Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram

http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/glass_microbiology

Open Source Embroidery at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco

Distortions

Extracts from Video Experiments

Gold Object (Dance City Lab Space Day 5)

Test with Prosthetics (Video Stills)

Thanks to Daniel Barella, Satinder Chumber, James Froment and Rae for their input during the week at Dance City and on the day of the test shoot.

Final Destination (Dance City Lab Space Day 4)

The final day of preparation before the prosthetics test...

I feel I have arrived somewhere, I feel different somehow.

The stage was set with the help of James Froment (Dance City) and Daniel Barella.

Reflections on Beginnings (Dance City Lab Space Day 2)

My body is harsh and unforgiving, I do not understand it, it does not speak to me.

Oubliette

No bones - liquid gold - forming and re - forming - clinging

suspension

trying to force my body to slow down

control

disengage

turn off the alarm

float

umbilicus, connection, remembering, memories of the womb, asymmetry, embryonic, viscous

supine / prone

closed eye / artificial eye

falling down / staying focused

feeling out of body

heart beating like a bird

afraid

still

no-one is watching

eyes fixed

transfixed

leaving

rising

blood moving

exploding

tasting death

Space to Fill (Dance City Lab Space Day 1)

Dance City's Dance Lab space is vast, the first feelings on arriving were of apprehension, what was I doing here in this expanse, how would I fill it? I felt small, isolated, slightly disoriented.

I wanted to explore balance, movement, losing inhibitions and gaining awareness of my body. I met with Fiona Wright several times before taking on this opportunity. Fiona is an artist with a background in dance and movement, making live art works which draw from these disciplines. Something I am keen to explore for a new piece of video work, developing out of the Mutations research.

Fiona gave me some starting points, exercises to get me in touch with my body, to feel it. I started with some of these.

I decided to document the process with video and to write and draw, to take time out, separate from the usual pressures.

moving

heavy head

lead

bursting ribs

tearing paper

tracing thoughts

mindful

consumed

arms - thunder clouds

feet - broken glass

heart - beating

Hands are a focus, a way into my body, a place to fully connect with bone, muscle, blood and skin. opening and closing brings me back. Tight fist, nails pushing, pressure, release, allow to breathe.

INX

INX - Design for Event Passport

I have been working with artist Carole Luby of independent art space/artist retreat 25 Stratford Grove, to co-curate this international exchange between Istanbul and Newcastle. The event follows a successful reciprocal exchange in March 2008.

I am also working on the branding and publicity for the event, which is to be part of the Wunderbar Festival 2009. The design idea is very simple, creating an event passport, for an event, which has been overshadowed by the current home office restrictions on artists and performers entering the UK to work. We continue to keep our fingers crossed that the Turkish artists traveling here will not face any problems on their arrival.

INX is supported by an Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts award.

INX (Istanbul Newcastle Xchange)

"A unique event celebrating diversity and commonality, based around a cultural exchange between five North East based and five visiting Turkish artists: Alper Akcay, Deniz Aygun, CLAIRE, David Foggo, Paul Grimmer, Genco Gulan, Insel Inal, Funda Karakus, Carole Luby and Sally Madge.

INX will present exciting, newly developed works that investigate boundaries and thresholds, power and balance, difference and equality, manipulation and the truth.

Over two days the Star and Shadow will house a variety of performances and interventions to encourage curiosity and debate, as well hosting an open and informal discussion and a lively post-performance party with music, food, bar and surprise guest appearances!

INX is part of an ongoing series of international exchanges organised by independent art space, 25 Stratford Grove.

Supported by Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts.

Part of the Wunderbar Festival 2009"

Triparks Tours to Taunton...

Triparks exhibition

September 5 to October 10, 2009

The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre,
Coal Orchard, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JL
01823 283 244
http://www.thebrewhouse.net/