13ROOMS Wednesday 17th April 2013 - A13ROOMSToFAR

Roman Ondak’s Swap (2011) has proven to an art fan page-turner. A queue of swappers is consistently outside this room. It’s like a gleaner’s convention. Jackson spent some time engaging with Ondak’s experience and thoroughly enjoyed the process of interacting with the interpreter (Tony Osborne) who has been working the crowds to create the authentic Ondak SWAP experience. Kids love 13ROOMS. It’s like TV only the visions are real.  Jackson managed to SWAP a number of items and ended up taking home a plastic, amber Mickey Mouse figurine.

                                                    
                                                        Roman Ondak's SWAP,2011

The great thing is the surprising diversity of social flotsam and jetsam washing up in Ondak’s room. The 13ROOMS project is an innovative and wacky experience that is not only special it has opened its doors to the entire city in that it is free. Not that ticket $$$ guarantees a good or poor experience because all of us have spent our money on ‘ART’ at some period. We may have felt poorer for an experience but fortunately we have friends like this, ‘I am interested in ideas, not merely in visual products.’ (Marcel Duchamp).

                                            Gary Daly's Book with writing, April 17th 2013

                                                              AFTER R. MUTT

After R. Mutt came the rest. Today I had a rest from ART. Though, I spent the day with the boys and Sally. And what a day it has been. When I’m there I want to be here, and when I’m here I want to be there (appropriated from Apocalypse Now). 

                                             After R. Mutt by Gary Daly April 17th 2013