The 2nd Performances Conditionnelles arts festival Taller (Les Landes), France, August, 2003. The invitation Most of these artists worked on location for six days, experimenting, exchanging ideas and making work for the open day, when the public of 200 or so came. Jean Pierre Aubert (France) Erika Batdorf (Canada), Cosmin-Mihai Cucu (Romania), Christoph Doucet (France), Maxim Dumitras (Romania), Stéphane Gari (France), Alexandru Gavrilas (Romania), Nicolas d'Hautefeuille (France), Sonja van Kerkhoff (The Netherlands), Marius Leonte (Romania), Sen McGlinn (The Netherlands), Joel Merah (France), Dénes Miklos (Romania), Grigore Mineo (Romania), Cecile Tison (France). Click on an image to see more about that performance or sculpture. Erika Batdorf (Canada) Erika Batdorf performing for about ten minutes on top of the tower. She performed in five locations, beginning on the top of the tower. The whole piece was forty minutes long, including two five to ten minute periods of rest. Erika Batdorf performing on top of the tower. They were slow abstract movements and then she climbed down the stairs to remain out of view for about ten minutes. She now appeared, largely unnoticed at the bottom of the stairs and picked up a stick (one of five of Maxim Dumitras's works which were used in her piece) laid near the woodstack. She then slumped her body against the wall, pushing off from this while moving the stick, then later balancing it. Erika Batdorf performing inside the gallery building. Her eyes were shut and it seemed that she was reacting to the music and hum of voices around her. By now, the visitors had noticed her and in doing so formed a half circle around her. Erika Batdorf walking towards "the nest". At the "nest". Photo: Jackie Aubert, France. At the bath. On a sculpture of Christoph's, balancing a stick by Maxim. The Law section, where the child tries to grab the stick. more to come... more to come more to come... more to come... more to come Tama crawled towards the shed, where inside, behind a black cloth, he changed into his Fruits of the Earth costume, and Erika crawled inside and up the stairs, out of sight. Christophe Doucet (France) Photo: Jackie Aubert, France. ..more to come... Maxim Dumitras (Romania) Photo: Jackie Aubert, France. Composition of wood and paint by Maxim on the wall of the shed. The music stand in the foreground is from the Fruits of the Earth performance by Sonja, Sen and Tama. Jean-Pierre Aubert (France) Photo: Jackie Aubert, France. ..more to come... ..more to come... A corner of Jean-Pierre's work with sticks (Certain Measures) by Sonja and a 'tool' (bronze and wood sculpture) by Christophe. ..more to come... Cecile Tison + Nicolas d'Hautefeuille (France) Photo: Jackie Aubert, France. Sonja's c.v. Sonja's Guided Tour by thumbnails (images)