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Southside Arts Collective Proposal to Tuggeranong Arts Centre for 2024

Mountain, river, lake – take away

An exhibition proposal from the Southside Arts Collective. 

Artists include Lynne Flemons, Barak Zelig, Susan Wiscombe, Rebecca Shaefer, Nathan J Lester, Domenic Bahmann, Leonie Andrews, Gina Kikos, Louise Cooke, Louise Curham and others

Dates proposed Aug Sep 2024. 

Contact: Louise Curham lcurham@yahoo.com.au

Introduction

In the south, the mountains are our backdrop, and the river is nearby.  These natural features shape us when we shop on Anketell Street, look across the soccer fields at Wanniassa or go down Athllon Drive. In some cultures, we know ourselves by our mountain and our river. Here in the south of Canberra, things designed by humans for humans also shape us – the bike paths, the lake, the bogong moth sculpture on the parkway. By next year, Australia will have voted on the Voice referendum. Humans make choices about our relationships - with each other, with the natural environment, with the environment we build together. Those choices tell us much about who we are. Art is about choices and local artists can give us unique insights into a place – that’s what we hope to do in Mountain, River, Lake – take away. We’ll be learning about our place through each other and our work and we’ll be sharing that with the Tuggeranong community.

Visitors to the exhibition will experience works in the gallery and also outside, in its surrounds. There will be a wide range of styles and media brought together to investigate Mountain, River, Lake –take away. We aim to use talks and workshops to share our art making experience with theTuggeranong community.

More about the theme

Artists in the Collective will explore what the theme means to each of us as artists who live in the southern part of Canberra.

Why ‘take away’?

It means something prepared in one place and transported to another, usually to do something with – to eat, or ponder, or use. This can mean fast food, it can mean coffee to go, it can mean the personal  ‘takeaway’ from a gallery visit we hope happens for our audience. The Voice referendum will be decided by the time we exhibit, we may still be pondering its take aways.

More about the works

The exhibition will be broad and sensory, using both the inside and the outside spaces of the arts centre. Some works will be by individual Collective members, others will be made collaboratively. All the work will be new.

Formats will include photography, textiles, sculpture, writing, glass art, print making, music, drawing and painting. Effort will go into gallery notes to explain our work and its connection to the theme. Our intention is to make an enjoyable and understandable experience for visitors. We want to celebrate the diversity of our work but also tie it together coherently.

Our public program

We’ll use this to tell audiences about our work and practice. This is also a way to provide a tangible takeaway for participants, giving them a chance to create a piece to take with them, a reminder of the exhibition and the place it was created.

While the Tuggeranong Arts Centre is among the busyness of a vibrant and bustling town centre, typified by many coffee shops and takeaways where people gather, there are also spaces of quietness and stillness by the lake, the river is never far and we all glance up to our surrounding mountains.

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Public programs

Two Artists talks - groups of 3-4 members of the Collective will talk about their own work and their practice and its connection to Mountain, River, Lake - take away. 

Two workshops

Turning trash into treasure - cleaning up canned drink ‘ring pulls’ and turning them into decorated ‘chains’

A hands-on half day event run by Collective members.

Discarded ring pulls from the tops of cans are joined together to make a continuous length of “chain” that gets embellished  Here’s an example showing glass beads glued into the larger circle. Once all materials are used the “chain” is installed either inside or outside in trees to add a light reactive quality. This workshop literally links people together and it transforms potentially treacherous trash into uplifting and vibrant adornments.

The ring pulls can be gathered by workshop attendees prior to the event or supplied (a Collective artist has accumulated 100’s). Part of the workshop is to get participants to clean up their neighbourhood by collecting the ring pulls thereby saving them ending up landfill where small animals and birds can be brutally injured.

Community textiles - the community works with Collective artists to make a banner or flag for Southfest 2024

Drawing together many techniques from the group, we will make a combined textile that gets hung for Southfest 2024. This will use photography printed to textiles including cyanotypes - sunprints made using found objects. it will use stitching and weaving and can incorporate ‘panels’ made in other media such as glass. Drawings and paintings can also be printed to textile surfaces. Panels for the banner could be made with specific community groups such as school students, church group members or retirement village residents. 

About the artists

Leonie Andrews, Domenic Bahmann,  Louise Cook, Louise Curham, Lynne Flemons, Gina Kikos, Nathan J Lester, Rebecca Shaefer, Susan Wiscombe, Barak Zelig and others

Leonie Andrews is a visual artist working in a range of media including stitch and print making. The movement of her hand and the gestures it makes on a surface either by stitching or drawing are central to her practice of observing and responding to the to textures and objects she sees around her.

Since completing her studies at the Australian National University School of Art, Leonie has exhibited her work in both solo and group exhibitions. She has been a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize (2019), the Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Art Award, the Gold Coast Art Prize and the Goulburn Art Award. In 2016 Leonie was awarded an Asialink Visual Arts Residency in Tokyo.

Domenic Bahmann (1981) is a multidisciplinary visual artist and designer. He is born in Munich, Germany and lives and works in Canberra, Australia since 2010. He is known for his whimsical illustrations, photography, and graphic design. In 2013 he started his creative challenge called 'Stop, Think, Make'. The challenge was to come up with a creative everyday-related image or illustration at least once a week. Since then finding art in everyday situations has been an ongoing theme in his personal and commission based work.

Louise Cooke is a nature inspired mixed media artist and has lived on Ngunnawal country for most of her life. Louise has exhibited locally and her artwork is inspired by the beauty found in nature, paying homage to the landscape with a focus on flowers, birds, waterways and mountains infused with a spiritual connection.

Louise Curham (1971) uses her art and her expertise as an archivist to explore how old media can help us understand our current predicaments in the face of climate change and late capitalism. Louise has a background in film, experimental film, film performance and photography. She trained in film and visual art as well as archives and heritage. 

