This charming interactive installation/ performance happens through the twilight hours of early summer sunrise and sunset, depending on the geographical altitude, climate, that is to say the position of the Sun in relation to the particular place on the Earth.

Based on the recordings, stories and music by the Bear.
1 song:

SYNOPSIS
− summary, brief general survey −

As the Bear sleeps the whole winter through, in the safe hibernation cave, he has no need whatsoever to sleep during the rest of the year. Apart from early spring mating period (sex in April) and annual shopping for Microsoft Word updates, he spends the rest of the year inventing stories of various kind and posture.

Barrio Fever stories are told early in the morning, during the late-morning dreams, (when the sounds of the dawn start breaking in) and continue into the fragile hours of just regained consciousness of the Subjects (while they are dressing up, washing their sleepy faces in the old fashioned water basins and waiting for the public privatised transport to take them to their job in the suburban factories).

Barrio Fever is a physiological state which occurs periodically during latemorning sleep (every 23 minutes). There is a heightened brain activation during this time, increased breathing and heart rate, genital engorgement, and paralysis of bodily movement (the Subject is highly aroused yet fast asleep).

During the late-morning dreams the Subjects seek out and engage with the external world to satisfy inner biological needs.

The Bear drives slowly through the friendly neighborhood in his Blue (Smart!?) Convertible Car (BCC), sensual stories and soft music coming from fine speakers. After Subjects are gone to work (dozing off, clinging on the handles and back seats of the trams), Bear drives to the local cafŽ to have well desired breakfast. Opens his I-book to update Barrio Fever stories collection. The Bear has lunch. Opens his Pro Tools Sound Software to create more sounds and songs. As early evening is approaching, Subjects start returning from their work back to the ÒbarrioÓ (dozing off clinging, on the handles and back seats of the trams), to have their beans and rice dinners and check evening Journal on B&W tvs. Then they send the SMS messages for their beloved family and friends to Bears mobile phone. Bear will then drive to the houses of the desired recipients and read the message through his high quality microphone and HiFi, these wishes mellowed with one of Bear songs. Hear:

By 9 pm the Neigborhood sleeps, sweating.

* bcc: ( source: Oxford Concise Dictionary):

1. (abb.) blind carbon copy (e-mail):"when your recipients receive the email, they will see your email address in the "To:" field and their own in the "Bcc:" field. The identity of your other recipients is hidden and they are protected from spamers".

2. (abb.) blue convertible car.

1 lyrics from "Veary Beautiful Love Songs" by the Bear, 2003:

bcc: bear fever song

"ALL LEAVE COLLECTIVE CYBER SPACE somba foot samba car Lone in cloud of spam BUT I STAY CAUSE I'M NO SPAM NO SPAM BAYBE

god news maybe bed news miss ya baybe nonononononono

I'M A BLIND CARBON COPY. BCC. (*) daDADADADADADAM. I'M A BLIND CARBON COPY. BCC. TADADADADADADAM.

dunnknow where they’ve been dunnknow where they’re goin' lone in cloud of spam but I know cause I’m no spam no spam baybe

god news maybe bad news miss ya baybe nonononononono

I'M A BLIND CARBON COPY. BCC. daDADADADADADAM. I'M A BLIND CARBON COPY. BCC. TADADADADADADAM.

Civil twilight.

...In the morning before the beginning of civil twilight and in the evening after the end of civil twilight, artificial illumination is normally required to carry on ordinary outdoor activities. Complete darkness, however, ends sometime prior to the beginning of morning civil twilight and begins sometime after the end of evening civil twilight. We compute precise hours and minutes of twilight with the help of maritime captains here.