Vol. 5 - William Leavitt

The fifth episode consists of an audio story with background music written by the artist last year during the first COVID lockdown in the US. The artist was born in Washington D.C. in 1941. Today he lives and works in California. The composition of the script was determined by chance, as Leavitt drew words and pictures one by one from a stack of cards. The result is the story of Bonny and Oskar who stumble across a pile of photos, old notes and waste, which inspire them to arbitrary daydreams. The story ends with the revealing sentence: “Yes, but the roulette wheel is a beautiful thing“. The theatric music and the artist's sonorous voice create a kind of cinematic dramaturgy, which is supplemented by the description of vacant sets and distinctive props that evoke memories of Leavitt's drawings in the exhibition in Vienna.

Music written and produced by Mike Ratledge

mikeratledge.bandcamp.com

Podcast unterstützt durch österreichisches Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport.