Noxious Sector
Noxious Sectoris a communal forum for collaborative venture, initiated by Victoria-based artists Jackson 2Bears, Ted Hiebert and Doug Jarvis. Conceived as a formalized forum for informality, Noxious Sector projects explore the failures, intricacies and nuances of artistic practice as they relate to questions of absurdity, the imaginary and the banal.
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Project descriptions are included below.
2008 World Telekinesis Competition
The World Telekinesis Competition is a forum for speculative action -- an organized tournament event in which teams from around the world engage in psychic competition to remotely influence the behavior of a candle. Matches are played by lighting a candle at the centre of the official game board, at an agreed-upon time, signaling the beginning of the game. A match lasts for one hour, or until the game candle is extinguished, whichever comes first. The object of the game is to have the wax from the candle drip onto the opposing team's side of the game board. This objective is to be accomplished by remote telekinetic influence. The winning team will be awarded the World Telekinesis Competition trophy, which they will get to keep until next year's competition.
Hauntings (a game of competitive telekinesis)
Hauntings is a game of competitive telekinesis. The match is played by two teams or individuals. In the case of team matches, each team must be comprised of an equal number of players. The match is played by lighting a candle at the centre of the game board, signalling the beginning of the game. When the candle is extinguished the match is over. The object of the game is to have the wax from the candle drip onto the opposing team's side of the board. This objective is accomplished by remote telekinesis (i.e. psychic influence).
Magnetically Inclined
Ted Hiebert & Doug Jarvis
Magnetically Inclined is a performance and documentary project exploring the relationship between brainwaves and high-powered earth magnets. Currently in developmental stages, this project will include various magnetic interventions into such brain wave activities as dreaming, meditating and concentration exercises.