Art Outside the Classroom Walls: Elsewhere

The Elon Art Guild visited the Elswhere Artist Collaborative for their final Friday event of the season. The performance by Invisible, a local duo of artists, was funded by the Galucci family. With their help, Invisible created a performance using only the resources at Elsewhere. Using ice, toys, and sewing machines, a good crowd showed up for the 30-45 minute show. The performance was more about finding rhythm and sounds in every day objects than complex musical sounds. After the show, viewers were allowed to mingle and explore the bottom floor of Elsewhere. People chatted with the artists themselves and even children were able to play with the machines that Invisible amazingly put together. As I watched the show, I thought about how these two artists were able to publicize their goals in collaboration with Elsewhere and command a large audience to listen to sounds that they hear every day. Maybe we should pay attention to these sounds more often?