Lindsey Sears

Hi guys

http://www.mattsgallery.org/artists/seers/exhibition-1.php

This exhibition is going to an important reference for our project. It is pretty amazing and maybe of use to others?

To the 'lost ones'

http://www.artsadmin.co.uk/projects/project.php?id=91

Take a look at this, graeme millers work perhaps in particular, he is the one who has worked on maps and walks that i described today.
claire x

Graduate of LCC photo sent me this dissemination collaboration all in there somewhere. This is the first paragraph of previous post



A message from Rational Rec
Rational Rec presents its second Open Dialogue
Matt Roberts Arts OpenFORUM
MRA Project Space, 25 Vyner Street, London E2 9DG
Friday 14 May 2010, from 6.30-9pm
At this second Rational Rec Open Dialogue event, artists Paul B Davis, Charlie Fox and Emma Hart, working together on the first Rational Rec collaborative commission , will discuss their plans for the project and its final presentation.

The artists propose that the outcome of the commission will be to create a publication setting out ideal rules and philosophies for collaboration, with concrete tasks that can be followed by anyone.

The artists will test around 20 rules and tasks live during the event. The rules will be presented to the audience, who will judge their efficacy, and initiate the process of editorial change that will continue throughout the project.

You are invited to this event to get involved with this process, to challenge the artists’ ideas and make your mark on their evolving rule book.
Background
What can artists do together that they can’t do on their own, and how does the idea of help and exchange inherent in collaboration feed into working processes and outcomes? How could these facets become visible, exposing the hidden costs of collaboration: compromise, plagiarism, antagonism, frustration, misunderstanding and mistranslation?

Paul B Davis, Charlie Fox and Emma Hart have each worked on so-called ‘organic’ collaborations in the past – where artists find each other and fuse their practices based on mutual interests, personal or professional. The current Rational Rec commission provides a more structured space for them to reflect on the methodologies they have used in the past, a pause to reconsider how they have collaborated in the past and how they intend to collaborate in the future. Inspired by commercial music and fine art collaborations – such as Snoop Dogg ‘featuring’ on the tracks of rival rappers, or Damien Hirst’s work with Louis Vuitton – and bringing these lessons into a non-commercial project, as well as being influenced by art movements such as the OuLiPo literary group; religious laws from the Methodist Book of Discipline; the ancient Greek Axiomatic system and their own experiences, the artists will consider what happens when artists work together and why is this often deemed “better” (is it more creative? more exciting?).
Attending the event
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Sarah pickering talk TONIGHT !

Hello Baplings,

its a bit short notice, but if your not up to much this eve you should come to a talk by sarah pickering at the photographers gallery its for her book launch so dont know how long the talk will be...but its FREE and you can just turn up. it starts at 6pm....and she is a swell photographer so should be good.

www.photonet.org.uk/index.php?pvid=1163

www.sarahpickering.co.uk

kisses

Chloe

Feminist Science Fiction

Hi guys, this is most probably very specific to Jatinder, Terri and me, but may be of a side interest to you! Especially if you are in any way inspired by literature or science fiction. I'd recommend reading a few, they're pretty good.


Key Feminist Science Fiction Novels

- Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1915
- The Female Man - Joanna Russ 1970
- Woman on the Edge of Time - Marge Piercy 1976
- She - H. Rider Haggard (not necessarily fem sci-fi but a key text for us)
- The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin 1969
- Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (asexual reproduction)


Characters
- Wonderwoman / bionic woman
- Robotic woman - Maria in Fritz Lang's Metropolis
- Buffy the vampire slayer
- The amazon
- She who must not be named (She)
- Barbarella



We plan to involve the idea of a female only society, using this genre as our inspiration and contextual base.


There is a huge tradition for single sex utopias within literature and they generally have the same themes. Freedom from oppression of men, clean unpolluted worlds, highly evolved, etc. They are mostly written by women. There is not so much of a tradition for all male worlds, with the suggestion being that the status quo for men puts them in a better position, so there is no great fantasy in removing women.


- http://www.wiscon.info/ is the leading feminist science fiction convention

There is also the photographer Justine Kurland that Bruno mentioned in his talk. Boarding school films often become like a female utopia also I think... eg. Picnic at Hanging Rock, Innocence, Cracks - all 3 have sinister elements as well which is probably emphasized by the lack of resemblance to real life... all female, all same age.

Exhibition in The Maverik Showroom 28th April

You are all welcome to the opening for the Norwegian exhibition NorskArt in The Maverik Showroom on

Wednesday 28th of April at 6pm,

free wine and free canapés.

I have my work 'Todays word and Tomorrow photo' on the wall.

I hope to see you there! You can find the address to the gallery on the flyer.

x

Today's research

Hello...

...more research that could be useful for or group (and maybe for some other groups?)


The exhibition in Pompidou gallery in Paris Women Artists elles@centrepompidou

I have the exhibition catalog if someone are interested to have a look.


Conseptul Art by Tony Godfrey,

have a look at chapter 8 about Women Conceptual Artists, also about different exhibitions.


And for Petra: Cindy Sherman is an artist that could be related to your previous project you talked about,

taking self-portrait to present different realities. Check out the exhibition catalog from Serpentine Gallery, you can find it in the library.


Trine

email

Hey Guys! Was great to hear everyones ideas on Monday.

Olef - Mine and Jess's emails are

hi_im_katie_snooks@hotmail.co.uk
&
jsummerling@btinternet.com

Lets bounce around some more idea's and then meet up between lecture and PPD tomorow?

(Didn't know where else to post this - sorry guys!) XX

Research around identity in art.

Hi Guys,

Here are some research ideas for anyone interested in art which investigates aspects of identity. Hope some of it might help inspire ideas.

/Mia

A few identity theme resources.

events, images, exhibitions etc regarding the theme of identity. For ideas maybe.

http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/the-identity-project.aspx

Art21 American documentary series on art, this episode is on identity & contemporary art. Even if it cant be watched there is information on artists in the program.

http://www.pbs.org/art21/series/seasonone/identity.html#

Artists -

Vibeke Tandberg.

Gender, identity, portraits

http://www.arken.dk/content/us/arkens_collection/photography_and_graphics/vibeke_tandberg

Elina Brotherus.

Self portraits, portraits, human body and nature ( Trine! )

http://www.elinabrotherus.com/news/

Keith Cottingham.

portraits, human body, possibilities of bodily alterations and its effect on identity. Mixed materials.

http://www.arken.dk/content/us/arkens_collection/photography_and_graphics/keith_cottingham

Ana Mendieta.

Body art, performance, relationship between body and nature,

hard to find one good page on her, but this is one place of many to see her images:

http://www.galerielelong.com/artists/

Vanessa Beecroft.

Female body, female representation

Francesca Woodman.

Female body, self portraits, self representation

http://www.mariangoodman.com/exhibitions/2007-11-28_francesca-woodman/

Mixing genres, materials, technique`s.

One gallery I find interesting is Edelman gallery. they have many artists who mix different media and techniques and create some interesting indefinable results. Easy to browse through.

http://www.edelmangallery.com/home.htm

Personal favorite is Robert and Shana ParkeHarrisson and their series " the architects brother" which is photogravure and montage..

http://www.parkeharrison.com/slides-architechsbrother/index.html

Yigal Ozeri

oil paintings which look like photography.

http://www.markmooregallery.com/artists/yigal-ozeri/

Hope some of it has interest.

BLOGS- some interesting ones...

just spent way too long trying to make a list of the best/ most interesting photography blogs around and in a rather ocd manner (can you tell I have an issue with list making- exhibition list etc) have realized the internet makes anything definitive impossible- so here a list of some of the most interesting ones I  found- lots Matthew already mentioned-amongst a frightening amount of terrible ones- speaking of which not sure if I would recommend watching that show on Goldsmiths/ art students on BBC i player  that was mentioned- just spent rather too long with it and am feeling a bit sad/ annoyed about the pretentiousness of it- but also rather funny to watch. 

http://politicstheoryphotography.blogspot.com/
great for listings of other blogs and public spaces showing photography international- great for database research

http://www.nowness.com/
new website by LVMH (run out of Dazed/ Another office) which features an artist/ designer, show etc daily- did an interview feature a few weeks ago-31/3)

http://theexposureproject.blogspot.com
http://1000wordsphotographymagazine.blogspot.com/
http://5b4.blogspot.com/
http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/
http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/
http://www.shanelavalette.com/journal/
http://toomuchchocolate.org/
http://iheartphotograph.blogspot.com/
http://blog.magnumphotos.com/
http://hafny.org/
http://tinyvices.com/
http://www.seesawmagazine.com/
http://www.thedailynice.com/site.html
http://www.12thpress.com/
http://www.foammagazine.nl
http://www.ahornmagazine.com/submissions.html
http://www.americansuburbx.com/
http://www.wordswithoutpictures.org/
http://capriciousmagazine.com
http://blindspot.com/
http://www.layflat.org/

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS SUMMER TERM 2010

LIST OF EXHIBITIONS SUMMER TERM 2010 (MAINLY PHOTOGRAPHIC AND FILMIC WITH SOME OTHERS THAT I LIKE THROWN IN AS WELL- FAVORITES HIGHLIGHTED)

BARBICAN

Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS
020 7638 8891

www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery

art@barbican.org.uk

Daily 11-8, Tue & Wed 11-6, Thur 11-10

ÉLESTE BOURSIER-MOUGENOT : NEW COMMISSION FOR THE CURVE
Feb 27 - May 23, 2010
Trained as a musician and composer, French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways. His installation for The Curve will take the form of a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other instruments and objects. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape

BEACONSFIELD

22 Newport St, Vauxhall, SE11 6AY
020 7582 6465

www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk

info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk

Tue-Sun 11-5

TESTBED 1
Mar 1 - Jul 18, 2010
Michael Curran in collaboration with Lucy Gunning, Anthony Gross, Lilli Hartmann, Pil and Galia Kollectiv, Dafna Talmor, Joseph Walsh
 
In a time when millions of viewers have access to the Internet, video/cameras and home-editing suites, a circulated YouTube clip becomes a conversational spectacle overnight. With the proliferation and advancement of technology, the creative process itself has become more democratic and has enabled people en masse to become not only viewers but ‘creators’. TestBed 1 responds to popular practice by inviting artists working with the moving image to produce and present artworks using the prevalent modes of production readily available - in the context of a professional art space.
 
Participating artists will work in the Beaconsfield galleries from March to August in a series of residencies. During this time the public is invited to witness our galleries turn laboratories, turn performance and production sites. Check website for weekly schedule and FlatScreen programme.

BFI GALLERY

Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT
020 7928 3535

www.bfi.org.uk/gallery

gallery@bfi.org.uk

Tue-Sun & Bank Holidays 12-8

MAT COLLISHAW : RETROSPECTRE
Feb 26 - May 9, 2010
British artist Mat Collishaw (b.1966) has been commissioned by the BFI Gallery to explore the work of legendary Georgian/Armenian film director and artist Sergei Paradjanov and create a new commission in response to it. The project fuses sculpture and the moving image in an atmospheric work evoking the spirit of Paradjanov and forms part of 2010’s celebrations of his work and legacy. A season of Paradjanov films in the BFI Southbank cinemas complements the show.

CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE

Arkwright Rd, NW3 6DG
020 7472 5500

www.camdenartscentre.org

info@camdenartscentre.org

Tue-Sun 10-6, Wed 10-9

ANNA MARIA MAIOLINO : CONTINUOUS
Apr 1 - May 30, 2010
Italian-born, Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino is one of the most significant artists working in Brazil today. Her new exhibition at Camden Arts Centre will include a site-specific installation and a selection of film works made over the
last 30 years.

PILAR CORRIAS

54 Eastcastle St, W1W 8EF
020 7323 7000

www.pilarcorrias.com

Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-6

LEIGH LEDARE
Apr 16 - Jun 12, 2010
London debut of the critically-acclaimed LA-based photographer Leigh Ledare.

