Erasing Time PHoto Book
Erasing Time: Fragments from the Work of
Sara Shelton Mann
In collaboration with the photography of Robbie Sweeny, this book showcases fragments from the 2015 YBCA retrospective, Erasing Time, which explored themes from performance work over 50 years of collaboration. It was a terrific moment for me and it brought the community together from many generations. I am very proud to have had this opportunity and experience so much love and generosity that created the event.
—Sara Shelton Mann
About the book
Erasing Time is a photographic record of a live performance celebrating 50 years of Sara Shelton Mann’s collaborative performances. Spanning five hours and featuring over 40 artists, including members of the catalytic ensemble Contraband, the work was presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Dec 4-5, 2015. Featuring an extensive archive of both live performance and video projection, the event unfolded as a durational ritual.
With written memories from Jules Beckman, Lauren Elder, Kim Epifano, and Norman Rutherford, editing support from Elaine Katzenberger, with massive thanks to and energetic contributions from all the members of Contraband and our many many collaborators past and future. The Erasing Time book was supported by San Francisco Grants for the Arts/SPUN.
Erasing Time was co-produced by Mixed Bag Productions and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts . Funded by Kenneth Rainin Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission, Zellerbach Family Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts