Moving beyond the Hypothetical, an Interactive Nap by artist Emily Sloan

5017 Lyons Avenue,Houston TX 77020

12 March, 2023

Description

Please join us on Sunday, March 12 at 2 pm CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME for Moving Beyond the Hypothetical, an Interactive Group Nap lead by artist Emily Sloan. Tea and discussion will follow. From the artist: We all perform, and on this day we will vibrate from the hypothetical to the probable carried by a nap. Note: Doors will close at 2:10 pm and reopen at 3 pm. BYOPillow or use ours. Pillows and blankets will be available on a first come first served basis. Doors will close at 2:10 pm to avoid unsettling the nap time. Doors will reopen around 3 pm. Participants are encouraged to bring their own favorite pillows, blankets, journals, socks, etc. Please were loose, comfortable, layered clothing. FREE ABOUT NAPPING AFFECTS PERFORMANCE: Napping Affects Performance (NAP) is a performance and participation project providing community naps (since 2009) in collaboration with various performances, including (but not limited to) collaborations with sound, word, touch, objects and the delivery of naps to various sites and/or contexts. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Emily Sloan is an artist, curator and educator. Her art practice has led her on many adventures including a faux burning house, Victorian lampshades on City of Houston lamp posts, messages on the ground out of mulch and debris, misting shade clouds made out of lampshades, Mobile Nap Deliveries, funeral wakes for the undead, baptisms out of a pick-up truck, an art gallery in a refrigerator, a neighborhood badminton club, founding the Fifth Ward Chamber of Commerce and opening Mystic Lyon--an art space in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward. ABOUT MYSTIC LYON: Specializing in art and Recreational Aesthetics, Mystic Lyon is located on the corner of Lyons Avenue and Mystic Street in Houston's historic Fifth Ward neighborhood. In addition to public art installations, Mystic Lyon hosts film screenings, house concerts, and reading groups. It also plays host to the Fifth Ward Badminton Club and Root Lock Sessions. GENERAL INFORMATION Event Date: Sunday, March 12 Time: 2 pm-3 pm Length: Approximately one hour. Location: Mystic Lyon, 5017 Lyons Ave., Houston, TX 77020 Contact info: 713-582-1198, [email protected] Web info: https://www.facebook.com/mysticlyonhtx IG: mysticlyonhtx