Lynne Flemons is a Canberra based artist who spent much of her life in regional and outback NSW. She has an interest in cultural and natural landscapes and land use practices. In her art practice Lynne draws and paints specific places that have personal and cultural significance. This approach involves drawing  and walking on site and researching an area to develop an awareness of its geography and land use, current and often historic. Her paintings are further developed in her studio at M16 Artspace in Griffith. Recent solo exhibitions include Pink trees and lilac clouds at Zinc Contemporary, Seattle and Painting the Walk at Weswal Gallery, Tamworth. Lynne has been Artist-in-Residence at Serlachius Museum, Finland, Ballinglen Art Foundation, Ireland and many other locations including Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery, Tasmania. Her work is held in public and private collections both in Australia and internationally. Lynne has a BA (Visual) and returned to complete her studies at ANU attaining a MPhil (Visual) in 2016.

Gina Kikos enjoys photography and developing her technical and aesthetic skills building her ability to capture the beauty and diversity of both our built and natural environment. Gina takes photos while walking, and she celebrates taking nothing away from the environment other than photos and memories. A part of her interest is to research flora, fauna, and history of things that she photographs to discover more about her surroundings which adds to the excitement of engaging with her world. She enjoys the challenge of taking photos of objects and scenes from an unexpected and unique perspectives to bring fresh ways of seeing our surroundings and the things in it. Gina’s work is celebrated - shown by ABC TV in their weather photos section of the News, exhibited at Belconnen Arts Centre for their PLACE exhibition and a photo was used in a collage streamed behind Icehouse in a concert at NMA to open “The Great Southern Lands” exhibition. Gina also makes glass art (hand cut – kiln formed) and uses her photos of animals as inspiration. 

Nathan J Lester (1976) is a Canberra born and raised artist. He has lived his whole life in the Tuggeranong valley. He studied photography and worked in traditional photographic medium for many years along with alternative processes such as cyanotypes and anthotypes. His practice also extends to paintings and sculpture but largely derived from his photographic works. Nathan is inspired by the world around him, the people he meets and things people keep hidden. His work explores the play between light and dark and themes of identity, gender, perception and society addiction to devices. Nathan’s work has been shown in Canberra and Sydney and has participated in a group exhibition in New York.

Rebecca Schaefer is a lifelong resident of Tuggeranong and is passionate about the history and the stories of the valley region. As a recent Diploma of Visual Arts graduate, Rebecca has taken to utilising significant amounts of experimentation and mixed media elements to add to the tactile and sensory elements of her pieces.  While Rebecca often works with abstraction, her recent work has been in creating more realistic depictions by documenting places and moments in the region that we would usually never notice or give a second glance in more tradition printmaking methods.

Susan Wiscombe Tasmanian born, Susan grew up amongst a rugged landscape, where the rhythms of life are omnipresent. The ebb and flow of warmth and coolness, light and darkness maintain equilibrium in all living things. Susan’s aim is to evoke atmosphere, mysticism and elusiveness while referencing the natural phenomena of space and light. Susan is drawn to glass for its duplicitous qualities. Like the land and sea scapes of this distant South Island, glass can be beautiful yet treacherous and has qualities of strength and, yet fragile to human intervention. Susan delves into philosophical juxtapositions found in the natural world by creating works that drift between an aesthetic that is suggestive of a mood or emotion and forms that may be imaginary or based on known, but not always recognised natural structures. In turn this leads to the creation of curious and at times whimsical works. Susan graduated from the ANU in 2019, awarded 2 EASS prizes – Alliance Francaise Exhibition Award and - Chutespace M16. She has also exhibited in Craft ACT Members exhibition, Belconnen Arts – Traces -sold 3 pieces, Queanbeyan Art society 1st prize and a 4th.

Barak Zelig is a printmaker and sculptor.  

Barak has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Australia and overseas exhibiting prints, drawings, photos, and sculptures. Barak uses found objects to create small sculptures and steel to create large sculptures. He is interested in hybrids, illusion, and the unexpected. Barak participated in sculpture exhibitions such as Sculpture for Clyde, Sculpture @ Show Canberra Murrumbateman, North Sydney Art Prize, Sculpture Bermagui, Lake Light Jindabyne, Hidden Rookwood Sydney, Yarra Valley Arts/ Yerring Station Sculpture Melbourne, Sculpture in the Valley, and Contour 556/18 Canberra. Barak won the 2014 Re-Use Award Clearwater Prize Queanbeyan, the 2018 Staff Choice Award and the 2019 Staff Choice Award, and the 2019 Commended Award respectively in Hidden Sculptures Rookwood. He also won prizes for 2-dimensional works. In 2013 Barak was commissioned to create a stainless sculpture as a gift for the Canberra Centenary.  

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How to Create a Minimalist Greek Room

Minimalist Greek Room when it comes to decorating a room, nothing says "It must be Greek!" More often than not, this style is based on the Cycladic aesthetic. In this article, we'll discuss Cycladic style, marble, plaster casts, and the "less is more" philosophy. This will help you create a minimalist Greek room. But be careful! You'll want to accessorize sparingly! Here are some tips to help you decorate your Greek room with style! Minimalist Greek Room

Marble

Maria Vidali was born in 1977 in Athens, Greece, and studied architecture at the University of Portsmouth. In 1999, she graduated with honors. In 2002, she earned a postgraduate diploma in architectural design from Kingston University in London, and a Master's degree in History and Philosophy of Architecture from Cambridge University. In 2011, she completed her PhD in Landscape and Village Settlements from the University of Thessaly. She has also taken courses on furniture design.

Marble The marble coffee table is handmade from a piece of white marble from the Vathy marble quarries in Tinos. The piece is hammered with a special sculptor's tool and then structured in two traditional craftsmen's workshops on the island. A collaboration with artists led to the creation of this beautiful piece of art. The craftsmanship of the Tinian craftsmen has been praised for its unique aesthetic appeal and functionality.

Marble To achieve the look, keep things simple and uncluttered. Minimalist Greek design focuses on simplicity. Unadorned accessories have hints of the ancient Greek key pattern. Sun-lit door panels celebrate the local white marble and its veining. A reproduction of a Greek sculpture sits atop a marble mantel. A marble column lamp shines from a nearby reading chair. Marble is one of the most popular colors for interior design. Plaster casts There is no better place to exhibit plaster casts than in a minimalist Greek room. In the late 19th century, plaster casts were relatively inexpensive, and they also added instant cache to a room. They were a popular addition to the collections of new American museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago both gave plaster casts prominent positions within their collections, and the Portland Museum of Arts scattered them throughout classrooms and galleries. The Portland Museum of Art's collection was made up mainly of 200 plaster casts.