FRITH STREET GALLERY

17-18 Golden Square, W1F 9JJ
020 7494 1550

www.frithstreetgallery.com

info@frithstreetgallery.com

Tue-Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5

JAKI IRVINE : SEVEN FOLDS IN TIME
Mar 12 - Apr 30, 2010
'Seven Folds in Time' video installation

GASWORKS

155 Vauxhall St, SE11 5RH
020 7582 6848

www.gasworks.org.uk

info@gasworks.org.uk

Wed-Sun 12-6

I WANT TO SEE / STRUGGLE IN JERASH
Apr 16 - May 30, 2010
Gasworks presents two feature-length films, both shown for the first time in a gallery setting: I Want to See (2008) by Lebanese artists and filmmakers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, and Struggle in Jerash (2009) by London-based artists Eileen Simpson and Ben White.

JAMES HYMAN GALLERY

5 Savile Row, W1S 3PD
020 7494 3857

www.jameshymangallery.com

info@jameshymangallery.com

Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-2

LONDON CALLING : ANNA FOX, STEPHEN GILL, NIGEL SHAFRAN
Feb 25 - May 1, 2010
James Hyman Gallery presents an exhibition that foregounds an exciting new generation of photographers who have placed London at the heart of their work. It explores the way that these photographers have taken the capital city as their home and subject matter. It suggests a specificity in their responses to London, whether it be the grey of London light or a type of gritty urban realism particular to the inner city.

NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE
020 7306 0055 / Rec info: 020 7312 2463

www.npg.org.uk

Daily 10-6, Thurs & Fri 10-10

IRVING PENN PORTRAITS
Feb 18 - Jun 6, 2010
Devoted to one of the greatest photographers of his generation who died in 2009, the exhibition will include over 120 prints from Penn's seven-decade career ranging from his early portraits for Vogue in 1944 to some of his last work.
The exhibition is a survey of Penn's portraits of major cultural figures brought together from many international collections. Portraits include Truman Capote, Salvador Dalì, Marlene Dietrich, Christian Dior, T.S. Eliot, Duke Ellington, Alfred Hitchcock, Nicole Kidman, Willem de Kooning, Jessye Norman, Rudolph Nureyev, Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso, Harold Pinter, Igor Stravinsky, and Tennessee Williams.

RAVEN ROW

56 Artillery Lane, E1 7LS
020 7377 4300

www.ravenrow.org

info@ravenrow.org

Wed-Sun 11-6

A HISTORY OF IRRITATED MATERIAL
Feb 25 - May 2, 2010
Including Group Material, Inspection Medical Hermeneutics, Sture Johannesson, Ad Reinhardt, and Lygia Clark, from Object to Event, produced by Suely Rolnik. Activist films from Disobedience, an ongoing video archive will also be shown.

RIVINGTON PLACE

Hoxton, EC2A 3BA
020 7729 9616

www.iniva.org

iniva@iniva.org

Tues - Fri 11-6, Thurs to 9pm, Sat 12-6

COUNTERPOINTS
Mar 31 - May 15, 2010
Iniva presents new work by contemporary Chinese artists Lu Chunsheng and Jia Aili. Both are drawn to subjects of industrial progress and social corrosion.
 
Lu Chunsheng shows his new film, The first man who bought a juicer bought it not for drinking juice, for the first time in Europe. This absorbing film mixes documentary and fantasy to theatrical effect. It examines the relationship between man and machine.
 
Jia Aili presents Make Believe..., the artist's first solo exhibition in Europe. Monumental paintings reflect on the human condition and the individual's vulnerability in a rapidly developing world.
 
The artist has also created a remarkable installation painted directly on to the vast front window of Rivington Place. It is inspired by famous painting The Incredulity of St Thomas by Caravaggio.

