Beloved Object: Albert The Alligator
Uploader: Krista Muir
Original upload date: Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:01:59 GMT
Chanson-O-Grammes: Beloved Object Edition
Fisch Haus (Wichita, Kansas, March 2016)
Canadian artist Krista Muir has been creating custom song commissions, "Chanson-O-Grammes", for three years. These s
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ongs honour family members, romantic interests, close friends, newborns, and on one occasion, a spirit. Muir sends the majority of these pieces to far away places via email, never having met those involved in person. Some songs are romantic, some hilarious - from a few words or phrases, she creates something poignant and unique.
This collaborative song-telling project was sparked by a lyric from a song of hers: "Nothing is sacred unless you make it so." Often seemingly innocuous objects contain ascribed significance, hidden from view. A ratty old t-shirt that your mother keeps throwing away: a gift from your first love. A tacky little plastic figurine: a lucky talisman you found at the airport before leaving on a life-changing trip. This project will crack these stories open in a playful, reflective, and musical way.
Special thanks to the Fisch Haus family, Emily, and Kylie. And to the beloved object contributors for taking part in this project:
Mike Marlett (Albert the Alligator)
Kaitlin Parks (Red Harmonica)
Annie Bananie (Aventurine)
Anna Blankenship (Snow Globe)
Elizabeth Stevenson (Charles the Wallet)
Arora Schmidt (Arora's Creation)
Patrick Duegaw (Can of Tomatoes)
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