Eternal Encore, 2010

Shannon Linde - Toronto, Canada

Interactive Multimedia Installation

Eternal Encore is an interactive two-channel video installation simulating the moments leading up to and including the encore performance that closes most rock concerts.  Two large screens face each other, one projecting an empty stage, the other a crowd cheering for one more set. In between, the Nuit Blanche audience is invited to participate in encouraging the band back onstage.

In an attempt to re-create the cathartic moment where you, as an audience, get to actively partake in the show, this installation questions the codes surrounding the encore as a tradition in rock concerts. The intention is to exploit anticipation and anticlimax in a humorous way; suspense rises as the excitement of the crowd grows stronger, all for a performance that may never be realized.

Shannon Linde is a visual artist living in Toronto, Ontario. Her multi-disiplinary work reflects an interest in memory and artifact, fleeting moments and lived experiences. Her recent projects have exhibited at the Junction Arts Festival (Toronto), the Gladstone Hotel (Toronto) and the Museum of Architecture and Design (Los Angeles).

Suitable for all ages