Musée Galliera, Paris (1973)

Allison Kalb · Mar 11, 2020 ·

Performance Documentation
Organic Honey
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Performance Documentation

Organic Honey Performance Views

Joan Jonas, Organic Honey’s Vertical Roll, 1972. Video performance with live-feed and pre-recorded video. Performance views, Festival d’Automne: Aspects de l’art actuel, Musée Galliera, Paris, 1973. Performer: Joan Jonas. Camera: Babette Mangolte. Sound: Kurt Munkacsi.

Photographs by Beatrice Heyligers

Jonas wears a mask and a dress and squats in front of a drawing of a dog’s head.

Jonas wearing a mask and a green dress, sitting under a drawing of a dog’s head

Jonas wearing a peacock-feathered headpiece, mask, and green dress while holding a fan

Jonas looking into a mirror while wearing a peacock-feathered headdress, mask, and green dress

Jonas standing next to a drawing of a dog’s head and looking into a mirror while wearing a peacock feathered headpiece, mask, and green dress.

Jonas holding a mirror and fan, while wearing a peacock-feathered headpiece, mask, and green dress

Jonas holds a fan while standing in front of a camerawoman and wearing a peacock-feathered headpiece, mask, and dress.

Jonas holding a mirror and fan, while wearing a peacock-feathered headpiece, mask, and green dress

Jonas holding a mirror and fan, while wearing a peacock-feathered headdress, mask, and green dress

Jonas standing next to a drawing of a dog’s head while holding a mirror and wearing a peacock-feathered headpiece, mask, and green dress

Jonas sits on the floor with her mask pulled up and traces a spoon over a mirror that is on the floor

Jonas with her mask pulled up sits on her knees in front of a mirror on the floor.

Jonas sitting on the floor with her mask pulled up, about to draw on a piece of paper

Mirror on the floor reflects Jonas holding a spoon.

Jonas stands with her arms extended to the side while dressed in a bra and long skirt, a video monitor is to the right.

Jonas standing in front of a white backdrop with a drawing of a dog’s head while holding a microphone up to her mouth

Jonas drawing on a chalkboard with a video monitor to her right

Photographic contact sheet of Jonas during different moments of the performance

Photographic contact sheet showing Jonas and other performers

Photographic contact sheet of Jonas during different moments of the performance

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Festival Program

Program schedule for Festival d’Automne, Paris, 1973.