INVISIBLE VENUE

Jonn Herschend

"The Man Who Disappeared Into His Own Clothes Pile"
A site-specific fiction by Jonn Herschend

View by appointment through January 5, 2008
Email [email protected] to make arrangements

In this site-specific collaboration with Invisible Venue, Jonn Herschend investigates the disappearance of the man through interviews and reenactments with local residents and acquaintances.  A video documentary by Herschend provides key insights, though few answers, about the man’s disappearance.  The scene of his disappearance is open for public examination. The man's personal effects, his journal and intimate correspondence are accessible to visitors.  Everything is exactly as it was when he disappeared.

Helena Keeffe

"Talking to Neighbors: Jim in West Oakland"
A telephone-based social sculpture by Helena Keeffe

Call to listen: 510-451-1489 (International calls dial 001-510-451-1489)
Accessible through January 15, 2008

In an unusual twist on the notion of site-specificity, Helena Keeffe interviewed longtime West Oakland resident and neighbor Jim Edgar about living in this neighborhood since 1939.  The interview is accessible by calling the landline telephone number registered to the Invisible Venue project space.