2:30 – 4:00 PM
Session F - STUDIO 1
Now You Art Me, Now You Don’t: How do I use art activism at work? In my life?
Boby Kalloor and Maurice Duhon
(presentation, interactive audience role play and storytelling)
The service industry artist. The professional service artist. The Mechanic Matisse, Rembrandt Realtor, or Pablo Picasso the Plumber? How do we manage our “artist” life vs. our daily life? Are they distinctly separate individuals battling in the the same body or is there harmony? Thinking about both meanings of the phrase “Job Performance,” Maurice Duhon and Boby Kalloor will present how they have used their performance skills on the job; from being cast in a reality TV show, to getting placed on a jury, to the complex improv required in a real estate context- they’ll lead participants through activities considering how and when we get cast, and when to use a given character to infiltrate a closed system, to shapeshift people’s expectations, or to play the long game. Attendees will be expected to participate in role-playing and will share their own stories of how they deliberately art through life.
Maurice Duhon, Jr., is a REALTOR/Broker, Viral video producer, Reality television personality on MTV’s 50 Cent: The Money and the Power, Cornbreadd, Cattle Rancher, and 2008 Houston Press “Best Male Vocalist,” who has also performed at Diverseworks and Project Row Houses in artist projects including Liz Magic Laser’s “Tell Me What You Want to Hear,” Autumn Knight’s “Futz,” and Aaron Landsman and Mallory Catlett’s “City Council Meeting.” http://www.har.com/maurice-duhon/agent_DUHON
Boby Kalloor is an artist, real estate agent, and jack of disparate trades living and working in Houston, TX. He has performed at a variety of spaces including The Houston Foundry, El Rincon Social, HCC Northline Gallery, Notsuoh’s, and more. Kalloor also managed the art and music venue, The Jenner House, from 2011- 2014.
Desempeño laboral: Ahora me haces arte, ahora no
Maurice Duhon, Jr. y Boby Kalloor
(presentación, juego de roles interactivo de la audiencia y narración)
El artista de la industria del servicio. El artista profesional del servicio. ¿El Matisse Mecánico, Rembrandt Corredor de Bienes Raíces o Pablo Picasso el Plomero? ¿Cómo balanceamos nuestra vida de “artista” vs. nuestra vida cotidiana? ¿Son dos individuos distintivamente separados luchando en el mismo cuerpo o hay una armonía? Pensando en los dos significados de la frase “Desempeño laboral”, Maurice Duhon y Boby Kalloor presentarán cómo han usado sus habilidades artísticas en el trabajo; desde ser parte del reparto en un reality TV show, a ser elegidos como jurado, a la compleja improvisación requerida en un contexto de bienes raíces —guiarán a los participantes a través de actividades considerando cómo y cuándo somos seleccionados para un reparto, y cuándo usar un personaje específico para infiltrar un sistema cerrado, para cambiar las expectativas de las personas, o para jugar el largo juego. Se espera la participación de los asistentes en el juego de roles y que compartan sus propias historias de cómo deliberadamente usan arte en sus vidas.