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Performr
2014
Hooking up with the arts.
Performr was Pink Fringe and artist Brian Lobel’s creation – an interactive arts hook-up app inspired by the dating app Grindr.
Featuring new work by:
Scottee
Root Experience
Stacy Makishi
Steve Nice
Alfie Ordinary
Nomi Lamm
Video by Evan Wilkinson
Supported by Arts Council England and Brighton & Hove City Council
“Five artists will be making five special pieces of work which exist online and as hook-up experiences. It’s inspired by the fact we and a lot of gay men we know are all Grindr users to different levels of regularity. The app has found its way into mainstream culture. It’s changed the way we approach romance and hooking up, and we felt that should be reflected in art. We wanted to talk about some of the things users go through – the disappointment, the physical connection of meeting someone face-to-face – and a flavour of the interaction, critiquing, exploring and getting excited by it.”
David Sheppeard.