♪♪ Welcome to ALL ARTS' presentation of the 2022 "Artist in Residence" program.

I'm James King.

In June of 2021, artist DonChristian Jones presented "Volvo Truck" at New York City's The Shed as part of their annual Open Call installation.

The original performance installation was an abstract and all-sensory experience inspired by the artist's youth in Philadelphia and his reverence for his mother and her four sisters.

This impressionistic performance has been expanded and reimagined specifically for ALL ARTS with newly shot footage and archival photos not seen at the original performance.

The resulting film is a kaleidoscope of sound and image and a unique examination of the artist's ancestry.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Man: Wait, your first -- your first car was a Volvo.

Woman: No, my first car was a Volkswagen.

Man: Oh, Volkswagen.

Woman: My second car was -- Man: You had an old -- an old boxy Volvo.

Didn't you tell me?

Karen?

Woman: I don't remember Karen.

Man: Uh, uh, you had a Volkswagen and a... Woman: I had a -- the Alfa Romeo, then I had a Volkswagen Jetta -- I mean, not Jetta, the -- -Man: Rabbit.

-Woman: Not the Rabbit.

Uh... Man: Cabriolet.

Woman: Yeah -- [indistinct].

Then I had the...Acura from Daddy.

Man: The -- the Legend?

Woman: Yeah, then I had the Volvo.

Man: No, then you had the Honda Accord.

Woman: Oh, yeah, the Honda Accord.

-Man: It was green.

-Woman: Yeah.

That was a nice car.

Man: It was nice, it was sharp.

Woman: Mm-hmm.

Man: 'Cause they stopped makin' that.

Woman: Oh.

Man: Right?

Didn't they stop -- eventually stop makin' the cool Accord?

Woman: I dunno.

Man: Yeah, that was sharp.

And it had a tan interior.

♪♪ Woman: I remember we went downtown to see one of your friends at school, they lived off of Delaware Avenue.

In -- in, like a little condo -- -Man: Amanda Wilson.

Woman: Yeah!

And the father says -- 'cause I had just gotten the car -- and the father says, like, "Wow, we can't even afford that!"

Like -- like we shouldn't have had that car, you know?

-Man: He said that?

-Woman: Yeah!

Like, "We can't -- I can't even afford that!"

I'm like -- Man: He said that?!

Woman: Yeah!

It's like, you don't know what I paid for that car, you don't know what we can afford, just because we live up here.

That's what he said, "Well, I can't even afford that!"

Well, you live downtown, that's where all your money's goin', downtown prices, right?

[ Traffic whooshing, tape crackling ] Man: And Pop Pop taught you how to drive?

Woman: Mm-hmm.

-Man: On Lincoln Drive?

-Woman: Mm-hmm.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Woman speaking indistinctly ] Man: Hey, would you want to go to the art supply store today?

-Woman: Oh, with you?

Sure.

-Man: Yeah, so then you can -- you can pick out some more stuff you might want, or -- or papers or markers.

-Woman: Oh, gosh!

Man: Colors of your choice.

We can go downtown.

Woman: Oh, my God, I don't have my credit -- I lost my credit card and it's coming in, like, 10 days, so -- and that's a good thing.

Man: That -- that's okay.

Woman: No!

But I would love to go with you, I'll go with you.

Do you have to shop?

Man: Well, no -- -Woman: Oh!

-Man: I just thought maybe you could pick out your own -- -Woman: Aww!

Man: Your pale-- you know, palette you want.

But whatever -- -Woman: Aww, you're sweet.

No, I -- I... Yeah.

You have to go home anyway.

[ Man humming ] Woman: There's an art supply store up in Jenkintown.

-Man: Mm-hmm.

-Woman: And Karen I go up there to shop, so I'll stop one day and get paper.

But I should get some ideas from you, like -- -Man: What's be-- -Woman: What kind of paper, like, just for, you know, for -- for doodling and, you know, practicing.

Just like a little book with -- [ Dog barking ] Woman: Thank you, Tracey, this is very helpful.

[ Indistinct chatter ] Woman: I'm gonna miss you!

All of you!

It's been so nice to... Like, you know... You get away from family, and, you know, I would think about everybody, and I would just, like, be like, how's it feel to be around everybody again?

I wanna feel that, you know, and it's like, it's something you really, really miss.

Woman: [Indistinct] family's all we got.

