Stagger Lee - lee wen 李文

The traditional ballad Stagger Lee (also known as Stagolee, Stack O' Lee, Stackerlee, Stackalee etc.) has many variations. The song is based on a legendary real life bad man in American folklore where Stagger Lee is seen as the embodiment of evil. One is puzzled how a bad man like Stagger Lee is celebrated so often in song. I am also equally baffled by how some dictators like General Than Shwe of Burma or Kim Jong-il of North Korea can continue to weld power with such evil inhuman intent and yet seem to be unstoppably supported by their cronies. In this series, I embody the character of Stagger Lee, and partake in a séance with the intention of dispelling the evil from this godforsaken world gone wrong.

"Almost untitled: Stagger Lee" was presented in:

1. Performance, Kết Nối : Vietnam-Singapore Performance Art Dialogue, Singapore Art Museum Singapore, 2008
2. Performatica’08, Four Artists From Singapore, La Casa Verde, Foligno, 2008    
   
3. Performance, Blow!5- Performance Art Meeting between Singapore and Germany, Hildesheim & Ilsede, Germany, 2008
   
4. Infr’Action -Festival International d’Art Performance, Sète, France, 2008   
   
5. UP-ON First International Live Art Festival, Chengdu, Sichuan China, 2008
   
6. Future of Imagination 5, Sculpture Square,  Singapore, 2008
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