PROGRAM
FOR A COLD PLACE took place in February 2000. Although the
year's date contained three zeros, it was not influential as
to the
choice of a date. People who had never met before were prepared
to participate to this temporary experience. The purpose of
this gathering was to film, in the open air, a domestic phenomenon:
the explosion of liquid-filled containers in low-temperature
conditions. While developing an approach in which the means
are
in an inverse proportion to the ends, the team set-out from
Winnipeg to set-up a laboratory in Churchill (Hudson Bay, Manitoba),
in
Northern Canada, in weather conditions of minus 30°C. The
project itself (staging of cold explosions) had very little
chances of success. Yet, the conditions under which the project
exists
had been carefully thought of over some months. The procedure
was similar to that of any other expedition that requires a
complex organisation and an important financial investment.
As no scientific,
economic, or sports-related results were expected from the
operation,we did not seek the financial support of companies
that would expect
glorious or spectacular effects. Instead, we called upon the
support of individuals who wished to be supporting members
of UNIVERSAL RESEARCH OF SUBJECTIVITY, and allowed the project
to
see the light of day. |
