As lateral means to a dramatic end, my early solo initiatives amnd, Whwymgb?, Pecu, and Opæan defined a surprisingly coherent project, providing material and direction for all subsequent collaboration. Primarily, I would lead Psychological Art Circus to create a body of theatrical work guided by the lives of three seers, Anna O., Olive Pixley, and in Illusions of Reference the Oracle, Pythia.
After Illusions, I began to uncover the conceptual framework towards a new circus from the life and art of Majorcan mystic Guillem Fanaler. The results of my sustained research—sonic, visual, and systematised—are here presented on liveart.work as thumbnail sketches and form the basis for a series of hybrid lecture performances.
William Lamplighter 7 Feb 2024