Mt. Rush

Elizabeth Orr
October 19–30, 2015
Studio 1–Goodman

Brooklyn-based artist Elizabeth Orr presented a multimedia performance and her work-in- progress film Mt. Rush, a moving-image work that interprets the language and visuality of online political marketing and the alarmist fundraising strategies of contemporary American politics.

Mt. Rush tracks the day-to-day activities of a Mount Rushmore park ranger attempting to navigate an onslaught of interactive fundraising emails in the lead up to the presidential election. Presenting a fantastical, near-future narrative that combines animation and live-action, the performance utilizes video technologies to animate a fictional email interface reminiscent of the holographic voice- and gesture-controlled screens imagined by contemporary science fiction. Serving as both narrator and foil to the ranger, the emails perform the politics of emergency so pervasive in today’s systems of governance.

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Visual Art
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Premiere

October 30, 2015

Production Credits

Open Call Residency Program