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Robotoyz, Supertoys, Arnolfini, December 2008 |
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I led a Robotoyz workshop during Supertoys, Arnolfini's third concept store exhibition, which explored toys, affective machines, and play. A (collective noun for robots?) was assembled from cardboard boxes, foam, coloured tape etc, in 2 fun-packed hours. This was followed by a procession around Arnolfini, which was packed out for another successful Mash Up. The Dark Studio was a hive of concentrated, positive energy as children and parents worked together to construct costumes.
photo credit - White Box Photography
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Mash Up, Arnolfini, August 2008 |
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I delivered Mash Up workshops for Arnolfini's family-friendly activity days, coordinated by their Access & Learning Department. Both were informed by the Far West exhibition which transformed a contemporary arts organistion in the heart of Bristol’s harbourside into a ‘concept store’, that
explored the shifting of the economic centre of the world to the East.
I used WormCam techniques, but used food packaging and other items from local Chinese Supermarkets. Participants used 2 real-time cameras and a video mixer to create a bold visual continuum with a distinctive eastern flavour. This stream was digitised into a computer, which allowed participants to select images from their session, make prints and take a 'product' home.
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Engage Workshop, Arnolfini, Bristol 2007 |
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 Engage represents
gallery, art and education professionals in the UK and in 15 countries
worldwide. It promotes access to, enjoyment and
understanding of the visual arts through gallery education
- projects and programmes which help schoolchildren and the wider community
become confident in their understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts and
galleries. My workshop, with 30 secondary
school teachers prior to school visits to their local galleries was 'something innovative to break down pre-conceived ideas
about galleries - a hands on session for all, very cross-curricular, using sound / video.'
Participants responded to Arnolifini's Port City exhibition (an international cross-artform touring project, addressing issues of global migration, trade and contemporary slavery). I demonstrated how free to download, easy to use visual applications could be used to produce 'artworks' with formal similarities to works in the exhibition. The group used mobile phones and digital cameras to gather image impressions of Arnolfini and it's surroundings. This media was digitised (USB/Bluetooth), made into movies with Quickmovie (creates QuickTime movies from images), and presented in Multimedia Tiler (many ways to display multiple images/movies). I revealed how sophisticated looking results could be quickly achieved using simple, freely available software and mobile technologies familiar to young people.
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IATMJ Generative Community Portraits 2004-5 |
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Between August 2004 and February 2005, I Am The Mighty Jungulator delivered an innovative series of Generative Community Portraits in partnership with Watershed Media Centre, supported by Connexions West of England's PAYP scheme. Watershed's Evaluation Report examines the programmes' aims and objectives, the creative processes of the workshops, outcomes for the young people and artists involved, and issues of sustainability and future directions.
read about this work on the Axis Contemporary Arts Database, which explains both context and process.
watch a movie about how Generative Community Portraits are made (6 mins), and read more about IATMJ's socially engaged practice.
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