From 2002-2009, Robertson did a series of traditional slide projector, overhead projector and power point lecture-based performances. Between 2009-2012 there was a series of performances with a variety of performers mainly musicians and naturists. This event informally named “Bonfire Funeral” at Guild & Greyshkul Gallery in February 2009 represents peak overlap of those 2 periods.

The beloved and respected artist run gallery was closing and this was one of the final evenings.

It was billed as a poetry reading and lecture. The artist Khalil-Jibade Huffman read some of his poetry work.

There was a jazz drummer seated at his drum and high hat for another reader who never showed up. I can’t remember if that was part of the plan.

Then I gave a talk entitled “Neuroplasticity and the Perception of Time,” intertwining physics, brain science and the lived, experience that we perceive.

This was hopefully interesting and did generate laughs at the right moments.

The artist Tyler Coburn was then graciously employed as a heckler in the crowd who actually took over my microphone to go on a highly articulate rant against my presentation.

This gave me a moment to slip on my clam costume.

I believe I sang a song and 2 tap dancers joined and then did a competitive dance between the two of them.

At this point, a panel in the floor with led to a staircase to the basement was lifted and 10 men wearing only bull masks, or “minotaurs” came up from the nether realm and chased the dancers and the flame through the space and back downstairs.

At this point I should mention that the gallery was very crowded.

The “clam” had to turnside ways like a crab to get through the crowd, but the 10 masked naked men parted the crowd like a hot knife through butter.