[ Soundtrack playing, animals calling ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Man singing indistinctly ] ♪ ...everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ Everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ [ Overlapping singing ] ♪ I'm everything ♪ ♪ You wanted in a man ♪ ♪ Everything ♪ ♪ Ever wanted in ♪ -♪ Everything you ♪ -♪ Ever wanted in a ♪ -♪ Everything you ♪ -♪ Everything you ♪ -♪ Everything, everything ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm everything you wanted in a man ♪ ♪ I'm -- ♪ -♪ Everything ♪ ♪ Wanted in a man ♪ ♪ Everything ♪ ♪ I'm everything you -- ♪ -♪ Ever wanted in a... ♪ -♪ Everything you -- ♪ -♪ Ever wanted in a... ♪ ♪ Everything you -- ♪ ♪ Everything you ♪ ♪ Everything ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Music fades, wind blowing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Deejay: 105.3, WDAS-FM, Stylistics, "Break Up To Make Up," Anita Baker before that, it's "Talk To Me," it's 10:49, I'm Patty Jackson; "Fire" by the Ohio Players, listen out for it, it will be coming up soon, $1,000 could be yours instantly and guaranteed, here's a DAS-FM reminder: Freedom Theatre six-week summer program, a performing arts training program starting next week through August the 18th at Temple's Tomlinson Theater.

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Man: It's a land of incredible contrast, fantastic wealth and crushing poverty, of varied African tribal cultures alongside European, Asian, and Indian, a land where history is being made and the future of a continent shaped as we speak: South Africa, home of statesmen like Mandela, spiritual leaders like Desmond Tutu... [ Radio fades, women speaking indistinctly ] [ Gulls crying, waves lapping ] [ Pop top hisses ] [ Gulls crying ] [ Women speaking indistinctly ] [ Waves lapping, music fades up ] ♪♪ [ Overlapping, indistinct dialogue ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Woman: Let's get a better picture, 'cause what you did to me yesterday... ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Music playing, no dialogue ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Riveting, construction noise ] [ Indistinct voice over PA ] [ Key fob jingles ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ When life's drag... ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ When life's drag...

When life's drag...

When life's drag... [ Drumming, indistinct singing of gospel ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Gospel song continues indistinctly ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Woman: ♪ ...mighty God... ♪ ♪♪ [ Clapping in time ] [ Singing fades ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's very, very raw ♪ ♪♪ I ain't playin' with -- [ Distorted ] For real.

♪ It's redrum if you round, period ♪ ♪ I ain't one for that brown licka ♪ ♪ Let you come for the ones around me ♪ ♪ I put work on your fam be ♪ ♪ Bet your daughter stan me ♪ ♪ That's why I don't be on no social ♪ ♪ I'm a thot, get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' whatever bicoastal ♪ ♪ I put my hood on the map too ♪ ♪ Black ink like the tat crew ♪ ♪ That Rover you postin' ♪ ♪ Ain't nothin' if it ain't all you ♪ ♪ That's why I copped that new Volvo ♪ ♪ Classic [distorted] no rococo ♪ ♪ I be in the hood where they bang'n'smoke, though ♪ ♪ [Distorted] I'm local ♪ ♪ I don't give a [distorted] if you vote or [distorted] ♪ ♪ My chopper swift like the draco ♪ ♪ You [distorted] stay brickin' free throws ♪ ♪ I know I be too cold ♪ ♪ It's murder if Don wrote that ♪ ♪ My twin from the South Side, oh-five ♪ ♪ Paul wall [distorted] drive slow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Drive slow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ Pow, pow, pow, pow ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ All my [distorted] in the 7 seata ♪ ♪ Po'in' Moet and they smokin on Chiba ♪ ♪ See us at dinna [distorted] is eatin' ♪ ♪ But I ain't sophisticated, I'm a heathen ♪ ♪ I ain't the one that you want no beef wit ♪ -♪ Never ♪ -♪ Getchu together u give mea reason ♪ ♪ I take ya [distorted] and ya mom and ya sister ♪ ♪ Been had ya brother, that [distorted] was geekin' ♪ ♪ Don'tchu worry how I'm livin, I been up watchu winnin ♪ ♪ It's giving copyright infringement ♪ ♪ If you still tippin', set trippin' ♪ ♪ [Distorted] should mind they own business ♪ ♪ On god my witness I putchu mans in his feelins ♪ ♪ All the bags on the ski rack vintage ♪ ♪ And the bat in the back is a big [distorted] ♪ ♪ Never had to act, I'm the real thing ♪ ♪ Its the Philly in me, it's the real thing ♪ ♪ Where the drill for free it's a real thing ♪ ♪ It's the real thing like yeah I'm widdit all ♪ ♪ Salt, pepper, ketchup, and hot sauce ♪ ♪ I blow ya top if we rock off ♪ ♪ My [distorted] on the hip she a pop off, pop off ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot get me lit ♪ ♪ I'm wit' it all, I'm a thot ♪ ♪♪ [Distorted] wanna try some.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Woman: Yeah -- and you, it's in you, it's really in you.

And, uh... You know, it's -- it's whole journey, but the -- the one thing is, you know, don't get stressed out.

Like, today you called me, like, you were feeling like... What did you say, you were feeling like, uh...

I don't even remember.

Woman: Remember... Woman: Yeah.

