| Reference Number | 2016.1/G/1/16 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Title | Presentation board titled 'Man in Space' |
| Date | 1978 |
| Description | Grey presentation board featuring a coloured [pastel?] drawing at its centre accompanied by two pages of typescript text pasted above and below the drawing. The drawing illustrates the work in performance: a standing figure facing a large screen showing an image of a Russian cosmonaut. The text includes a transcript of Dye's pre-recorded soundtrack set alongside a brief description of the corresponding film images he his describing. The first page of text also includes a textual description of the performance. Stamped on the reverse with Dye's contact details in black ink. |
| Notes | According to Dye's description, the performance features Dye stood silent in front of a screen showing a documentary on the Russian Space Programme, run at nine frames a second. A tape cassette placed behind Dye plays a pre-recorded soundtrack of Dye trying to describe what he sees. |
| Related Material | See also 2016.1/I/3 for additional annotated typescript drafts of the soundtrack script. |