July 16 - 28, 2022
From Blind Alley Projects:
“Liminal Space: Adrianna Touch, 13, begins as a performance involving a Vietnamese card game known as 13 in which the artist invites viewers to bring objects as their ante to the opening event on Sunday, July 17 6 to 8pm. In return, Touch offers rare items as her ante in this winner-takes-all game. The exchange between participating viewers (players) and the artist (dealer) alludes to gambling sessions and boss levels in role playing games. All objects won by the artist
(dealer) are then arranged inside the gallery, as an accumulating installation. While Touch
makes the rules, the advantage is ever changing between players and the dealer.
As laid out by Touch, here are the House Rules of 13:
• Each Player (4) starts with 13 cards
• It like War. Ex. 4 beats 3. The order of lower from lowest to highest: spade, clover,
diamond, to heart
• 2 is a strong card. 2 of heart is the strongest. 2’s cannot be a part of straights
• The only thing that can beat a 2 is a bomb
• Bomb is a 4 of a kind or 2 of a kind straight
• In each round, you must follow the order until someone beats the round: single, single.
Pairs, pairs. Straights of all kinds.
• If you beat the round, you can start a new round of whatever you want
• The objective of the game is to lose all your cards first
• Bet one object before the round starts, the winner will obtain all the winnings
• Please do not bring objects such as money or anything violent. They will not be accepted”
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