Plaster casts In the 16th century, an Italian collector named Leone Leoni gathered a vast collection of casts, including many of the best-known works from the time. He also collected contemporary sculpture and antique pieces. In the 18th century, his private collection was still modest, but the plaster casts had become popular as decorative objects. Today, they are common features in minimalist Greek rooms. The history of plaster casting is rich and fascinating.

Plaster casts Plaster casting is an important part of ancient Greek and Roman art. The ancient Greeks used the technique for the creation of statues, including the Parthenon. They also used the by-products of the process as models for copying and practice. The technique made it easier for artists to replicate a design, and the plaster casts were preserved as separate art objects. This technique is also used in the creation of architectural decoration, which is especially common in Greece.

Plaster casts Cycladic aesthetic Creating a minimalist Greek room is a great way to evoke the island culture without resorting to a traditional theme. The Cycladic aesthetic has long roots dating back to 3200 BC, and was embodied in the figurines of the time. This ancient aesthetic focuses on the bare essence of objects and forms, and emphasizes purity and simplicity. The bare essence is expressed in the contrasting rough and smooth textures, such as the rough built-in bench in the breakfast area and colorful pillows on the bed. Cycladic aesthetic Using traditional folktools such as the wooden trays with mesh for pasteli cooking are also part of the Cycladic aesthetic. Small wooden trays with a mesh inserted into them hold traditional pottery or porcelain. Other Cycladic features found in the rooms include "parathoures" - small recessed storage units carved into the white rock. The rooms of Consta's hotel are minimalist yet functional. Creating a Cycladic-inspired room is easy if you know where to look. Greek villas have a special place in the Mediterranean tradition of interior design, and homes in the Cyclades have always exemplified aesthetic minimalism and elegant laconic forms. For example, a new designer's villa in Mykonos incorporates a Cycladic aesthetic with modern design. Other notable examples include the OKU Hotel in Kos, which is decorated with Mediterranean plants and natural materials to create a modern interpretation of the classic Greek rural buildings while still offering supreme comfort. Cycladic aesthetic Less-is-more philosophy The Greeks practiced the "less-is-more" philosophy of design. The Cyclades are a stunning example of Cycladic minimalism, and their style evolved in the aftermath of natural disasters. During the Santorini volcano eruption, for example, locals began building their cave homes from concrete, rather than wood. Using a white color, these cave homes reflect the sun, keeping the interiors cool. The idea of minimalism is not a fashionable 21st century trend, and it has roots in ancient Greek philosophy. In fact, its values have their origins in numerous religious streams. Listed below is a selection of minimalist quotes. These quotes highlight the importance of intentional living, which goes beyond minimizing material possessions. This article may contain affiliate links and has a disclaimer policy.

Less-is-more philosophy Modernist architecture The Parthenon is one of the most famous and celebrated architectural structures in the world. It has inspired many architects, including Le Corbusier, who visited the Athenian Acropolis for 12 days in 1911. He declared himself astounded by the structure and doubtful of his own abilities. Nonetheless, he drew inspiration from it and incorporated it into his designs. In this minimalist Greek room, he uses his favorite aspects of the Parthenon to add flair to the interiors. 'The Modernist' is a boutique hotel in Greece that combines art deco details with modernist aesthetics. The hotel features 40 private rooms and a series of public spaces, all designed in a minimalist way. The hotel also celebrates local culture by sourcing local materials and artisanal workmanship for all of its furnishings and lighting. A visit to this boutique hotel is a luxurious, seamless experience for the discerning traveler.

Modernist architecture 'Modernist' architecture is a favorite among many contemporary designers and architects. The simple lines and shapes, clean space, and clean materials evoke calm and beauty. Whether you're looking to design a minimalist Greek room, a modern minimalist style is a great way to achieve this. You can find minimalist Greek style decor online, or shop around for a modern minimalist home. If you're not sure where to start, check out the Tschumi Museum in Athens. Parthenon It would be great to have a small piece of the Parthenon in your room, but where do you find such a piece? There are many options. One great option is a Perseus Parthenon frieze page. These photos are available on Reed computers only, but they're worth the look if you're looking for a modern room design in the city. Here are a few of them: Tschumi museum: The Tschumi museum pays subtle homage to the famous Doric landmark. With a black fritted glass facade, this museum provoked fierce debate among locals. It's not just about modern architecture, however, as the museum seeks to save the sculpture from the Acropolis and convince the British government to return the artifacts. It's worth noting that the Tschumi museum is only half finished, though.

Parthenon Pericles directed the building program. He selected three top professionals to collaborate on the project: Ictinus, Callicratus, and Phideas. Phideas personally created the gold and ivory sculpture of the city goddess, Parthenos. He also produced various sculptural groupings and oversaw the work of an army of artists. The Parthenon was completed in a decade, and is still a stunning architectural piece. The Parthenon frieze was an impressive 160-foot-long mural of sculpture. The frieze was used to store votive gifts to the gods. These sculptures date from 446-440 BC. In fact, the east side metopes depict Gigantomachy, while the west end depicts the Amazonomachy. There are also many other parts of the Parthenon that are more obscure, but this is a good start.

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Groove Armada’s Andy Cato and Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein Join ADE Green Program

ADE Green have lined up a mix of national sustainability heroes and global game changers for this year’s ADE program, including Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein who’ll talk about responsible travel and climate action, and Groove Armada’s Andy Cato who speaks about his experience as a nature-inclusive farmer. There will also be plenty of practical stuff as well, both in plenary panels on plastic use and an exclusive workshop, dealing with circular material management. Food Footprint powered by Rabobank The production of food has a major impact on climate change, usage of water and biodiversity. And, things need to change the way we eat to save the only planet we have. In this panel, ADE Green showcases festival’s best-practices and discusses the insights and next steps to be taken in order to offer food to big audiences within the limits of our earth. With: Chris Johnson [ Founder Shambala Festival], Maartje Nelissen [The Food Line-up], Karolina Ryszka [Rabobank], Stine Eissen [CarbonAte, Roskilde] Frequent Flyers; does DJ Culture have to rely on Airmiles? When it comes to sustainability in the dance industry, there’s an elephant in the room: frequently flying DJs. How can you keep your environmental impact low when you pursue an international DJ career, book artists from abroad or organize an event in another part of the world? With: Eli Goldstein [Soul Clap & DJs for Climate Action], Bernice Notenboom [filmmaker, climate journalist], Job Sifre [DJ/Producer], Tom van Wijk [Amsterdam Open Air]

