An installation of noise puppets at GRAFT Gallery in Barelas based on a concept Demarco generated for live performance using light-sensitive oscillators inside the mouths of puppets to create voices.

Demarco co-curated MOUTHPIECE with GRAFT and built three new puppets as part of the show. She also led workshops on building waterproof contact microphones and light-sensitive oscillators. The monthlong exhibition included an aerial show, a light-based sonic event and a theatrical night featuring renowned guest performers.

light-sensitive oscillators / birch / rayon / tulle / tumbleweed / PVC / foam / sisal / audio tape / LEDs / rope

2016

–Prototype puppets from 2015

MOUTHPIECE artists: Manny Rettinger, Erin Fussell, Monica Demarco, Mauro Woody, Clifford Grindstaff, Liz Rincon, Electric Girls, Danny Crouch, Cecilia McKinnon, Beth Hansen, Jessica Chao, Jazmyn Crosby, Marisa Demarco

Photos by: Allison Pharmakis and Joanna Furgal

Video by: Acidtrash111