CLAUDIA BUCHER – ROCK PAPER SISYPHESS LIZARD SPOCK

Rock Paper Sisyphess Lizard Spo takes its inspiration from the hand game Rock Paper Scissors and the Greek myths of Sisyphus and the Hydra of Lerna. Rock Paper Scissors is a zero-sum game that has three possible outcomes: a draw, a win or a loss. Two software engineers’ expansion of the game included lizard and Spock, greatly increasing its complexity. Territorial positions are immutable in this seemingly innocent game. In Claudia Bucher’s installation-performance, where Sisyphess replaces scissors, these rigid partisan factions are re-imagined as components of a micro ecosystem requiring cooperation, not competition. The parts must each do their share: they must function cooperatively in a state of symbiosis. Claudia Bucher is a Yucca Valley-based conceptual artist known for her performative sculptural installation projects. Her work has been exhibited at a variety of Southern California art spaces and institutions. She is currently transforming a high desert property into a climate crisis sanctuary.

Artist website: www.instagram.com/clauditopia