Art Nurses checking the pulse from SI to Manhattan

Escaping a cold, quiet Staten Island, Day de Dada art nurses proceeded to Manhattan at the invitation to be part of the PVE- Performance Video Event. While they had offered their check ups, lollipops and stickers to a few skeptical Staten Island groups the same evening, members of PVE crowd were enthusiastic at the chance to see their creative pulse. Nurse Mary handed out the intake forms to be filled out- "how does creativity effect your body?" and "scars caused by art", and then rewarded the patients when forms were submitted. Art Nurse Viv tweeted the responses (http://twitter.com/#!/DaydeDada) and it was projected live for the audience to see the collective art pulse, a mixture of physical and emotional pain, mixed with some satisfied creatives.

The program notes for PVE stated it as a dynamic multidisciplinary evening of experimental video, performance art and conceptual music showcasing ground breaking artists. There were several unique pieces, one of the best- Daniel Phiffer- (http://phiffer.org) photographing the scene with no memory card in the camera so the image only lasts until the next picture is taken. There is no eternity for the image, except the grainy second generation iphone image from  a viewer...


PVE- New Media Caucus Event
February 12, 2011
University of the Streets
130 East 7th Street, NY

The New Media Caucus (NMC) is a non-profit, international membership organization that advances the conceptual and artistic use of digital media. The NMC represents artists whose media are expanding with developments in digital technology, and artists working in newly emerging media such as robotics, virtual reality, interactive and installation environments as well as artists working in established digital areas of video, sound and graphics. (During the College Art Association Conference)