I went to an amazing, happy party at Pop-up Studios, Lewes, organised by friends p&i (who are cycling to Japan in 2010-12, this night was their fun & fund-raiser). They spent weeks doing up an unused and junk-filled part of the studios, making it into a perfect party-space; two dance floors, a bar, two chill-out spaces and even a wardrobe!
I arrived just before midnight to do a 'anti-countdown-performance'. The night then continued into the next day, full of wonderful friends and people enjoying what may be the best new year party I've been to since my clubbing days in Tokyo (and that's more than a decennia ago!)...
After a snooze at the studios on New Year's Day, we went for an epic walk in the downs, climbing iced-moss-covered hills with clear sky and stunning views. Having no walking-shoes with me, I looked stylish on the hilltop in heels as pictured above :)
For the midnight performance I used the idea of o-mikuji, literally meaning 'sacred lottery'; fortunes printed on strips of paper, popular in Japanese shrines and temples.
By email I asked people I know to give me 10 words to use for the paper strips. The words were collected in the last 24 hours of 2009, printed, cut strips, and attached with yarn to a gorgeous white dress. 168 words in total!
Entering the main space of the party minutes before midnight, I wore a black detachable dress over the white one (have no photos..). At 12, in the middle of the space, i ripped the black dress off revealing all the paper fortunes hanging from the white dress. The next hour or so I moved around in the crowd, offering people to pick their fortune off the dress. Here are some of them:
Here are all the words people sent me.
I asked for words that make you happy or you wish for
18 participants (living in 7 different cities/towns, and 3 different countries)
Korg microphone holidays sun water dreams spring swim south music
warmth love intimacy pink lime green clean clear sparkle taste plant
mas fuerza, mas energía, mas amor, mas hacer el amor
yes friends too play remember soft love path today unfenced
お父さん、お母さん、すし、うなぎ、そば に うどん ありがとう
Mesmerification Dodecahedonism Talismanagement Sausages Second rate Woody Grill Kinichiwa Singapore noodles Ember viridian
belong in the wind
belong in the snow
belong to the trees
the rain and your love
belong to the water
belong to the sun
belong to everyone
and no one at all
mountains flow dance faith clarity kisses love openess stars hope
ים שמש אהבה שלווה בריאות חברות יצירה הגשמה שלום חלום
chocolate charcoal skin eye lashes lips rain primavera planetas air landing
Blessing upon harmony of action and inaction reaching lasting beauty
transformation mysticism friends myth adventure growth enlightenment schpongle-juice doitch 'oh' wheels cranks fast cars & bitches loveguns pistonpower pistonlegs
tweek rising sun together regenerate east
amal, baraka, rahma, farah, iman, salam, wahab, ihsan, rachid, noor
Vårmorgonsgryning i skånsk skogsdunge. Dofter. Ljus.
Uppvaknande fåglars intensiva sång. Svensk naturromantik.
Hälsa, Pengar, Strand, Hav, Himmel, Sol, Växter, Min docksamling, Opera, Skönhet i alla former, Vackra ting, Lieder, Måla, Skapa
let your blossom blossom and everything else will follow too.
your passion will transcend into a flowering process within and outside of you
peanut-butter morning better later keys Earl Grey act car snow soup
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