The Box: a performance, the Controller preparing to spray the Cocktail Machine with the Assistant to the Future observing. 1979 See Films
The Box: general view with the Cocktail Prawn, the Egg-laying Prawn, and the Cocktail Machine; the two Controllers' apparatus is against the far wall, prior to a performance. 1979
The Box: the Assistant to the Future taking a libation from the Queen's Prawn. 1979
The Box: the Assistant to the Future imbibing a libation from the Queen's Prawn. 1979
The Box: the Cocktail Machine, the Queen’s Eggs, and new growth appearing. 1979
The Box: the Cocktail Machine in full operation after a liberal dose of gas from the Controller. 1979
The Box: the dance deteriorating as supplies diminish, the Queen exhales her last gas. 1979
The Box: a new regime with the Controller bypassing the Queen in an independent move. 1979
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ABOUT THE BOX (1979-1980)
The Box is an inquiry into the mythological and ritualistic activities of captivated royalty. It is a Queen’s domain governed by compressed air and machinery triggered by a Controller and an Assistant to the Future. Two large prawns are present: one is directly linked to the Queen and lays eggs on command; the second Prawn produces cocktails. The Queen relies entirely on the Controller and the Assistant to the Future for her egg production; she manages this delicate transmission after receiving cocktails from a machine sensitive to carbon dioxide, activated by the Controller. The Box existed only as a performance; much of its quality relied on the precise execution and the deterioration of the square dance, which created its ultimate breakdown.
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