Nature Needs Heroes presented by Timberland Many successful artists either use nature as their main source of inspiration or have a close relationship to it as they seek for balance and creative stimulation away from the endless circuit of screens and DJ booths. In this panel, ADE Gren DJs, music producers, a professor, and VJ Heleen Blanken about how they study and observe nature and use this for their works of art. With: Heleen Blanken [visual artist], Giuseppe Tillieci aka Neel [DJ], David Rothenberg [professor], Dominik Eulberg [DJ] If you don’t like the System don’t depend on it Andy Cato is a well-respected artist and part of the renowned duo Groove Armada. During an in-depth interview with him we’ll talk about his journey as nature-inclusive farmer and what drives him to change the food system. With: Andy Cato [Groove Armada] International Festivals join Forces on Circularity Having to provide all the basic needs within a very short timeframe, festivals are ideal testing grounds for circular economic innovation. An international collaboration is forming, featuring pioneering European festivals that’ll collaborate to design circular chains and co-create solutions regarding food, water, energy and materials. With: Harald Friedl [CEO Circle Economy], More speakers TBA Plastic Promise; the next Steps towards responsible Plastic use Festivals, cup-suppliers and drinks brands have collaborated within the whole chain to create a circular cup system at festivals and to create awareness among visitors. What are the lessons and how could the system be improved and expanded to more events? With: Sam Feldt [DJ/Producer], Daniël Poolen

[sustainability engineer and journalist]

, Hidde Reinhard [Heineken], Natasja Veenboer [VP Awakenings], Marije van Kapel [Producer Friendly Fire] The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art In this panel, ADE Green will explore the different ways we can campaign through music, arts and events. With: Eli Goldstein [Soul Clap & DJs for Climate Action], Jayda G [DJ], Wessel van Eeden [Co-founder Raindance Project], Benjamin Sasse [Founder Meadows In The Mountains and coordinator tech and events at Extinction Rebellion], Martha Pazienti Caidan [DJ], Paul Reed [chief executive AIF] Closing Keynote; a new Narrative of Sustainability Mac Macartney will close off ADE Green with a one-of-a-kind keynote speech, providing a new narrative on sustainability. With: Mac Macartney [international speaker, writer & change-maker] Seven Innovations that will change the Industry Innofest invites green entrepreneurs to test their innovations at real, working festival sites. The seven most promising of these start-ups have been selected to present their innovations at ADE Green. With: Wilbert van der Kamp, Joris Petterson [E-waste Arcades], Peter Scheer [Semilla Sanitation Hubs], Roel Bleumer [Volta Energy], Jacob Bilabel [Everywh2ere], Laura Hereema [Giant Leaps], Rosa Huibers [Ongeremd]

Workshop: Sustainable Event Management From simple but effective first steps to grand long-term vision. In this hour session, you will get a practical how-to guide for event organisers, giving you insight into how to transform your practice. With: Douwe Luijnenburg [Sustainability Expert Green Events] Exclusive workshop: Resource plans and “Designing out” Event Waste A guide towards a circular and future-proof festival, according to the well-known but harder-to-achieve mantra: reduce, reuse, recycle. With: Leonie Boon [Expert Resource Management Green Events]

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Pebelle

Article by Lauren Weigle

Photo by Wolfgang Steiner

Hair/Makeup by Claudia Haider Models: Mark Stephen Baignet/Tempo--Suzi Stanekova/Look--Ina Rot/Stella Models--Leonie Böhm Styling by Pebelle, Emma Bell, and Polona Dolzan

Pebelle brings the art of tie-dyeing back and takes it to a new level of amazing.  Mixing old techniques with new ones, outfits are transformed into magical combinations with rad designs.  The brand, along with its pieces, prides itself on being completely unique it its styles, incorporating aspects of nature and the world around us into each individual garment.  Believing mass-production would take away from its appeal and it’s exclusivity of each clothing’s design, Pebelle sticks with its methodology, creating one piece at a time.  

Tell me about Pebelle’s one-line “Re-think Tie Dye!”

Elle UK magazine used it to describe my work in one of the first features they did with my items. I loved this sentence right away as it describes the intent I had to take this old technique and blow new life into it.

I understand you use traditional tie dye techniques in addition to ones you’ve developed in your garments.  Can you talk about some of the ones you’ve come up with or are they Top Secret?

Well, my techniques are top secret. Every pattern I create is unique, so there's no way to protect my work. So, I simply don't talk about what I am doing. The only thing I can tell is that I look at the dyeing process from the other way round and take a peek at the main principles of printing, then mix it all together in a non-scared manner. And, nothing is safe not to be used.

How did you first become interested in tie-dyeing?

I studied textile at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria and we had a dyeing workshop. We dyed everything we could think of: wood shavings, shuttlecocks, etc. One of us brought stockings along. The outcome was so exciting that we decided to do a whole weekend with just dyeing tights and stockings......that was 9 years ago and I resumed it.

So what made you decide to develop an entire label around this aesthetic?

It was love at first sight- no need to explain that further- everyone knows how that feels.

Tell me more about the anarchistic attitude that goes into Pebelle.

I do create this certain attitude with not following specific dyeing rules. My dye supplier that I'm always buying from and use as a consultant when it comes to technical questions, well his neck hair nearly stood up as I told him I am mixing my own colors.  The colors I use come as pigments, and you can get every facet you can imagine... so mixing is something you just don't do. After years of dyeing I have come to realize that this anarchistic attitude of mixing the dyes creates a new look as well, as I get lots of kaleidoscopic effects.

You’re creations are inspired by urban atmospheres, right?  