TATE BRITAIN

Millbank, SW1P 4RG
020 7887 8888

www.tate.org.uk

Daily 10-5.50 NB Admission charge for some exhibitions

CHRIS OFILI
Jan 27 - May 16, 2010

TATE MODERN

Bankside, SE1 9TG
020 7887 8888

www.tate.org.uk

Sun-Thur 10-6, Fri-Sat 10am-10pm

FRANCIS ALŸS
Jun 15 - Sep 5, 2010

THOMAS DANE GALLERY

11 Duke Street St James's, SW1Y 6BN
020 7925 2505

www.thomasdane.com

info@thomasdane.com

Tue-Fri 11-6, Sat 11-4

LUISA LAMBRI
May 13 - Jun 25, 2010

THE WAPPING PROJECT - BANKSIDE

65a Hopton Street, SE1 9LR

www.thewappingprojectbankside.com

info@thewappingprojectbankside.com

Tues-Sat, 10.00 - 19.00. Mon by appointment

ANNABEL ELGAR
Apr 15 - May 22, 2010
British photographic artist, Annabel Elgar, creates mythic scenes from urban, ordinary life in these painstakingly crafted, beautiful images.

WHITE CUBE

48 Hoxton Square, N1 6PB
020 7930 5373

www.whitecube.com

enquiries@whitecube.com

Tue-Sat 10-6

EBERHARD HAVEKOST : GUEST
Mar 26 - May 1, 2010

WHITECHAPEL GALLERY

77-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7QX
Info 020 7522 7878/Enq 020 7522 7888

www.whitechapelgallery.org

info@whitechapelgallery.org

Tues-Sun 11am-6pm, Thurs 11am-9pm

Kutlug Ataman: fff

13 April - 2 May 2010
Gallery 2

MATT'S GALLERY

42-44 Copperfield Rd, E3 4RR
020 8983 1771

www.mattsgallery.org

info@mattsgallery.org

Wed-Sun 12-6 during exhibitions

JENNET THOMAS ALL SUFFERING SOON TO END!
April 14 - June 6 2010
Narrative film and installation incorporating sculpture, sound and performance.

MAUREEN PALEY.
21 Herald Street
London E2 6JT
t. +44 (0)20 7729 4112
f. +44 (0)20 7729 4113
info@maureenpaley.com

Wednesday — Sunday
11.00 — 18.00 and by appointment

Hannah Starkey

29^th May- 18^th July, 2010

Sprüth Magers London 

7A Grafton Street 

LONDON, W1S 4EJ 

Tuesday – Saturday, 

10am – 6pm

JOSEPH CORNELL ❤ KAREN KILIMNIK
PAS DE DEUX   SPRÜTH MAGERS LONDON   JUNE 08 - AUGUST 28 2010

Serpentine Gallery 

Kensington Gardens   

London W2 3XA 

 

T +44 (0)20 7402 6075   

F +44 (0)20 7402 4103   

www.serpentinegallery.org 

Wolfgang Tillmans                              

26 June – 29 August 2010 

His distinctive view of contemporary culture has made Wolfgang Tillmans, 

winner of the Turner Prize in 2000, one of the most significant artists of today. 

His work as a photographer has won him worldwide acclaim and his practice 

embraces many roles including curator, designer, critic and historian.   

rhubarb rhubarb

portfolio reviews anyone ?

http://www.rhubarb-rhubarb.net

Any of you that took an interest in the Art School UK event at the end of March some additional links

www.artschooluk.org/newsletter/april.html

http://artschooluk.blogspot.com

Harry has mentioned a BBC 4 documentary about Goldsmiths available for a few days on i player

LCC - Futurising

Follow links to find out more about the colleges 'futurising' enterprise

www.futurising.org

SOAS/LSE

The Brunei Gallery at SOAS is open for the public to exhibit work and is a non-fee charging venue. This could be a possible option to use however it should be considered that SOAS is an institution that promotes cultures from Asia and Africa so much of the work displayed in the gallery is geared toward that.

If we do consider going down this route, would we have to centre our project around this? the institution would have a big role in how our project pans out.