You know, so hold your power, you...

It's gonna happen for you, it's gonna happen.

And I'm gonna be in there, I'm gonna do my little praise dance, now holler!

Man: Okay.

Woman: And your -- your mom and, yeah, Indy -- [indistinct], [ Voice fades ] ♪♪ Woman: ...89, station hooking you up with $100,000, it's the 100k Power Play, it is Thursday, a sex and celebrity Thursday!

And you're listening, and you are locked in because, well, DMX, you're hearing what he has to say.

He has a lot to say.

He just told the boy Jay-Z a few!

Man: It's Power 99 FM.

Woman: Since then?

Man: I haven't talked to him since then.

-Woman: Wow.

-Man: Keep it locked... ♪♪ [ Woman speaking indistinctly ] ♪♪ [ Woman shouting louder ] ♪ Rich [distorted] blow chips on the homie ♪ ♪ I'm waiting on my things, yeah, you know me ♪ ♪ I'm caught out in Vegas cuz these [distorted] ♪ ♪ Try to blow mines ♪ ♪ But I don't give a [distorted] cuz I ain't worried ♪ ♪ 'Bout them old times ♪ ♪ Let me get on back to New York ♪ ♪ Where they hold me down ♪ ♪ Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, Harlem, Uptown ♪ ♪ By way of Philly, uptown ♪ ♪ You know Germantown ♪ ♪ When I come out my closet ♪ ♪ [Distorted] can't handle it ♪ ♪ It's a problem ♪ ♪ Fendi?

[Distorted] I'm Honda ♪ ♪ Skert off on ya face like ♪ ♪ [Distorted] I beat ya like ya momma ♪ ♪ Foreign [distorted], been got it ♪ ♪ No problem, see this blood is black ♪ ♪ Run wrong like a railroad track ♪ ♪ Yeah, we built her, now they wanna be us ♪ ♪♪ ♪ How could you ever know me ♪ ♪ When I keep running away?

♪ ♪ How could you ever know thee?

♪ ♪ How could you ever?

♪ ♪ Know, know ♪ ♪♪ Man: It's December, it's freezing out.

Woman: So I closed the office, I went home and turned my little gas heater on in that old New Orleans apartment, and got under the covers to take a nap.

And then I had a dream, and I dreamt that I lost my mother's car and I had to go tell her this.

She was working at Saks Fifth Avenue.

So I got to the store, I had to walk up that winding ramp, I got up to the top of the, uh, garage, and there she was, washing cars.

And I walked over and told her that I lost her car.

So she put her arms around me, gave me a kiss and a hug, and said, "Go find my car, Toni."

And as I was walking down the ramp to leave, she hollered, "I love you, Toni," and that was the first time I ever heard my mother say that.

♪ Know me... ♪ ♪ When I keep running away ♪ ♪ How could you ever know thee ♪ ♪ How could you ever ♪ [ Song fades ] Woman: Toni!

Ma?

Where's my car?!

I lost it.

[ Overlapping indistinct voices ] Toni!

Go find my car.

All right, Ma.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Woman: My sisters mean the world to me, they're my family, they will always be my family.

I don't talk to them every day, but I love my sisters.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Ahh!

Ooh, finally.

♪♪ [ Indistinct ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Man: Carrie, traffic getting into the Garden State this evening is taking a Governor McGreevey stance, it ain't goin' nowhere.

But we're keepin' our fingers crossed, hoping these delays will clear out before November 16, gridlock over the Walt Whitman Bridge eastbound, the entire length heading into New Jersey, and on the 42 freeway southbound, traffic is at a crawl coming off of the Walt Whitman Bridge, all the way down to 55 south.

South on 295 we have a crash blocking the right lane south of Exit 40, the exit for Route 38, and we have a crash being cleaned up in Lindenwold and Central Avenue at 4th Avenue.

Down to Interstate 95 we go, that's not moving much better, northbound traffic is heavy approaching Broad Street up to the Walt Whitman Bridge exit, then from Penn's Landing to Gerard Avenue, and then from the Betsy Ross Bridge on up to Academy Road where an accident is blocking the left lane.

South on 95, traffic slows approaching Woodhaven Road, then approaching Academy Road, then approaching the Betsy Ross Bridge down to Allegheny Avenue, a disabled vehicle being cleared out of the left lane.

Farther south, traffic slows approaching the Walt Whitman Bridge to the Gerard Point, then from 420 to the Commodore Barry.

East on 63, Woodhaven Road, traffic is jammed approaching Millbrook Road, a crash being cleaned up in the left lane, north in Lincoln Drive, all lanes are still blocked at Gypsy Lane, an accident, traffic is at a crawl on the northbound City Avenue Bridge, outbound Kelly Drive and westbound Ridge Avenue approaching Lincoln Drive.

Eastbound on Schuylkill Avenue... [ Traffic broadcast fades ]