OCCUPY THE ZOO

Jun 6

Occupy the Zoo: a numbers game

THE GAME

Audiences come upon the scene of a protest involving 3 soft sculpture animal groups and a flat screen tv. After being engaged in a conversation about what they see they will be invited to make one move on behalf of one group. Much like a never-ending life-sized chess game, each move will happen in sequence and may react, resist or further the previous move. Each group has different tools (see below)

FAQ

Q.Can you conspire with those around you to make a series of moves? A.yes Q.Can you try and bribe me to gain control of the game? A.Sure (money or food will bring you the best luck) Q.Can you find loopholes to manipulate the game? A.Of course, it’s politics!

THE PLAYERS

28 woodpeckers

5 Peacocks

9 crows

1 Media Outlet

THE TOOLS

THE PEOPLE

THE POLICE

THE JUDGES

THE MEDIA

The police are in formation

The court ready to provide judgement

The People are mingling

Protestors attack police officer

Police officers hug protestors

Police comissorate with protesters and consider their perspective

Judges pass first bill, stating that police are agents of the state and such are not allowed to interact with dissenters

Police asked to step down so that "Real Talks:" (the headline road) can begin between protestors and the state. One is broadcasting via phone

Protestors reach the level of judges/politicians

Protesters return to the ground, but a few are co-opted/converted by the state and remain at the side of government

police beginbeing violent with protesters. headline reads: "What is all this police brutality about"

Protesters huddle together in the face of riot police line

Media distracts with coverage of hollywood happenings. headline reads "Katy Peary Tries to Hide her Baby-bump"

Love bird climbs podium/monument and faces armed police officer head-on, while all other birds look-on in consideration of this

police officers surround black-coloured birds in act of police profiling. Headline reads: "Police Round-ip protesters with Dark intentions"

Meanwhile other protesters continue to scale the walls

Protesters line-up for lunch

Police take their coffee break at the same time , just a few remain to monitor protesters eating

Police listen in on conversations being had at protest and call in for back-up

A Motolov cocktail is thrown at police

A queendom or matriarchy is formed, with the queen bird on top of feather monument while police are layed-down under the people

We are taken back in time to the monument before Queendom when people are running scared from police and politicians

We are taken back in time to the moment before Queendom when people are running scared from police and politicians

One Quebec student protester is brutalized by a police officer

Back to the present, the role are reversed and police run scared from the people who chase them away

Back to the present, the roles are reversed and police run scared from the people who chase them away

All birds get wise to who is the real oppressor, the game creator, and attack the artist/me

karen darricades

OCCUPY THE ZOO

THE PLAYERS

THE TOOLS

CREATION MIXOLOGY

SOFT CHOPPER