2020 A Marina Abromovic Restospective at the RA. Announced as we wrapped up our day of performance art.
Tag: Research
Week 8: performance and plot.
We also crossed the water. Nate made a huge contribution and played the water, it was quite uncanny. We collected the Camera equipment ready for Wednesday. We have worked out a basic plan and storyboard for our little film. 10 seconds will need 1250 photos/frames for each snippet. We have our work cut out although…
Week 7: Exhibition on Ken High Street where you may browse all things Japanese.
Anno’s Journey @ Japan House https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-Jj_pZfk5AIVT9HeCh1h6QJ2EAAYASAAEgI0IfD_BwE This was rather like Japanese Enid Blyton in many ways. Both developed and produced for children with a huge nod to fairy tales, myths and fables. They are Tales and plots from everyday life with a twist or kink allowing the audience, in this case, me, to engage and…
Week 7:London street noises(L.S.N.)
Above and beyond Luisa and I were there. It was fascinating listening to the 1928 recordings and comparing them to the current day. We peeled off for lunch after an hour as we could see they were set for all three recording sites and my tummy was rumbling in unison with Luisa’s we made a…
Week 7: Sound of the Suburbs.
The Members. They felt appropriate. A bit of nostalgia. Musical link: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sound+of+the+suburbs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari This is the sound, This is the sound of the suburbs. Songwriters: Carroll Lightowers Listening to my city is something I love. I’ve left many times but I’ve always returned. It has always been like coming home. I’ve seen bombs, unrest, riots, Sit-ins,…
Week 6, Day 2 pm, Barbican Visit. Having a grump…feel better now Alice is on the way.
Ok Navigators. Yup Barbican…..two divorces and one death and without people or human movement it’s a lump of pre-formed concrete. Lots of info here – https://www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/our-building/our-architecture I watched the clouds move over it, the wind breeze through it and the water wash over it. It did not change. Luisa says London smells like chip fat….
Week 6: Handbook/Zine with a very real application.
I wish I’d seen this last week. still very interesting and sad at the same time. A handbook for Refugees. Dear all, who make art and make art happen to escape from where they are coming from, to help them get to where they are going to safely. I have noticed the author has called…
Week 6: The cats out of the bag how to let it go?
In this morning electronic news and post-delivery I received this article…..it is notable because it is interactive. I was tempted but decided to have a chat with one of my children and pet the dog before setting off to research my city. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/21/cellphone-screen-time-average-habits?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX01vcm5pbmdCcmllZmluZ1VLLTE5MDgyMQ%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=MorningBriefingUK&CMP=morningbriefinguk_email
Sarah Chalkie Cloonan 
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