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STRETCHING L.A.
WESTWEEK '03 - SIGGRAPH '03
stretching l.a. is a performance in which four performers create music by stretching their suspenders. the suspenders have built-in bend sensors that trigger larry king statements taken from his tv-show. why larry king? because the gesture of “suspender-stretching” is a habit larry king has become known for, and he is a celebrity honored by los angeles. he is, in short, "the man with the suspenders". the performers have the possibility to select, scratch and replay mr. king’s statements, in much the same way a dj can while playing records. the choice of sampled words and sentences lets the performers converse with each other and ask questions addressing los angeles, its people and the political situation. the interactive installation was presented during: westweek, pacific design center hollywood. the interactive performance took place at the siggraph cyberfashion show in san diego 2003. See: www.adime.de/stretchingla