Mid-Term part 2

Mark Bleier

Performance art is a type of art that is performed live and in front of an audience. The themes are usually on current topics which communicate a specific message. The theme for my performance will be about the environment. The purpose of my performance is to bring attention to, and remind the audience on how badly we are polluting and destroying our environment. The environment is a major topic in today’s society. The “going green” aspect is becoming huge and everyone is becoming more environmentally friendly. Many people are buying Hybrids instead of regular cars and doing everything they can to clean up our environment. I will show the audience numerous pieces of art which bring attention to the horrible things we do to our environment. I will show how everyday activities, which we rarely think about, can affect our environment. I will show the audience through a short PowerPoint presentation. An example of art will be a picture of millions of cell phone batteries, which represent the batteries that are thrown out and pollute our earth daily.
There is going to be green lighting to reflect the environment and also to represent “going green.” I will play a different audio during each slide which corresponds to that specific art piece. This performance will take place in New York City and will be a half hour long. If it is any longer than that, the audience will lose focus. It will also be broken into six parts. I will be the only performer and I will have one person switching slides per my request.
Script
1- Before I come out on stage, I will show a short video clip, showing how badly we are polluting our earth. 3 minutes
2- I will then come out on stage and introduce myself and give the audience background information about myself. I will also explain why I am showing them this presentation.- 2 minutes
3- I will then show my first art piece. It will be a big picture of a plastic grocery bag which will actually be made out of millions of small plastic grocery bags. I will have to zoom-in to show the audience how the big plastic bag is made up of little ones. This will represent the millions of plastic grocery bags that are thrown away and pollute our earth daily. I will give background on how they pollute the earth and why people throw them away. The audio will be the sound of plastic grocery bags when they are touched. It will not be loud because it will distract the audience. 5minutes.
4- My second slide will be a picture of a large cell phone battery. At first glance it just looks like a normal picture of a battery. I will once again zoom-in and show the audience how it is made up of millions of little cell phone batteries. This will represent the millions of wasted cell phone batteries, which are thrown away and pollute the earth daily. I will explain how easy it is for people to just throw away their batteries out the window or in the garbage. I will also explain why the materials in the cell phone batteries are hazardous to the environment. The audio will be the sound of a cell phone ringing. It
5- My third and final slide will be a picture of a Coca-Cola can. At first glance, it will look like a typical can of cola. I will once again zoom-in and show the audience how it is made up of millions of little Coca-Cola cans. These can represent the non-recycled cans that pollute our earth every day. I will stress the importance of recycling and show how something as simple as recycling can help our environment. The audio will be the sound of a can when it drops into a bin. 5minutes.
6- I will then thank the audience for watching and do 10 minutes of question and answering. I will also give them my contact information.