SPAIN: Young violinist enters glass box in Madrid downtown to create and play music on full public view for one week
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SPAIN: Young violinist enters glass box in Madrid downtown to create and play music on full public view for one week
- Title: SPAIN: Young violinist enters glass box in Madrid downtown to create and play music on full public view for one week
- Date: 12th November 2007
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MADRID RESIDENT, ASUNCION, SAYING: "This is going to be a bit weird, I mean had it been just her daytime thing OK but to see her sleep I don't know. I like to see her there, but the whole thing is maybe too much."
- Embargoed: 27th November 2007 12:00
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- Location: Spain
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA2E9NN5YQVALAU5GGY0D084ZT6
- Story Text: Young violinist enters glass box in Madrid downtown to create and play music on full public view for one week.
Spanish violinist hopeful, Patricia Arguelles, entered on Wednesday (November 07) a glass box structure set up next to Madrid's central Retiro Park to live and compose music for a week in full public display -only the bathroom is sealed from view.
The young musician said to be thrilled with the experiment as she wishes to show how an artist lives, creates and sleeps.
"The idea was to talk through my music -personally is also a way to promote myself and to launch independent music, culture and art in Spain," Patricia told Reuters communicating with the reporter via written notes.
The violinist is a Berlin resident and says that projects like this are common in the German capital, but not all that ordinary in Madrid. Surely many curious gathered outside Patricia's bubble and she said to be pleased and relax.
"So far I'm feeling great -I don't know how I'll feel tomorrow or the day after tomorrow but right now I'm feeling fantastic," she said.
However, as the night rolled in some in Madrid questioned the beauty of watching someone sleep.
"This is going to be a bit weird, I mean had it been just her daytime thing OK but to see her sleep I don't know. I like to see her there, but the whole thing is maybe too much," said Asuncion, who with husband Justo decided to visit the transparent home and see for themselves what was all about.
Patricia looks forward to being inspired by the public to compose the work she is planning to perform next Tuesday (November 13) after being released from her voluntary retreat.
Art or not, some couldn't see the point. "Would I live in a glass box so everybody would see me? I'd live in a box so everybody could see me -no. Why? Because I like privacy," said an unidentified British woman.
In contrast, Italian young guitarist Andrea confessed his curiosity to see the process through. How can people affect an artist's work sounds really interesting, "healthy voyeurism" he said.
"At the end of the day she is not hurting anybody. It could be considered voyeuristic but it's not as if she would be naked or taking showers publicly -basically all she shows is how to play a violin so ultimately this might be a great way to perform voyeurism," he said.
The stunt's intention, said an organizer, is ultimately to show just how dependent on the internet artists are nowadays and how physical contact is almost no longer necessary.
However, those wishing to communicate with Patricia or follow her evolution during the next week can do so through computers set up outside the glass box and on the Internet. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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