False Profit and Missing Piece Present: ALCHEMY

topic posted Wed, April 2, 2008 - 1:07 PM by  orange
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Saturday, April 26th, 9pm-2am
CELLspace (2050 Bryant, in San Francisco)
$15 entrance; full bar available

www.false-profit.com/2008/04/26/alchemy/

San Francisco – Activity erupted the floor of the Stock Exchange and the Artsy Index soared as False Profit, LLC and Missing Piece announced the second incarnation of Alchemy. This flood of activity, however, was not the usual buying and selling.

Several men in business casual were spotted making origami while a large circle of traders watched a walk-off between representatives from several Fortune 500s. Easels sprouted up in the atrium while fortunes built on towers of Legos rose and fell. One bewildered Exchange administrator was heard shouting, “Ok. Who here brought the arc welder?!” It was the most activity the Exchange has ever seen.

“My mind is melting like a Dali clock,” observed one trader, overwhelmed by the unprecedented rise in the Artsy Index. “So I guess that’s what I’ll be painting at Alchemy.”

When asked to describe Alchemy, Stephanie Tholand, Lead Structural Engineer at False Profit, LLC offered this explanation: “It’s really a collaboration built atop a series of collaborations which are themselves collaborations. I assure you, it’s quite unstable and vulnerable to unexpected quakes of artistry.”

Some people are indeed expecting the unexpected: “I’ve heard the Missing Piece fashion show is basically magic,” said an anonymous source from deep within the fashion industry.

Both False Profit, LLC and Missing Piece declined to comment on the details of Alchemy, citing the impossibility of predicting what the attendees will do.

Alchemy, an interactive art event, is commencing on April 26th at
CELLspace in San Francisco and a great flurry of artiness is expected.

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featuring...

-Styles of Magic fashion show by Missing Piece @ 10pm
-Phantoccino, a magic show by Keith Boudreau
-Art Gallery by Will Chase Arts
-Alchemical Afforestation, an interactive steel sculpture by Shira Loa -Digital Paint Mash-Up by Dangermarc
-Pyrocardium, a heartbeat-powered candelabra by False Profit Labs
-Web of (de)Construction, a live textile piece by Medium Reality
-Identity Tapestry by Mary Corey March
-Flame Tree Building Workshop by False Profit Labs
-Phoenix Aviary, a reactive video installation
-Writing Photos, an intersection of writing and photography
-Altered Paintings, reworking thrift-store finds
-Interactive Lights & Magnets, Photo Booth, Lego Robots, origami, and more.

www.false-profit.com/2008/04/26/alchemy/
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orange
SF Bay Area
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  • Here is the taste of fashion designers and inspiration for the "Styles of Magic" fashion show:

    Miranda Caroligne and Shira Loa with "Wicca"
    Jeremy Parr with "Voodoo Child"
    Antoniya Ivanova and Chrystie Cappelli with "Black Magic Women"
    Charlie B. with "Pixies and Fairies"
    Galereh with "StitchCraft"
    Monica Wontoski with "Genie in a Bottle"
    Leila Bazzani with "Houdini's Sexy Assistants"

    Show starts at 10pm. Can't wait!
  • I'd sure love to participate in Alchemy!

    Tue, April 22, 2008 - 2:45 PM
    I'd sure love to participate in Alchemy!

    Have projector & mini hifi sound kit !
    I'm in town for this weekend only!

    tsunamix.tv/veejaytsunamix_set.html

    Take a look & listen to my first one hour and a half
    of TsunaMiX MASHUPS!

    www.vimeo.com/802185
    www.vimeo.com/869171
    • Re: I'd sure love to participate in Alchemy!

      Tue, April 22, 2008 - 4:49 PM
      great to hear it, tsunamix, but we are going to have our fill of music and projected art already, but it'd be great to see you there!
      • Too bad.

        Wed, April 23, 2008 - 11:59 AM
        I guesse I'll have stage a guerilla screening on the wharf or something before leaving...
        I've got the necessary gear to do so indenpendently. So I just might if it feels right!
        I'll try keep you posted when & if I do so before I leave town.
        Thanx for considering me I only asked because I read on
        your flyer that participation was encouraged...
        It's must of been about audience interactions of some sorts.
        Be advised, I won't make it.
        Too bad..., maybe next year!?

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