An Act of Treachery – reblog of David Slater’s excellent #ParticipationOnTrial prosecution witness statement
Caught in the act of betrayal by Court Artist Deborah Mason
It’s been three days since I had ‘forsworn’ myself and the guilt still hasn’t worn off; three days since I committed an act of perjury, perhaps even treachery at an extraordinarily illuminating and eccentric event curated by Chrissie Tiller and the Participatory Arts Lab to both celebrate and mark the sad demise of the MA in Participatory and Community Arts, at Goldsmiths. Participation on Trial was, to quote the blurb, a Dada-esque, playful (but serious) critique of participation in the arts. The crime was one of misrepresentation and deception. Of flagrant flimflammery, chicanery and con-artistry, of committing daylight robbery, pilfering the public purse and causing grievous artistic harm. I was a witness for the prosecution. Here’s what I said:-
If participatory arts had had any meaning as a movement we would have been able to find ways in…
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