Published September 17, 2009 Uncategorized
James David Morgan

AFFECTS OF GRAVITY: Gravitron at the Topsfield Fair Oct. 2-4

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Affects of Gravity is a collaborative intervention, joining artist Andi Sutton and poet Chris Tonelli in a sound installation that will take place on a Gravitron amusement park ride at the Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, MA, on Oct. 2 – 4th.

Riders will enter

the metaphoric world of the Gravitron through a soundscape of amusement park field recordings and poems narrated by the Gravitron itself – stories of the Midway, its riders, and seasonal cyclical labor. The poems, selections from Tonelli’s forthcoming chapbook For People Who Like Gravity And Other People(Rope-a-Dope Press 2010), draw upon this age-old symbol of American entertainment and consumer distraction.

For Boston-area readers, there will be a bus leaving from Kendall Square, Cambridge, on October 3rd.  Leave a comment below if you’re interested, and we’ll get in touch.

Disclosure: Andi is our friend, and I’ll be on the bus.

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One Comment to “AFFECTS OF GRAVITY: Gravitron at the Topsfield Fair Oct. 2-4”
  1. brittany says:
    October 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    we’re interested in riding the bus (brittany@der.org & jennpipp@jennpipp.com) – can we get details?