... Dominique FabrÏgue, the costumes. The dance was performed at La Ferme du Buisson, Paris, before touring France. Deacon's use of performance in his work has undergone change throughout his career. He actively participated in his earlier works but eventually found his physical presence became unnecessary. His work evolves with his thinking, in that he does not establish a set of rules or problems to be solved through a predetermined pattern - the ideas rove with the making process. When the Landmasses First Appeared has two distinct elements: the zinc-coated steel frame, and the laminated wooden ribbon which snakes around and through it. The fluid wandering line of the wood contrasts with the rigid metal enclosure, both in form and in material character. Deacon has made the wood rich in texture, with glue like honey oozing between the laminates, whilst the cool, hard steel is static and remorseless. The freely drawn ribbon ...

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