An (imaginary) inventory of ... examines the everyday remnants of French colonial slave practices in New Orleans and in France by producing a series of participatory, site-specific performances -- exploring links between the transport of plants by 18th century French explorers and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The performance revolved around the publication that engages audiences in creative dialogue with archival materials and physical elements of a New Orleans site that is linked directly or indirectly to the French colonial slave trade.
Text: Ross Louis 48 Pages 5 x 7.75 in. Foldout Map 2-color Risograph edition of 150 Now in its Second Printing
An (imaginary) inventory of … is George Perec-styled citywide participatory performance of the investigation into the remnants of New Orleans French colonial gardens, by Performance Studies professor Ross Louis, Xavier University, New Orleans.