HYPNOTIC SHOW FAQ:

Q: What is Hypnotic Show?
A: A temporary social structure of engaging into creative cognitive acts
through shared practices of art and hypnosis.

Q: What is the relationship between art and hypnosis?
A: Hypnotic power of artwork has always been a favorite trope of people
looking for transformative potential of art. However instead of seeing
³hypnotic power² as a rhetorical figure Hypnotic Show aims at reducing art
practice to the method of pure hypnosis. According to biometrics It connects
with brain faster.

Q: Why brain?
A: It is the ultimate destination of social neuro-engineering and
advertising placing an ad directly into your cells as well subjectivities of
yet-to-be-invented. From the perspective of ceaseless production and total
transparency* brain is seen as a final frontier to be colonised, from the
perspective of individual subjectivity - as a last resort of things
not-to-be-known. Hypnotic Show positions itself at both ends of the
perspective.

Q: How does Hypnotic Show work?
A: When all spaces get gentrified and you think that your very inner
subjectivity will remain a space of a strictly personal order your
brain-waves are being measured against you.

Q: No, no, but how does it work technically?
A: A number of invited artists have submitted proposals for Marcos Lutyens
to be worked out with audience through a seance of hypnosis.

Q: Can my girlfriend attend the seance?
A: Of course, please tell her to RSVP to sign up for a seance that will take
place 8 pm Tuesday, April 22, at Silverman Gallery. Only first 30
signed up people will attend.

Q: Is it true that hypnosis can convince in a value of certain artwork
against my will?
A: Multiple techniques are used in promoting arts value, hypnosis is just
one of them.

Q: What remains after this show?
A: Reconfiguration of principles about workings or art and mind implied by
artists proposal.

Q: Where can I find artists¹proposals?
A: They will be available at www.rye.tw on - please feel free to download
it.

Q: What is the relation of Hypnotic Show to The Man Who Taught Blake to
Paint in His Dreams drawing by William Blake?
A: It is not clear in this painting whether the man was teaching painting in
his dreams and Blake had access to that knowledge telematically or whether
Blake was taught how to make paintings in his dreams. Or both.

Q: Is it about instrumentalisation of hypnosis?
A: It is about instrumentalisation of not only of hypnosis, but also art.

Q: Will there be any works of artists made under the influence of Hypnosis?
A: No, Hypnotic Show is aimed at induce trance rather than show its static
records.

Q: Is it an empty show?
A: A show in your head will never be empty. There will be also an upgraded
version of dream-machine of Brian Gysin installed in the gallery.

Q: What does it have to do with art as an idea?
A: The idea of Hypnotic Show definitely has to do with art.

Q: Is it a single-medium-based exhibition?
A: It seems like.

Q: Is it a coincidence that this show takes place in San Francisco?
A: No, it¹s not a coincidence: San Francisco is deeply invested into mental
experimenting and trance-like states (Gold rush, 60s, Dot Com boom).
Hypnotic Show taps into that culture.

Q: What are the inspirations of Hypnotic Show?
A: Works of many artists including Graham Gussin, Matt Mullican, Ann
Lislegaard, Pedro Reyes, Warren Neidich, Cerith Wyn Evans; conversations
with Fernando Delmar, Pascal Rousseau as well as work of all the artists
participating in Hypnotic Show with proposals.

Q: Is Hypnotic Show about collaboration?
A: Not really, but the relationship between hypnotist and the patron could
be described as collaboration.

Q: Can I buy I a hypnotic artwork?
A: Not at this moment. However soon you will be able not only to buy, but
commission a hypnotic artwork created especially for you or to be able to
induce your own hypnotic artwork on your friend out of pure love. Or both.
*(even when you sleep the power of your brain can be utilised. Wake up now)