LiveBox at ThreeWalls every 3rd Friday!
Subtitles is a year long curatorial project presented
by LiveBox and hosted at ThreeWalls. Each 3rd Friday is a unique
combination of video, noise art, audio performance and literary
readings inspired by one of three authors: Edgar Allen Poe, Raold
Dahl, and Doris Lessing.

Feb 18th, 6-8 PM     Subtitles II

Subtitles II is a night of Roald Dahl
inspired video, noise art, performance and readings. Roald Dahl
is most known for his unsentimental and often wickedly humorous
children’s books, but he also wrote 60 adult short stories most
noted for their dark sense of humor and surprising endings.
Dahl’s short stories have inspired tonight’s programming.
Participating artists include VIDEONERO (Paolo
Bonfiglio), James Payne, and Mark Franz.
The evening will begin with a video screening
of “Mater” and “Mortale” by Italian artist VIDEONERO. Both
videos are animations developed in collaboration, using the
drawings of Paolo Bonfiglio and the music of Mick Harris.
“Mater” is a dark story of a woman in a tiny room giving birth,
from a most absurd conception. “Mortale” follows a man, a dog
and a crow lost in a snowscape.
7:00 PM Matt Griffin will read one of Dahl’s
short stories, followed by a James Payne reading. James Payne is
an artist, musician and writer from Columbus, Ohio, currently
living in Chicago.
Mark Franz, visiting from Florida, will
present "The Pig" an audio/visual performance based on text
written by Roald Dahl. Franz is intrigued by Dahl’s reputation,
known for imaginative children's stories while his adult texts
are mostly forgotten.  This work attempts to present both sides
simultaneously, with each informing the content of the other. 
Custom electronic instruments provide rhythmic pulses that
accompany the spoken word, visual, and textual elements.
Mark Franz’s video and sound work explores
contrasts between technology and nature.  His work has been
exhibited worldwide at venues including International 18!,
Hollyshorts Film Festival, Bagasbas Beach International Eco Arts
Festival, and Pixelerations.