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IF YOU’RE HERE NOW IT’S BECAUSE YOU RECEIVED A POSTCARD WITH A LINK ON IT.

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THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO FOLLOW IT.

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ON SATURDAY AUGUST 3, FORWARD PART 3 OPENS AT GLASS BOX GALLERY.

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AMONG THE PIECES IN THIS GROUP SHOW WILL BE “TALK TO ME,” AN AUDIO-BASED INSTALLATION BY ME, LAURA SULLIVAN CASSIDY.

FOR THIS PIECE, I SENT OUT 108* POSTCARDS**, INCLUDING YOURS, SO THAT I COULD: ���RECONNECT WITH MY ADOLESCENT/TEENAGE HABIT OF SENDING AND RECEIVING LOVE LETTERS*** VIA THE POSTAL SERVICE

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“TALK” ABOUT LOVE + CONNECTION WITH MY LOVED ONES AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY****

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BE VULNERABLE ENOUGH TO NEED CONNECTION + COOPERATION

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*WHY 108? MOSTLY BECAUSE IT’S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER IN THE LINEAGE OF WORK CREATED IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF FORWARD (AND LINEAGE IS CRUCIAL TO FORWARD), AND ALSO BECAUSE 108 IS CONSIDERED BY SOME COMMUNITIES TO BE A SACRED NUMBER

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**WHY POSTCARDS? BECAUSE THEY’RE ALSO CRUCIAL TO THE LINEAGE OF FORWARD

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***WHAT’S A LOVE LETTER, REALLY? A LETTER ABOUT LOVE. MY INTENT, WITH THE UN-PRECIOUS NATURE OF THESE NOTES, IS TO KEEP YOU FROM FOCUSING ON THE LITERAL + IMPLIED TO and FROM FIELDS �

****BECAUSE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE OPEN; BECAUSE ALL THINGS SHOULD BE OPEN. I AM WORKING AGAINST CLOSED LOOPS

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HERE’S MY REQUEST:

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SOON—BEFORE THE THINKING PART OF YOU TAKES OVER (IT’S THE FEELING PART OF YOU THAT I’M INTERESTED IN)—LOCATE THE VOICE RECORDER APP ON YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER AND, IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION, IDEA, OR PROMPT ON THE POSTCARD YOU RECEIVED, SEND ME A BRIEF AUDIO RECORDING* IN REPLY.

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THERE ARE CERTAINLY NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS; NO RIGHT OR WRONG REPLIES. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE WHATEVER CREATIVE LIBERTIES OCCUR TO YOU.

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*YOU MIGHT CONSIDER:

• RECORDING YOURSELF TALKING/VOCALIZING; AS IN, “ANSWERING” THE “QUESTION” (KEEPING IN MIND THAT OUR “TO” AND “FROM” HERE ARE MALLEABLE)
• RECORDING YOUR FAVORITE PART OF AN APPROPRIATE, SOMEHOW RELATED SONG OR MOVIE OR …
• RECORDING THE WHITE NOISES AROUND YOU AS YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT TO RECORD …
• THAT ALL OF THIS IS JUST A DREAM

OK BUT WHAT AM I DOING WITH THESE RECORDINGS?

SOME (BUT NOT ALL) OF THE REPLIES WILL BE WOVEN INTO THE MAIN AUDIO PIECE THAT I’M WRITING AND RECORDING FOR THE SHOW.

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IN OTHER WORDS: THE END PRODUCT WILL BE MY VOICE, SPEAKING A SORT OF STORY WITH SOME INSTRUMENTATION—AND THE CLIPS, BITS, STRINGS, ABSTRACTIONS, AND MESSAGES THAT I PULL OUT FROM YOUR REPLIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A LOOPED VIDEO ACCOMPANIMENT.

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PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE TRUSTED ME WITH THEIR VOICES IN THE PAST; PLEASE REFERENCE THE TRACKS LABELED 5/27 , 5/29, AND 5/31 FROM BROKEN LANGUAGES IF YOU’D LIKE EXAMPLES.

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THE ADDITIONAL VOICES IN THIS WORK (AS IN, YOURS) WILL MOST LIKELY BE ANONYMOUS.

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PS: THE POSTCARDS WERE ADDRESSED AT RANDOM. EACH IS DISTINCT + DIFFERENT AND NOT NECESSARILY PERSONAL.

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TALK TO ME��SEND AUDIO CLIP TO: ��LSC222333@GMAIL.COM

thank you for your feelings and for your voice.

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In addition to the show at Glassbox, I will publish the results on laurasullivancassidy.com at the end of August.