FreeRange: David M. Thomas

Overview

The newest initiative from Metro Arts proves once and for all that it was the egg that came before the chicken, at least when it comes to performance anyway.

FreeRange allows the perfect incubation space for artists whose voices demand to be heard, from laying down the ideas and nurturing them into fruition in the spirit of creative exchange. The resulting work to be hatched out of this four-week process is fresh, fast and fearless – and Metro Arts FreeRange wants to share the finished product with you over CROSS-STITCH, a two-night event curated by emerging Artistic Director Steven Mitchell Wright.

One of the FreeRange(rs) showing is David M. Thomas, showcasing his work ‘Artists Gamble with Time/Portrait of Clint Doyle, An expanded portrait of Everyone’, a performance piece based on over 10 years of correspondence between Thomas and his friend Clint, who lives in a remote location. Artists Gamble with Time is a culmination of performance, music, photography, interviews, installation, video and paintings that Thomas has used to explore the construction and maintenance of one’s self.

Put all your eggs into one basket this Monday and Tuesday, but without the guilt of cage-laid ideas – remember: it’s all FreeRange.

Image credit: Interviewer (2010) by David M. Thomas