Additionally, the gallery review proposals for exhibitions quarterly in the year so it might not be viable in terms of the time frame we have but should be considered if we want to continue on with this project after the "deadline"

http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/proposal/

Terri has also found a list of staff we can contact at LSE's anthropological department about displaying our work

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/anthropology/people/departmentalstaff.aspx

MJT

fact/fiction pre-proposal

Jatinder, Marianna and I are looking at an exploration between fact and fiction, anthropology, art science and narrative. At the moment we are looking into staging an exhibition and website proposing a historical or pseudo-scientific/anthropological or current 'find' of a society that we know nothing of.

We are going to incorporate our individual interests to create the work.

jatinder - anthropology

marianna - fiction narrative

terri - science/ factual

we are thinking about a mixed media installation; drawings, photographs, video, faked artifacts - medical reports etc.

We are not currently sure just exactly where we see the exhibition being seen ... the british museum or Wellcome institute seem a long way off (!!) so were are thinking possibly a pop up installation in SOAS or LSE anthropology depts? thoughts or suggestions...?

MJT

Photofriends

Hi, Chloe and I have been in discussion about collaborating on a piece together and were wondering if anyone else would be interested. Rather than working individually and coming together in the form of a book or exhibition, we want to work on a film (for example, we are both keen on experimenting with different media and forms) and seeing where this leads. So in the instance of a film it would be a shared concept then we each could take turns shooting and editing etc so it is one piece made collectively. This is quite broad but I don't think there is anyone else talking about collaborating in this way. From the work we produce we could then decide where to take it, the collaboration on the piece would be the main focus but from this we could see what fits and either produce a publication, exhibition etc. We haven't made any decisions on what the concept of the piece would be as this would obviously have to be a joint decision and so would need to form the group first. If this sounds interesting maybe we could meet tomorrow after contextual?
Some examples to make this a little clearer I hope: Abramovic and Ulay, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin
Big love
Katie and Chloe

http://www.artcrunch.co.uk/about.html

artcrunch.co.uk

Term starts and many of you are stuck abroad. London's birds chirp uninterrupted, a silver lining for some of us.

In the park Sunday I ran into a graduate student of the course India Roper Evans who alongside her contemporary at LCC Susana Sanroman has set up an organisation called Artcrunch, promoting young artists through pop up exhibitions. Negotiating pop up gallery space in the E&C shopping centre.

Hi everyone. I am interested by claire and emiles idea about photographing a specific building and/or the people that work within that space and think it would be really nice to exhibit the images in or around the space . I have no idea about which building or why yet, need to do some research, but I like the idea of focusing on one building and working with a small group of workers with some really nice portraits. As I do not usually work with people I think it may be good to do this to have the experience with working with strangers. I want to talk it over with who ever else is interested on tuesday as I prefer to talk instead of blogging.

See you all on Tuesday.

Xx

Hi All,

I am interested in using the studios this term also, also think if we collaborate and get organised we can assist each other on our seperate projects to produce stronger work...

Just to let you know ... the book arts upstairs at lcc have open days every friday.

the idea about making work about a specific building, its inhabitants/workers the architecture the history of the building and whatever else is a good way of making a collaborative work makes the dissemination bit interesting as depending on the building work could be shown in it, or on the website etc. i have an idea about a project/building in camden and am trying to get a meeting with the people involved,will try to get more info before friday.

lets talk through stuff on tuesday lunctime.

claire x

Presentations

Just seen Matthews email sent out today saying that presentations for this project are next friday so I think we need to be really thinking about groups asap. It seems so few people have actually written on here, have groups already be made??

Jess

workshops

Hi, I'm really far from knowing what I want to do this term, have been reading through the posts but I want to do a bit of thinking and research before I approach people on ideas. I do however know that I really want to learn the grand art of book making and it was mentioned that this term we could request workshops in things. Jess has already mentioned making a book and a few other people I have spoken to are wanting to learn book making/binding. Requesting workshops is probably a thing that will come along after everyone has decided on what they are doing but I thought I might get the ball rolling and see what other workshops people would be interested in or like josh has said what kind of new things people are wanting to learn - this may be another way in to finding people to work with who have similar ideas, particularly as most ideas seem to be initially more about form and mode at this point
Katie H :)

Ideas...

