EVAN SUGERMAN

Drum Circle — In process (current)

Amplification: Sow the harvest

Parts of Four HQ

Con[verse]tain (with Ty, circa 2001)

Generator (A Symphony for Septet) :: Parts of Four Display Systems

Untitled (Wrapped Speaker, circa 2003)

Nitrical Drone // @partsof4

Kishi & Teddy & Me :: Handball court session (circa 2003)

Talking to God :: Ernte at Loveless, Tokyo (2010) A full on takeover for our (Ernte) debut in Tokyo. Drum machine installation Window Performance night with d.K. pan Back studio Setup Setup Jacket pulley system Ernte was Tiffa Novoa and me. Installation in collaboration with Ty Nowotny. Tyone Raymond as jack of all trades.

Thank you @dk_pan :: The time we shared in Seattle was incredibly influential on me. During that crazy year, you really represented the true artist archetype for me. Your approach to performance and life was thrilling and inspiring. I really looked up to you. One seemingly mundane memory that stuck with me, was seeing you every morning at the coffee shop, reading the newspaper. The ritual and routine of informing yourself really hit me somehow. It seemed so in contrast with the other aspects of your life, I loved that dichotomy. I do my own version of that, even now, and occasionally that visual comes back to me as a source. I am super honored to have been able to make some works together, they really made an impact on my process. Videos: The first 5 videos are cut from a performance by the Butoh group P.A.N. Kishi and I provided the live sounds. I think we had the fan contact mic’d and some weird feedback loops, and I am sure some other nerdy stuff as sound sources. The very last video was a different time, this was performance titled Report to Plant, that d.K. Pan and I worked on together. We were both trying to communicate with a small plant we brought into the warehouse, Pan by means of a focused meditation, and me via the amplification of the energy of motors (contact microphones as the medium of transmission). The little plant we were talking with was connected to a bigger plant out on the street, by a thin metal wire, conveying our actions out to it. Expanding the communication network. I will do a separate post on this piece some time.

[1999] These drawing machines were the first exploration into mechanical art for Ty Nowotny and I. Ty was my absolute best art friend and collaborator for years. I learned so much from him, and vice versa. It really was a beautiful exchange of ideas, skills and inspiration. This was the first art class we both enrolled in at school. Figure drawing. Me and Ty met and immediately started attaching pencils and brushes to machines after class, and the teacher, I think his name was Fritz, was like, “ shit I love you guys! You should just do this and dont need to follow the figure drawing class at all” hahahha, so yeah we spent the whole semester doing weird shit. Everyone in that class hated on us lol — It was the beginning of an incredible friendship. Lost touch. I love you Ty, wherever you are! We were exploring expression of our weirdness in an innocent and passionate way, trying to push mediums and explore contact with surfaces, breaking rules and learning about ourselves within the process. Innocent and infinite and explorative. Was so much fun! This was the first thing we did together, and we ended up doing some crazy ass shit over the years.

Flashback: Colette window, 2003 Thank you so much @sarahandelman this is such a fun memory… You and your mom gave me my first real break, and I am forever grateful to both of you! 🫶 #coletteforever