I am inspired by urban atmospheres as much as by natural phenomena. Wherever I look when I leave the house, I see colors and patterns that impress me. For example, as I was in LA last summer, waiting for my friend to leave the house, I discovered these beautiful patterned leaves in his garden and the thought hit me to do a line with these. That's when the collection "A Forest" formed in my brain. The idea developed until I was at a point where I knew I wanted to do a camouflage for all kinds of surroundings. I started with the forest, we had a wonderful shooting in the summer and it worked out great; the model got totally lost in the under wood. The biggest compliment was as a butterfly came to sit down on one of my dyed silk scarves. And it had exactly the same color as the scarf! Right now I am in the process of creating the same for an urban surrounding. I do collect images of walls, redo them with tie dye on dresses, shirts, and will soon have a shooting with people wearing my items in front of these walls. Future prospects are to do it in the sea, in the sky, and so on.......a never ending story- maybe I'll make a book with it one day.

Any other sources of inspiration for your pieces?

Anything can be a source of inspiration, for me interaction with other people is a big field of inspiration, so I do love to sit in cafes and watch people pass by. Plus, I am a passionate reader; a lover of art; a fan of music, musicians, and music videos; and last but not least, I do enjoy films. All of it offers a variety of imprints they leave in my mind.

So, each piece is unique and created by hand?

Yes, totally.

What advantages and disadvantages go along with this?

A lot of my customers like the idea that the designer themself has had his/her hands on an item; a precious knowledge in days of huge factories filled with people working under slavery conditions. I think more and more people re-think their attitude towards shopping. In your previous question you have already mentioned another advantage, being unique. I wouldn't be able to create my own, typical patterns if I wouldn't do hand-work. I kept going through possibilities of re-creating items in large numbers, but came to realize that these patterns would get lost. Now every item is like a miniature-tableau, showing new details every time you look at it. This is why a tie-dye style pair of H&M leggings won't have the same effect on you. It's manufactured differently. Creating by hand can also turn into a disadvantage when it comes to produce big numbers. But to be honest, first of all I want my works to stay exclusive and secondly I'm sure I find a way (to say it with Joe Cocker's words: "With a little help from my friends") if the order to dress 10,000 people comes up.

Where can your latest creations be seen or purchased?

Right now my items can be bought and seen in various shops in Vienna, and exclusively in shops in Germany or Great Britain. In America you either have to head out to New Jersey, were Dahl Collection has a selection of Leggings or you just simply drop by my ETSY store. I do play with the idea of an own online shop but am not settled yet. There's a full stock list on my homepage, plus a link to all websites that show my items and even sell them. My items will be featured inside a fashion book that will be published worldwide in various languages in spring. Plus, I am fulfilling the dream of my life in June, which is a big blast for my pride and maybe for my career as well. Unfortunately, I am not allowed to talk about it right now, but it will be seen all over America.

So, what performing artists and designers have you collaborated with?

So far I have worked on creating textiles for British designer Emma Bell's SS10 collection and with the Austrian men's wear label SUPERATED on their SS11 Alleatory collection. I created a line of scarves and hosiery for men to go with their items. I did work with Fan Death, they used my hosiery for their European tour last year and collaborated on costumes with the finish Electro singer Kississings for her music video "Anything u want" or for the Los Angeles based band VUM, were I dressed Ballet dancers for a great video they shoot in the Joshua Tree desert- this video is not published yet but will soon be out. Other musicians that wear my hosiery are: Monique Maion from Brazil, Brilliant Pebbles, and Pure Magical Love from Chicago, US or Apache Beat, NY. Right now I do create T-Shirts for a hot and upcoming Indie Band "The Jamborines”. They are based in Switzerland but actually in possess of a lead singer from California, who lived in Seattle for a while, so Seattle is going to be their first stop when heading to the US in April watch out for them!

Any memorable moments to speak of?

I was very taken aback as I received the message that Whoopi Goldberg popped into a store in Vienna and bought one of my leggings. She had been in town for the Life Ball.  And, I just recently sent a very important email, asking for my items to be used on-screen, somewhere huge. And a) there was an answer b) the answer was positive and c) they were so nice. This is going to be a big step for me. 2011 here we go!

So, what’s a definite plus when it comes to collaborating with others?

The interaction, the bonding of two individual lines with their own attitude - it's like with a recipe: mix two really good ingredients together and the result with be brilliant. Collaborating always creates something totally new, something a label wouldn't have managed on its own. I am glad it happens a lot lately.

But, what’s great about standing on your own and coming out with a garment or collection that’s “all you”?

It makes me proud. I live my dream. Pebelle is like a child for me. I care for her, am responsible for her, and try to bring her up. I am glad I haven't left it with the idea, but really created some attention.

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Best of the Indies: Week of February 13th, 2019

Gideon Falls #11 - Andrea Sorrentino, Jeff Lemire, Dave Stewart and Steve Wands

There aren’t too many words I can say other than… this was unsettling.

Main characters Father Fred and Norton Sinclair enter the doorway to the mysterious Black Barn at separate points in the world and end up in the same place. Confronted by the original Norton Sinclair, a man who appears to have been visited by the entity of the barn, the issue is a roller coaster.

It’s hard to describe what happens if one hasn’t read any of the prior issues, but even then, finding context is hard. The art tells a story of sheer eldritch horror, utilizing intense reds to mask the incomprehensible nature of the rest of the barn that isn’t the workshop that the characters wind up in. The inks feel as if they’re bleeding off of the page and even make the lettering for sound effects horrifying. There aren’t words for the anguish on our main characters faces as they gaze upon the visage of… The Smiling Man.

I honestly had to put down the book because everything felt so… wrong. It was disturbing and dark in the way that only Sorrentino could capture with his particular style and the Smiling Man’s face will haunt my dreams. With such a simple design, so much fear can be elicited and I loved every second of it. I thought The Hulk had scary moments, but it has intense competition with Gideon Falls and you should read it, without a doubt.

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I should commit more time to reviewing independent titles because so many of them are awesome and I get burned out by the time the weekend hits, but this issue was just too damn good.

Runner Up: Oblivion Song #12 - Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo de Felici, Annalisa Leoni and Rus Wooton

This final issue in the arc of Nathan Cole sees him restoring the lost area of Philadelphia that was sent to Oblivion because of his brother Ed bac t its proper place, leaving Ed back in Oblivion where he felt more at home than in the normal world. We see the fallout of every characters particular arcs in very heartfelt and melancholic scenes.

