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Samm Hain - A Red Threatening Sky - Artists Profile

Samm Hain was born in Framingham, Massachusetts during the blizzard of 78'. His interest in the arts, occult and otherwise, were likewise born in Framingham. A writer and visual artist his writing has appeared in three anthologies: 'The Best Of Konton Magazine', 'Magick On The Edge', and Foolish People's 'Terra: Extremitas'. Currently residing in Portland Oregon his photography has been featured in a local Pacific Northwest Travel Guide. A frequent collaborator with Foolish People and part of the artist collective Cell 144 Samm’s work explores the mythic connections between art, life, and anarchy; the stories of what gets built in the ruins of the institutions that have failed us. He is currently writing a novel and illustrating and writing a graphic novel. Much of his work with Cell 144 can be found at flowerofkairos.com

FoolishPeople present 'A Red Threatening Sky' 

11th – 20th February 2010
7:30pm, 8.30pm & 9.30pm
Tickets: www.ClubAethereus.com 07597576075
The Old Abattoir, 187-211 St. John’s St, Clerkenwell, London. EC1V 4LS

Halloween is almost upon us - The Abattoir Pages - Opens Thursday 22nd of October 2009

  

The Abattoir Pages - Tickets Now On Sale

Guerrilla Zoo and FoolishPeople present The Abattoir Pages, an immersive Halloween event, hosted in a vast, secret subterranean landscape that was once one of London's largest abattoirs. 

The Abattoir Pages combines immersive performance, art installation, haunting and treasure hunt-style activity to form a labyrinth of mystery and horror, exposing the earliest Gaelic and Pagan rites. Once inside, audience members will be free to explore the abandoned underground chambers, join the secret party or may be caught in the middle of the most terrifying of puzzles. 

This Hallowe’en, the infamous horror author Helen Mayer will hold court at a debauched secret party. She will share the perverse and warped research conducted inside the old abandoned abattoir, which was the genesis of her greatest work. In this dark playground, the very nature of human terror has been tested, abused and fed into the living story 'The Forest'. 

The author invites you to solve the puzzle and unlock the terrifying history within the old and powerful pages hidden throughout the slaughterhouse. Each holds a key to learning the truth of an ancient tale, which will ensure your survival. 

Tonight, a debt will be repaid to blood dishonoured. An eternal nightmare rises up from the depths of the dark boreal forest, in the shadow of the mountain. It comes to feed on new meat inside an old abattoir.

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The Abattoir Pages

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - LONDON 07/09/09

Guerrilla Zoo and FoolishPeople present

The Abattoir Pages

Thurs 22nd - Sat 31st October 2009

Guerilla Zoo and FoolishPeople present The Abattoir Pages, an immersive Halloween event, hosted in a vast, secret subterranean landscape that was once one of London's largest abattoirs.

The Abattoir Pages combines immersive performance, art installation, haunting and treasure hunt-style devices to form a labyrinth of mystery and horror, exposing the earliest Gaelic and Pagan rites. Once inside, audience members will be free to explore the abandoned underground chambers, join the secret party or may be caught in the middle of the most terrifying of puzzles.

Synopsis

This Hallowe’en, the infamous horror author Helen Mayer will hold court at a debauched secret party. She will share the perverse and warped research conducted inside the old abandoned abattoir, which was the genesis of her greatest work. In this dark playground, the very nature of human terror has been tested, abused and fed into the living story 'The Forest'.

The author invites you to solve the puzzle and unlock the terrifying history within the old and powerful pages hidden throughout the slaughterhouse. Each holds a key to learning the truth of an ancient tale, which will ensure your survival.

Tonight, a debt will be repaid to blood dishonoured. An eternal nightmare rises up from the depths of the dark boreal forest, in the shadow of the mountain. It comes to feed on new meat inside an old abattoir.

The Abattoir Pages marks the evolution of the open source meta event as FoolishPeople partner with Guerrilla Zoo in an exciting first-time collaboration of two of London’s most renowned art organisations alongside cutting edge artists and performers. In addition we are excited to have the infamous purveyors of fine adventures, Hunter-Gatherers as part of our outstanding creative team.

