Kenneth Collins is an interdisciplinary artist and performer based in New York City. His work explores the potential tensions found between practices in visual art, theater, cinema, and music.
He formed the performance group Temporary Distortion. Its latest work MY VOICE HAS AN ECHO IN IT is a six-hour, installation-based performance with live music, text, and video, unfolding in a fully enclosed 24-foot x 6-foot hallway encased by two-way mirrored windows. In this long-duration work, spectators watch the performance at listening stations positioned along the outside perimeter of the installation and are provided headphones with individual volume controls for hearing everything that is happening inside.
The piece uses live instruments, spoken text, and song to create a complex and densely layered soundscape. While the audience can see inside the installation, the performer sees only his reflection in the two-way mirror. Viewers are encouraged to come and go throughout the six hours of the event.
