SSTEMS — SIX MATERIALS

SSTEMS — SIX MATERIALS

SSTEMS stands for:

SPACE

SHAPE

TIME

EMOTION

MOVEMENT

STORY.

EQUAL MATERIALS

No material is automatically the master of the others.

Traditional theatre may privilege:

STORY

and:

EMOTION.

Traditional dance may privilege:

MOVEMENT

and:

MUSIC.

The Six Viewpoints suspend these hierarchies so each material can be investigated independently.

ISOLATION

One material is selected as the primary lens.

The other materials remain physically present but are not the principal focus.

DATA COLLECTION

The artist gathers detailed information without immediately deciding how it will become art.

TIME COMMITMENT

Overlie recommends sustained study of each material.

The workshop refers to approximately thirty-six hours as an ideal initial period of investigation for each Viewpoint.

This is a training proposition, not a condition for being allowed to use any element.