The production follows FoolishPeople's critically acclaimed sell-out run of 'Cirxus' at the Arcola Theatre and precedes Guerilla Zoo's 'Season of Alejandro Jodorowsky' productions. ‘The Abattoir Pages’ is the prologue to a new, large scale work which will be undertaken by FoolishPeople in 2010.

Creative Team

John Harrigan
James Elphick
P. Emerson Williams
Joseph Matheny
James Curcio
Lucy Allin
Claire Tregellas
Victoria Karlsson
Tereza Kamenicka
Jenny Reina
Bryony Henderson

Listings Information:

22 October- 31 October 2009

7.30pm, 8.30pm & 9.30pm entrance times

Entry price £15

Limited edition tickets £20

Tuesday 27th Pay what you can- Subject to availability

Book tickets online: guerrillazoo.com or foolishpeople.com or call 07597576075

The Old Abattoir, 187- 211 St. John's Street, Clerkenwell, London. EC1V 4LS

Not suitable for people of a nervous disposition.

Notes to editors:

• Guerrilla Zoo is also producing a ‘Season of Alejandro Jodorowsky’ productions throughout November 09 including a theatre production, a live event, 2 major art exhibitions, exclusive talks and midnight film screenings.

• FoolishPeople is currently in pre-production for their forthcoming feature film entitled 'GraveLand' and are planning another large scale immersive event next year, forming a collaboration with Integrate design company.

• The Abattoir Pages will feature a transatlantic collaboration between sound artists P. Emerson Williams and Sonica Storm.

• Guerrilla Zoo curates and creates conceptual spaces and events with cross-platform ideas, promoting artists from contemporary music, art and performance, via their unique approach into creative platforms, networking and audience participation.

• Founded in 1989, FoolishPeople create immersive theatre, live art, collaborative events and film which aim to raise a numinous, transformative experience within the witness to instigate positive change.

For further information, please contact:

Lucy Allin, FoolishPeople

lucena@foolishpeople.org

FoolishPeople
Guerrilla Zoo
Hunter Gatherers

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"The 2nd sound/video piece for FoolishPeople's Terra:Extremitas is focused largely on running sound to video through circuit bent equipment. In addition to attempting to remote interface with the locale of the performance through google maps. This particular video acts as a juxtaposition between personal Nightside Qabbalah workings I have performed over the past year and their performance. Both of the pieces for this collab are examples of early attempts at psionic videos." Ikipr

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"A Video and sound piece composed for Terra:Extremitas by FoolishPeople focusing on remote interfacing with the locale immediate to their performance. This was achieved through a combination of psionic video, witness samples, and circuit bent equipment translating sound to video distortion while utilizing radionic tones scaled to audible octaves." Ikipr

Terra:Extremitas Artifact

'The Nursery' installation by Ilse Versluijs

Sound design by Teresa Donohoe

Video by CONVERSARE on Vimeo.

Excerpt from FoolishPeople's Terra:Extremitas, written and directed by John Harrigan

Photographs from the End of the Earth

The photographs of 'Terra:Extremitas' taken by the talented Cecile Mella can now be viewed in our Online Gallery. They capture the unique experience of the End of the Earth for everyone who attended, participated and created art.

Featuring 'The Nursery' installation by Ilse Versluijs

Performer: Lucy Allin

Featuring 'The Heteroclite' by Jonas Ranson

Featuring 'The Secret School' installation by Christina Mitrentse

Performer: Tereza Kamenicka

In Acknowledgement

FoolishPeople would like to say thank you to the following people for their hard work and devotion to the project. Each of you have played a significant role in manifesting 'Terra:Extremitas' and it has been a pleasure to work with you all.

Our hosts: Everyone who works at the PickUpClub and the NDSM-werf, especially Marc Koolen and Eric Bijleveld.