Nathan himself chooses to face the consequences of his actions as he was one of the scientists that initiated the detonation that brought the alien world to Earth in the first place. His final acts being to apologize to his brother for trying to integrate him back to the world, giving him his teleportation belt and going back to normal Philly to be arrested. It’s a fitting ending given that his entire character arc has been one of redemption for his mistake.

Lorenzo de Felici’s character art might be some of the best it has been so far. Faces and body language are expressive and distinct, with probably some of the best wrinkles I’ve seen in a while. Leoni’s coloring helps to set every scene with warm tones for the more heartfelt reunions and moments and cool colors for everything even slightly sad or remorseful. There’s also a last page stinger with a sharp green tone that sets the stage for future issues and I am especially excited.

Oblivion Song hasn’t had a bad issue since it started and has remained one of my favorite ongoing stories. I’m glad the Nathan Cole arc finished in a great way and can’t wait to see what the rest of this world has to offer.

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MITTWOCH 24.05.17 18:00 Uhr // Aula FB Design# /

Rückblick der Studierenden auf Projekte aus dem vergangenen Semester :

STREP! In der Ausstellung Strep! wurden Exkursionsergebnisse von Studenten des Fachbereichs Design der FH Dortmund präsentiert. Fotografen, Szenografen, Grafiker und Filmemacher zeigten ihre Arbeiten, die in Workshops und Kursen im Ausland entstanden sind.

Team: Leonie Didszun, Betül Göksu, Monica Seidel, Insa Termöhlen, Mine Ipek Ugurlu // Betreuung: Prof. Oliver Langbein // Beratung: Prof. Lars Harmsen

Der zweite Moment - Vom Daumenkino zum Raumwunder Die Dauer der Arbeiten werden bestimmt. Fünf Sekunden, eine Minute, fünf Minuten.

Räumliche Geschichten werden erfunden. Der Raum wird zum Protagonisten. Die Zwischenzeit unterliegt einer Choreografie der Zeit, ein Spannungsbogen entsteht, je nach dem wie lange es währt, muss der Bogen verschieden gespannt werden.

Vom Daumenkino, zum Film, zum realen Raum. Drei Formate, drei Größen, drei Räume. Alle drei Formate ermöglichen den erdachten Raum zu erleben. Masterstudiengang Szenografie und Kommunikation

Eine Ausstellung von Studierenden: Caroline Misrahi, Jannik Göpfert, Julieth Villada, Kaoutar Aboueloula-Peindl, Kathrin Knospe, Laura Dierkes, Mingyu Cheng, Shanyu Gao // Prof. Nora Fuchs

Szenografie-Kolloquium in der DASA: Anthill Zum alljährlichen Szenografie-Kolloquium der DASA (Arbeitswelt Ausstellung) in Dortmund wird traditionsgemäß der große Dinner-Abend von einem studentischen Team des Master-Studienganges Szenografie und Kommunikation der FH Dortmund bespielt. Zum Thema „Ausstellung als sozialer Raum“ wurde ein völlig neues Tischkonzept entwickelt. Saß man jedes Jahr an kleineren runden Tischen zusammen beim Abendessen, wurde nun die Situation invertiert und somit eine unerwartete soziale Gruppenbildung erschaffen.

Studierende: Anna Schedler, Geoffrey Burmester, Hantian Xu, Juliette Palm, Kaoutar Aboueloula-Peindl, Laura Schöler, Lisa Hinzmann, Mingyu Cheng, Nils Degenhardt, Sebastian Knipp, Shanyu Gao, Sem Zywicki, Vanessa Inckemann // Dozent: Prof. Oliver Langbein // DASA-Verantwortliche:  Gregor Isenbort,  Ivonne Bohne-Iserlohe, Marcus Starbinger

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FEINWERK: Eichenzell vom 05. bis 07.10.2018

FEINWERK: Eichenzell vom 05. bis 07.10.2018

Im Schloss Fasanerie bei Fulda dreht sich alles um „echte Dinge“. Denn es findet wieder FEINWERK, der Marktfür echte Dinge, statt. Das einzigartige Konzept der Veranstaltung fand bereits im vergangenen Jahr viel Zuspruch: Hier trifft junges Design auf hochwertiges Handwerk – und das vor beeindruckender Kulisse, nämlich rund um Hessens schönstes Barockschloss. Ergänzt wird der Markt durch…

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ADE Green have lined up a mix of national sustainability heroes and global game changers for this year’s ADE program, including Soul Clap’s Eli Goldstein who’ll talk about responsible travel and climate action, and Groove Armada’s Andy Cato who speaks about his experience as nature-inclusive farmer. There will also be plenty of practical stuff as well, both in plenary panels on plastic use and an exclusive workshop, dealing with circular material management.

www.amsterdam-dance-event.nl/en/ade-green/

Food Footprint powered by Rabobank

The production of food has a major impact on climate change, usage of water and biodiversity. And, things need to change the way we eat to save the only planet we have. In this panel, ADE Green showcases festival’s best-practices and discuss the insights and next steps to be taken in order to offer food to big audiences within the limits of our earth. With: Chris Johnson [ Founder Shambala Festival], Maartje Nelissen [The Food Line-up], Karolina Ryszka [Rabobank], Stine Eissen [CarbonAte, Roskilde]

Frequent Flyers; does DJ Culture have to rely on Airmiles?