Hi everyone,

When we were first briefed about this project my initial thoughts were about creating some kind of publication (printed or online-probably the latter as it would make things a lot more achievable money-wise). Including interviews with established artists/photographers, maybe drawing on contacts made through the ppd project, inviting artists working in other mediums (whether at LCC or not...) to contribute as well as obviously using the bulk of the magazine to show case our own work... i think would all really help in our networking and confidence to do so. I think this mode of distribution of our work would also be a great opportunity to push ourselves in terms of working as a group, all taking on specific roles and responsibilities etc.

Obviously this idea is mainly about the mode of dissemination, i'm totally flexible about content and think it would be good if this was quite broad anyway to allow to diversity....something that could be discussed and decided as a group. The magazine and publishing industry is somewhere i can really see myself working in in the future so would like to use this project to explore this and maybe it could turn into something that as a group we could continue beyond this term.

Although only a few people have put ideas up here but it seems that the general ideas are looking to culminate in an exhibition... this is something i'm also very interested in doing and like the ideas being put forward about exploring the theme of identity, how and through what this is done (Mia).

Have people already begun forming groups? And does anyone know when we have to present our projects to the group and tutors?

Let me know if anyone is interested in the ideas above.
Jess x

Potential Idea

Hi everyone, hope your all doing well and cushti!

Ive been thinking how to approach this project and just had an idea i think is worth mentioning, it is in two parts:

Part 1
For many of the previous projects i have been using video, this has meant that I haven't yet had the opportunity to properly learn and explore the technical usage of studio spaces i.e. lighting, model directing etc.. I am prepared to devote a lot of time in the studio and learn to create high grade photographic images. It would be great to get a group of people to help each other out and to develop shooting and studio skills together, in a gruop we would be able to progress a lot faster as every person would bring something different. We would end up obtaining skills and experience that can be utilised in the 'real world' so to speak...

Part 2
Most of us are going to have to financially support ourselves after we leave LCC and it would be great to be able to do that using photography (Its one of the many reasons I came to university). As the project develops I would like to take some sort of entrepreneural approach - this could involve exploring the market, creating a website, approaching companies... essentially offering a photographic service and marketing it. This seems like to perfect opportunity to do so because we have access to loads of top notch equiment for free.

This is just a loose idea and requires more thought, It could tie in with other projects people suggested.
Also the two parts are not bound to each other, for example if someone wanted to develop their studio skills but then doesn't have any interest in the second part then it wouldnt matter and if someone felt that they do not need to add to their studio skills but thinks they could contribute to the entrepreneural aspect then that would be cool also. It is very open at the mo...

Let me know what you think.
Josh

Public space, buildings or objects.

Hi People,

This is just something that's been floating around my head for a little while now. I'm still undecided but I'm leaning heavily towards reinterpreting and experimenting with public space and objects, exploring social context, identity or how people are able to identify with them (Mia and Emile..), if at all, possibly toying with that idea through installation, adding or taking away an ability to identify with said object or place. Right now it's pretty broad in terms of where or how this can take place, but I like Emile's suggestion of identifying one area/place/building and all of us working around that in our own ways.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo_and_Jeanne-Claude
http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/wr.shtml

I've been looking at the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude as an example for an approach, environmental art etc.. Obviously matching the scale would be impossible, but this is definitely something I'm interested in and would like to expand on. The place we choose would then also become our exhibition space, or at least where possible.

I've been in touch with an architect I met at an opening for a place he designed. He was very interesting and had a lot to say about the sort of work we try to do. He suggested a collaboration and I've already spoken to him about this terms project. I think he could add an interesting perspective to this whole thing.

I think if we get together and throw around some ideas etc, we could come up with some interesting..what do people think? constantincerdan@gmail.com

Identity and Exhibiting

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone know what I have been considering for this project, and if anyone has similar ideas or is interested in some aspect of what Im proposing, do let me know.