Our sponsors: comic store Lambiek, uitgeverij Oog & Blik, stripblad De Inktpot and BeamSystems.

Our supporters both emotionally and financially: Yolanda Jesse, Larry Bath, Greet Berkhof, Elly Jesse, Fred Kohl, Felix Mensingh, Stripmakersforum, Joyce, Finn, Gage and Karen Harrigan, Helen and Peter Allin, Michiel Mensingh, Maud Bredius & Vittoria Russo.

All the participants who helped create the world of Terra: Extremitas: Doug O'Neil, Philippe Garcesto, Chrisitan Patracchini, Richard Webb, Christina Mitrentse, Jonas Ranson, Spax, Wes Unruh, Joseph Matheny, James Curcio, P Emerson Williams, Sonica Storm, Ikipr, Teresa Donohoe, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, Skratte, Michiel Mensingh, Samm Hain, Reinhard Schleining, Ilse Versluijs, Pieter van Oudheusden, Maarten Gerritsen, Joshua Peeters, Alice Kok, Albo Helm, Peter Moerenhout, Mattt Baaij, Stephan Brusche, Swahili, Sandra Kleine Staarman & Pepijn Schermer.

Our wonderful photographer: Cecile Mella

The free roaming fools of Terra:Extremitas: Daniel Rakish, Ulf & Nina Boas.

The other free roaming performers: Nathaniel J. Harris, Jasmine, Anton & Perdita. 

James Curcio would like to thank the following people for their contribution to 'Darkness to Light/Light to Darkness': Jason Stackhouse, John Harrigan, P. Emerson Williams (Choronzon), Scott Landes, Jon Siren, Marz233 and the 233project.

Teresa Donohoe would like to thank: Apjiw, Moabi and Ocosi for their contribution to her sound pieces.

To all the members of FoolishPeople who have been central in developing the event: Lucy Allin, Yiri T. Kohl, Maggie de Heer, Victoria Karlsson, Tereza Kamenicka and Claire Tregellas.

And finally to the man who created this place (T:E): John Harrigan.

Bast: Soft, velvet, pounding, prowling the bounds. 

Dyl: Shifting the patterns of belief so the tide flows our way. 

asmadai: The fire in our blood.

Lilith: Glorious mother, sharing her archetypes with us.

Dionysus: Sharing the wine of creative delirium with us.

Ganesh: Holding the pillars of our narrative and removing obstacles.

Moon: Showering us with the mysteries, bestowing your beauty upon us. 

The beast of the FP egregore, becoming the God Zero.

Terra:Extremitas- Albo Helm

Albo Helm has been professionally involved in making comics, cartoons, illustrations and graphic designs for 3/5 of his life. His work is mainly published in magazines and publications in the cultural, educational, political and special concerns sector. Every now and then he makes his own book or magazine or has an exhibition of his work. Apart from that, he's fine, thanks. You can see his stuff at: www.albohelm.nl

About Albo's work:

"Why I draw comics is a hard one to answer. Being more than 30 years in 'bisnis', it has literally grown to be a part of daily (and nightly) life. So normal I don't think about it anymore. During this time I did a lot of different stuff, from short newspaper gags, biographical documentaries, infographics, SF-series and extremist political agitprop to booklength senseless train-of-thought meanderings. I prefer working for existing printed media over bringing out my stories as autonomous work, because that way I can reach many different audiences. I love participating with other artists in adventurous settings to learn from them and chase each other to greater heights."

'Pure Vernunft Darf Niemals Siegen' Preview, created for 'Terra:Extremitas'

About Terra:Extremitas: "Reality clashing with fantasy is something every creative mind likes to chew upon, and being a SF-buff the End of the World is well known territory to me. It was only natural to step into T:E when it popped up. In my comic strip contribution I focused on the process of creation itself and the deeper question what is real about reality, without getting too abstract I hope. Starting point was a great song by the German rock band Tocotronic (Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen), a plea for fantasy and madness, which I tried to put 1-on-1 into pictures. Doing so the whole thing got out of hand, as it was supposed to do..."