When it comes to sustainability in the dance industry, there’s an elephant in the room: frequently flying DJs. How can you keep your environmental impact low when you pursue an international DJ career, book artists from abroad or organize an event in another part of the world? With: Eli Goldstein [Soul Clap & DJs for Climate Action], Bernice Notenboom [filmmaker, climate journalist], Job Sifre [DJ/Producer], Tom van Wijk [Amsterdam Open Air]

Nature Needs Heroes presented by Timberland

Many successful artists either use nature as their main source of inspiration or have a close relationship to it as they seek for balance and creative stimulation away from the endless circuit of screens and DJ booths. In this panel, ADE Gren DJs, music producers, a professor, and VJ Heleen Blanken about how they study and observe nature and use this for their works of art. With: Heleen Blanken [visual artist], Giuseppe Tillieci aka Neel [DJ], David Rothenberg [professor], Dominik Eulberg [DJ]

If you don’t like the System don’t depend on it

Andy Cato is a well-respected artist and part of the renowned duo Groove Armada. During an in-depth interview with him we’ll talk about his journey as nature-inclusive farmer and what drives him to change the food system. With: Andy Cato [Groove Armada]

International Festivals join Forces on Circularity

Having to provide all the basic needs within a very short time frame, festivals are ideal testing grounds for circular economic innovation. An international collaboration is forming, featuring pioneering European festivals that’ll collaborate to design circular chains and co-create solutions regarding food, water, energy and materials. With: Harald Friedl [CEO Circle Economy], More speakers TBA

Plastic Promise; the next Steps towards responsible Plastic use

Festivals, cup-suppliers and drinks brands have collaborated within the whole chain to create a circular cup system at festivals and to create awareness among visitors. What are the lessons and how could the system be improved and expanded to more events? With: Sam Feldt [DJ/Producer], Daniël Poolen [sustainability engineer and journalist], Hidde Reinhard [Heineken], Natasja Veenboer [VP Awakenings], Marije van Kapel [Producer Friendly Fire]

The Art of Activism and the Activism of Art

In this panel, ADE Green will explore the different ways we can campaign through music, arts and events. With: Eli Goldstein [Soul Clap & DJs for Climate Action], Jayda G [DJ], Wessel van Eeden [Co-founder Raindance Project], Benjamin Sasse [Founder Meadows In The Mountains and coordinator tech and events at Extinction Rebellion], Martha Pazienti Caidan [DJ], Paul Reed [chief executive AIF]

Closing Keynote; a new Narrative of Sustainability

Mac Macartney will close off ADE Green with a one-of-a-kind keynote speech, providing a new narrative on sustainability. With: Mac Macartney [international speaker, writer & change-maker]

Seven Innovations that will change the Industry

Innofest invites green entrepreneurs to test their innovations at real, working festival sites. The seven most promising of these start-ups have been selected to present their innovations at ADE Green. With: Wilbert van der Kamp [innovation scout Innofest], Joris Petterson [E-waste Arcades], Peter Scheer [Semilla Sanitation Hubs], Roel Bleumer [Volta Energy], Jacob Bilabel [Everywh2ere], Laura Hereema [Giant Leaps], Rosa Huibers [Ongeremd]

Workshop: Sustainable Event Management

From simple but effective first steps to grand long-term vision. In this hour session, you will get a practical how-to guide for event organizers, giving you insight into how to transform your practice. With: Douwe Luijnenburg [Sustainability Expert Green Events]

Exclusive workshop: Resource plans and “Designing out” Event Waste

A guide towards a circular and future-proof festival, according to the well-known but harder-to-achieve mantra: reduce, reuse, recycle. With: Leonie Boon [Expert Resource Management Green Events]

About ADE Green

ADE Green returns for the seventh consecutive year on Friday, October 18th to the DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. ADE and Green Events organise ADE Green together to ignite and strengthen sustainability, innovation and social change through the music and events industry. During ADE Green you can expect inspiring keynote speeches, in-depth discussions and panels, hands-on workshops. film screenings room for networking and a well-stocked bar. With an attendance of 1200 industry professionals, brand managers, suppliers, artists, journalists and students, last year, ADE Green was completely sold out. Tickets for ADE Green can be purchased here.

The Amsterdam Dance Event will take place from 16 to 20 October 2019.

For tickets, more information about ADE and a complete overview of the program: a-d-e.nl.

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is organised by The Amsterdam Dance Event Foundation.

Amsterdam Dance Event 2019 – ADE Green

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Limited Workshop Vacancies for 2019

Limited Workshop Vacancies for 2019

The seven workshops listed below have limited vacancies, to register you may call the office on 02 6643 1528.

05 Malcolm Carver: Watercolour Magic

08 Herman Pekel: Free the Artist Inside You: Using Acrylic as Watercolour

10b Patrick Carroll: Adventures In Acrylics

11 Donald James Waters OAM: Embracing The Unknown Mixed Media

15 Leoni Duff: Designing Winning Landscapes in Pastel

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Boston Society of Architects announces finalists for the 2018 Harleston Parker Medal

BOSTON—The Boston Society of Architects announced the finalists for the 2018 Harleston Parker Medal. This annual award seeks to recognize “the single most beautiful building or other structure” built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years.

Anne-Sophie Divenyi AIA—senior capital project manager, Harvard University Office of Physical Resources and Planning—led a panel of nine other acclaimed Boston professionals representing a wide range of disciplines, from architecture to engineering to arts and culture. The winner will be announced at the 8th BSA Design Awards Gala on Thursday, January 17, 2019.

Past winners include the Boston Public Library Johnson Building Transformation (2017) by William Rawn Associates, Architects; Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (2016) by Mecanoo Architecten with Sasaki; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Addition (2015) by Renzo Piano Building Workshop with Stantec; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Art of the Americas Wing (2014) by Foster + Partners with CBT Architects.

List of finalists:

As If It Were Already Here by Janet Echelman

Collier Memorial by Höweler and Yoon Architecture

East Boston Branch, Boston Public Library by William Rawn Associates, Architects

Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex by Payette

Tozzer Anthropology Building by Kennedy & Violich Architecture

List of jury members:

Anne-Sophie Divenyi AIA, chair, senior capital project manager, Harvard University Office of Physical Resources and Planning; Leonie Bradbury, director of Art and Creative Initiatives, HUBweek; Stephanie Hubbard, principal, SiteCreative; Kathleen MacNeil, principal, MP Boston; Nicole Martineau AIA, senior associate, Arrowstreet; Lee Moreau, principal, Continuum; Paul Pettigrew AIA, coordinator of Undergraduate Initiatives and manager of Special Projects, MIT Architecture; Leah Triplett Harrington, director of Programs and Exhibitions, Fort Point Arts Community; senior editor, Big Red & Shiny; Kishore Varanasi, principal and director of Urban Design, CBT; Jake Wayne, senior lighting designer, Arup.

The Harleston Parker Medal award was established in 1921 by J. Harleston Parker in memory of his father. The first award was granted by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA in 1923. The intent of the award is to acknowledge the “single most beautiful building or other structure” built in the metropolitan Boston area in the past 10 years. For more information, visit architects.org/awards.

