prescribed social position.  MORE
	3. NAO BUSTAMANTE SANS GRAVITY, 1:40, 2000 In this performance action the artist submits to a miniature “Houdini tank” and then escapes from the self imposed dilemma.  MORE
	4. SIMONE JONES MOBILITY MACHINES: WINGS AND WATER, 7:00, 2000, 16mm silent Here the desire to exceed physical limitations of our bodies in space is articulated.  MORE
	5. LAURA NIX PERFORMANCE #3, 4:35, 1997 Enter stage left: 1950s-styled woman; she lights up, tumbles ice into a glass and pours herself a bottomless drink.  MORE
	6. HARALEZ (ELIZABETH MONOIAN & SUZIE SILVER) UNTITLED NO. 1, 6:00 (e), 2001 A lone figure haunts a derelict institution and calls into question our relationships to time, history, and memory.  MORE
	7. ANNE CHARLOTTE ROBERTSON LOCOMOTION, 8:00, 1991 Robertson performs insanity/real rage against the psychiatric system and hospitals.  MORE
	8. ANYA LEWIN BEAR DREAMS, 2:30 (e), 2002 Lewin, as bear, dreams of her bear self; engaging such conundrums as, "It is the killing of the bear which allows the hunter to know and love the bear."  MORE
	9. RACHEL STEVENS NOSTALGIA TRANSLATION: SAN FRANCESCO, SAN FRANCISCO, ST. FRANCIS, :40, 1997 Stevens roams San Francisco as St. Francis, who's known for his kindness to animals, vow of poverty and humble embrace of the everyday.  MORE
	10. NAO BUSTAMANTE (WITH MIGUEL CALDERON) THE CHAIN SOUTH, 11:00, 1998 Bustamante travels as the vagabond Ronaldo McDonaldo from San Francisco to Mexico City, stopping en route for free burgers.  MORE

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