In the 20th century stories were told by machine (a projector or television set) to a passive audience. Now genre-busting artist Marilyn Yu is putting the personal back into story-telling. Her recent book launch party, Nocturn: Celebrating Those who Live in the Shadows, created a unique experience of the story by bringing together the story-teller, a multi-media homage to the characters, and a participatory audience. The Raven Queen (aka Marilyn Yu) invited you in to have a raw liquid snack in a candle-lit, smoky coven with a slide-show in remembrance of Eva and Dries.The band Laguna Sunrise accompanied a haunting fashion show in memory of Eva. The evening finished up with the audience exploring and capturing their darker side with make-up artist Jen Holiday and photographer Alessandra Bernal.
For a glimpse of the evening see KTVU’s coverage of the event.
A Weekly Pick by the San Francisco Bay Guardian
Video of fashion show by French American TV
www.MarilynYu.com
Relations That Suck: The Story of Eva and Dries by Marilyn Yu
San Francisco: Art & Lenny 2009
52 pp. $28.00, 978-0-615-25471-5
Photo Station Props
Make-up Artist, Jen Holiday
Fashion Show
