About to go out and do some research for a new project. Not to think too far ahead but for now I’ll be looking at certain areas around Sheffield. Then certain areas within those areas. Repeat. Until I find something quite specific. When I’ve found [it], I shall cast from it.
I don’t know what will happen with the negative cast yet.
I don’t usually post up thoughts for projects but I feel like I owe my blog an update.
Check these out too:
An inspiration! Thanks diefabrik.
By Richard Wilson. “The most daring piece of public art ever commissioned in the UK” – www.biennial.com
Love this. You can see my (quite rubbish) phone video HERE or an ‘official’ one HERE.
Why can’t every city have something like this? Go and have a look if you’re around in Liverpool, it’s well worth it.
And because no one likes a ‘text only’ blog:
Just a couple for now.
Just a quick post to highlight a great blog!
I was made aware thanks to my good pal Sarah Smizz.
We’re hatching a plan for city wide domination! Not really, but we are pulling together a great proposal for an exhibition that will *hopefully* be in Manchester. If not, probably Sheffield. We’re very excited!
But what the hell has this got to do with BLDGBLOG? Well, everyone is inspired by something. So, thanks BLDGBLOG – you’re an inspiration!
I’m a member of an independent studio/gallery space in Sheffield called Unit 3B (or on FACEBOOK).
The artspace is funded by members and fundraising events. We hold exhibitions from local, national and international artists and curators. We hold regular crit groups/film screenings/discussion sessions/gallery crawls. Anyone within an arts community will already know how important sessions such as these are for the surrounding communities.
Unit 3B has been expanding rapidly since it first started, and continues to grow. As it does, it requires more funding to enrich the culture and community that blossoms from it. The point of this post isn’t to brag about how great Unit 3B is, it’s to highlight the importance of funding in the arts. Small, independent galleries and studios come to depend on funding – not as a money making scheme, but to support, enhance and create platforms for local creative talent.
We have always known the importance of arts and culture in this country. Let’s not lose it now.
I wish I could be at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo but alas, I can’t. In person. But I could be telepresent; that is, to give the appearance that I’m present or have an effect at a location other than the one I’m physically in. This is no new concept, but it is an integral part of an exhibition at the Expo by Graham Smith and Christina Smith of Cybercity Ruhr.
The exhibition allows for robots to be manually controlled and manoeuvred through tiny streets. They can be controlled ‘locally’, over a game step pad, or ‘world wide’, over the internet. This enables the viewer to explore the environment as a pedestrian would, without actually being there.
Generally, the exhibition explores urbanism, spatial needs, interactivity with urban and built environments, identity and cultural exchange. But personally, ides of community, isolation and alienation are key.
For more info have a look HERE.
One of my collages was featured on b-uncut.net.
Have a look HERE.
I’ll also be doing a guest blog there soon, so keep an eye out!
I’ll be showing work at the next PRISM event.
PRISM is a bi-monthly contemporary art event. Established at The Showroom Cinema in 2008 it utilises various venues across Sheffield to exhibit work by emerging and established artists. This January it continues its residency at Bank St Arts – have a look at their SITE, they do good things!
For details, have a look on the FACEBOOK page or check out the BLOG.
I’m excited.
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BAPTISTE DEBOMBOURG
Published 16/05/2011 INSPIRING | INTERESTING , WORK Leave a CommentTags: alienation, architecture, art, artist, artwork, baptiste, broken, building, built, comments, critical, debombourg, destruction, discussion, environment, feedback, glass, housing, installation, intervention, language, perception, photographs, psychogeography, sculpture, shattered, social, structure, tension, text, uncanny, urban, visual, WORK, works
Some shots of different pieces of work by BAPTISTE DEBOMBOURG. Thanks to BUMBUMBUM for directing me to the work.
I think I love 90% of work that relates to architecture, the built environment, installation art, urban environments, text, interventions, etc. This stuff seems to tick all the boxes… What do you think? I’d like to start using my blog as a means of generating discussion, critical or otherwise, so use the comments if you have anything you’d like to say!
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