I am really interested in ideas around Identity and how one identifies oneself or through what? Is it through our experiences, our relationships, work, society or what? How do people see and define themselves and their role in whatever society they feel like they belong to..

This is obviously a very wide theme which I would like to narrow down, depending on other ideas and interests and the execution of it. It could be a very personal project about yourself, exploring own relationships to surroundings and trying to figure out what exactly it is that shapes us and affects us. But it could also be about a seperate group of people, in a specific geographical place or of some other interest. Im open to any suggestions..

It might cross over with your idea Emile, depending on which people you are interested in and how you want to approach them..

In terms of my own work, I am personally interested in doing 2D work at the moment. This is partly because I havent really done much of it and have some ideas around mixing photography and drawing which I want to finally fully explore, but also I am very aware that when submitting portfolios to schools and exhibitions, very often they are only interested in images. So I would really like to use this term to finally start making really nice quality images. Im doing a lot of research on painting and fine art photography and have been looking at all kinds of galleries and what kind of artistst they represent..

However, this doesnt mean that I only want to work with people who are doing 2D as well. I think an exhibition of very different approaches to the same theme could be really interesting.. whether it be installation, video, poems, whatever. The important part is to agree on the concept and approach I think.

Which leads me on to final outcome. Im really interested in doing some kind of an exhibition. I think this could be a great way of getting contacts, networking, showing people what kind of work we each do and to build some confidence in terms of experience with practical circumstances, exhibiting and showing work to other people than our tutors and friends. To invite the public, other art students or any type of people we want to expose the work to or even build connections with.

These are my thoughts for now, im very interested in other people's ideas or imputs..

Let me know

Mia

miayates@gmail.com

Tunnel 228

Hi Guys, hope everyone is having a lovely Easter!

I thought I’d pop up on here a few ideas of what I’d like to do in this project, and if anyone likes the sound of it, or is thinking along the same lines, then lets get together and discuss our ideas!

Last year I took part in an art project called Tunnel 228, which was a collaboration between Kevin Spacey and The Old Vic and Punchdrunk – a performance, interactive theatre company. The project was set in a Tunnel (228 – Duh!) which is an old train tunnel underneath waterloo station (the entrance is located in Leake Street – about a 20min walk from uni). In the tunnels, many artworks and sculptures were displayed and were interacted with in live performances by Punchdrunk’s actors.

Only 15,000 tickets were up for grabs (for free) and could only be booked online and the performance ran for 15 days. When you entered the tunnel, you were given a ‘flu mask’, and were told not to take it off as you might ‘catch something’. My job was to basically stand around (in a balaclava and a big coat), watch the audience and sometimes scare them!

They had artwork and sculptures by Mark Jenkins, Slinkachu Olympia Scarry, Petroc Sesti, Anthony Micallef, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller and they were dotted around the dark tunnels for you to find and explore. The whole atmosphere was amazing, very spooky and surreal and I really enjoyed being involved.

Some images from the show -

Here are a few quotes from reviews about the Tunnel -

‘The whole thing takes place in a network of Victorian tunnels formerly run by British rail, but which have sat disused since the 1970s. During WWII they were even used as a mortuary for victims of the flu pandemic. "This is all about bringing art and theatre together into something ambitious and wonderful” says Spacey.’

“Producer Hamish Jenkinson says: "It's a totally immersive experience - expect to be spooked and surprised”

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/08/tunnel-288-punchdrunk-art-project

http://digestingdesign.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/tunnel-228/

http://robingrebsonsguidefortheperplexed.blogspot.com/2009/05/tunnel-228-punchdrunk.html

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/going-out/whats-new/the-old-vic-and-punchdrunk-collaborate-on-tunnel-228

IDEA-

So I was thinking that putting on a show of our work in a space that is unfamiliar for work to be shown is an idea that I am very interested in. I’d love to create an atmosphere in which our audience could view our work, other than that of a typical gallery. What does everyone think of this idea? Would any one else be interested in doing something like this?

Alternatively, I’d also be interested in creating a book or magazine with our work and ideas in!

Katie S xx