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Richard Martel at Ultimatum Festival 1985-05-05
The following is a transcription of Richard Martel’s performance at Ultimatum Festival I, Sunday, May 5th, 1985 at the Foufounes Electriques. The Ultimatum festival pamphlet notes Martel’s role as the editor of Intervention Magazine, a Quebec-based journal of international repute also known as Inter. Since 1979, Inter has published articles on all forms of contemporary art, questioning the role of art in society, politics, and culture. Martel is the author and editor of a number of articles and books on performance art. As a curator and multimedia artist, he has organized and participated in various art events and festivals. His own practice centers on art and the social. At the beginning of his Ultimatum set, Martel introduces the three pieces he will perform, "Subordination," "Insubordination," and "L'experience de l'art comme disponibilite du temps" which consist of sound and poetry.
Annotations
00:00 - 00:04
Room noise [chatter].
Foufounes Electriques
00:04 - 00:05
Un, un.
Richard Martel
00:05 - 00:06
Room noise [chatter].
Foufounes Electriques
00:06 - 00:17
Tapping sounds.
Tech
00:17 - 00:39
Euh je vais faire trois pieces. Le premiere s’appelle le "Subordination." Le deuxieme va s’appeler "Insubordination." Et la troisieme, euh, s’appelle "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps." Et il y aura peut-etre des petits trucs entre les trois.
Richard Martel
00:39 - 00:51
Rhythmic, metallic sound.
Music
00:51 - 03:18
Performs "Subordination" [French].
Richard Martel
03:18 - 03:21
Applause.
Audience
03:21 - 03:22
Volume of recording dips.
Recording
03:22 - 03:28
Applause continues.
Audience
03:28 - 03:37
Silence.
Recording
03:37 - 03:50
Heavy breathing.
Recorded Sound
03:50 - 04:17
Performs "Insubordination" [French].
Richard Martel
04:17 - 04:19
Heavy breathing continues [crackling, canned chatter and laughter].
Recorded Sound
04:19 - 08:18
Continues "Insubordination".
Richard Martel
08:18 - 08:43
Blown out sound [crackle hum, fades out].
Recorded Sound
08:43 - 08:58
Applause.
Audience
08:58 - 09:01
Drinks water.
Richard Martel
09:01 - 09:12
Room noise.
Foufounes Electriques
09:12 - 09:13
On peut y aller.
Richard Martel
09:13 - 09:25
Room noise.
Foufounes Electriques
09:25 - 09:35
Wave sounds.
Recorded Sound
09:35 - 09:57
Wave sounds continue [static, chatter].
Recorded Sound
09:57 - 11:47
Performs "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps" [French, multi-lingual].
Richard Martel
11:47 - 11:50
Wave sounds continue [sound of a washing machine drum spinning, static, chatter].
Recorded Sound
11:50 - 12:58
Continues "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps".
Richard Martel
12:58 - 13:01
Sounds of waves [continues].
Recorded Sound
13:01 - 13:31
Blown out sound [possibly violent wind, waves].
Recorded Sound
13:31 - 14:00
Resumes "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps."
Richard Martel
14:00 - 14:04
Blown out sound continues [ticking].
Recorded Sound
14:04 - 14:40
Continues "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps".
Richard Martel
14:40 - 14:44
Distorted organ sounds.
Recorded Sound
14:44 - 15:38
Continues "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps".
Richard Martel
15:38 - 15:39
Distorted organ sounds continues [man vocalizing].
Recorded Sound
15:39 - 15:52
Continues "L'expérience de l'art comme disponibilité du temps".
Richard Martel
15:52 - 15:54
Silence [cuts out].
Recording
15:54 - 15:56
Silence.
Recording
15:56 - 15:56
[End of recording].
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