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Missing Links: Turning the Research-Industry Nexus into Commercial Gold

Event Date: Monday 16 February 2015

The traditional function of universities is to develop and disseminate the body of knowledge. This is done via research and teaching. Research occurs across the spectrum from blue-sky, fundamental pursuits to addressing specific problems. Research findings are disseminated in a variety of ways such as academic publishing, patenting, industry collaborations, students entering the workforce, start-up companies and workshops.

This free event provides a rare opportunity for the research, business, government and investor communities to come together and engage on this pressing national issue.

Our participants bring to the panel a range of perspectives on the research-industry nexus and many of the issues surrounding research engagement and translation. As recognised leaders in their fields they are influential in effecting change in policy and practice:

Panel speakers

Leonie Walsh was appointed to the inaugural role of Victorian Lead Scientist in mid-2013.  In this capacity Leonie represents Victoria on the Forum of Australian Chief Scientists, sits on the Australian Science Media Board, the Science and Engineering Advisory Committee for the Environmental Protection Authority and a newly formed advisory committee for the Department of Health focusing on innovation in Health Services.

Complementary to the AIRG role Leonie Walsh has held the honorary role of President of the Australasian Industrial Research Group (AIRG) since 2011 and in this role has established international collaborations through a new World Federation of Industrial Research Associations.

Prior to taking on these positions Leonie had accumulated more than 25 years of technology leadership experience in a broad range of industrial applications both locally and globally with a focus on the development and commercialization of technology.

Leonie Walsh has received a BSc and an MSc from Swinburne University, an MBA (Exec) from the Australian Graduate School of Management and is a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Leonie recently received an Honorary Doctorate (HonDUniv) from Swinburne University of Technology.

Dr Alan Finkel AO FTSE is Chancellor of Monash University and President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.  He is co-founder and Chairman of Cosmos Magazine, the chairman of the Australian Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics and the Executive Chairman of Stile Education.

Alan was awarded his PhD in electrical engineering from Monash University and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in neuroscience at the Australian National University.

In 1983 he founded Axon Instruments, a California-based company that made  precision scientific instruments used at pharmaceutical companies and universities for the discovery of new medicines.  Subsequent to Axon being acquired, since 2006 Alan has enjoyed a varied business career that includes property development and a period in electric vehicle charge network provision.

Alan is passionate about educating the next generation.  He established the Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience to provide advanced training to early-career scientists and he leads a secondary school science program named STELR that is currently running in nearly 400 secondary schools around Australia.

Professor Beth Webster is the Director of the Centre for Transformative Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology. She is also an Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. She has authored over 100 articles on the economics of innovation and firm performance and has been published in RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Law & Economics and Cambridge Journal of Economics. She has been appointed to a number of committees including the Lomax-Smith Base funding Review; CEDA Advisory Council; the Advisory Council for Intellectual Property; Board Member, European Policy for Intellectual Property Association; and Board Member, Asia Pacific Innovation Network.

Joanna L. Batstone, Ph.D., is the Vice President and Lab Director, IBM Research – Australia and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Australia and New Zealand. Most recently she was Vice President, Architecture and Technical Solution Design, IBM Global Technology Services, based in Dublin, Ireland where she led the worldwide GTS Specialty Services Areas for Storage, Security, Mainframe and Virtualization and Distributed Server Management with responsibility for the growth and technical vitality of the GTS architect community. She has held a variety of technical and business leadership roles in IBM's Research and Development Laboratories. Joanna was the Director for Distributed Computing in IBM Research in New York, USA, with worldwide strategy responsibility for Distributed Computing, managing the Research relationship with IBM Software Group’s Application Integration and Middleware team.

She was the Program Director, Development, for IBM’s Sensors & Actuatorsbusiness unit and a Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Software Group. She spent 5 years as a Senior Manager for Solutions Development in IBM's Healthcare & Life Sciences Business Unit with development responsibilities for IBM's Life Sciences solutions for Pharma and Biotech. Before joining the IBM Healthcare & Life Sciences team, Batstone spent 11 years in IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, in the Physical Sciences and Computer Sciences departments.

Joanna has published over 80 papers and organized many industry conference symposia.  She received a B.Sc., in Chemical Physics and a Ph.D., in Physics from The University of Bristol, UK, followed by postdoctoral work at AT&T Bell Laboratories, NJ, and a Lectureship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Liverpool, UK, before joining IBM Research. She received the ’95 Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America, the '91 Robert Lansing Hardy Gold Medal from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society and the '89 Cosslett Award from the Microbeam Analysis Society.

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SOGLIOLE

“Sogliole” is a two-week workshop which has taken place at ISIA Urbino, led by Patrick Lacey from Åbäke and the English artist Ben Cain. A close observation, during the first week, of the concept of “threshold”, followed by a short concept video, have been instrumental to design a collective book during the second week of work. The class has been split in seven different groups and each of them had to explain and develop its own idea to be included in the book, using differently coloured pages. 

210 mm x 297 mm

Supervisors: Patrick Lacey and Ben Cain

Class project in collaboration with Elisa Altan, Francesco Barbaro, Augustina Cocco Canuda, Giulia Cordin, Lidia Ginga Cozzupoli, Guido Dal Prà, Giacomo Delfini, Filippo Emiliani, Davide Eucalipto, Catarina Ferreira, Manuel Gàlvez, Clara Jessen, Leonie Ketteler, Gaja Lanfranchi, Giovanni Murolo, Luca Napoli, Cecilia Negri, Alessandro Piacente, Alice Poma, Kenya Rodriguez, Andrea Saccavini, Beatrice Schena, Viviana Scutari, Michela Sirri, Alessandra Smiderle, Josefine Taape, Lorenzo Toso and Eglé Vitkuté

2015

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UPH Medan Project Erudite : BUILD YOUR OWN STARTUP NOW You have an idea but you don't know how to build one? Learn how to make your ideas come true at UPH Medan "Project Erudite" May 17-20, 2017! Join this event to also learn about the prospects of a career in IT. Take part in other activities such as E-Sport competition (May 18), Web Design competition (May 19), Hacking and Game Development workshop (May 20), UX Design competition (May 20); and win lots of great prizes from us. Register now before May 14, 2017! For more details, visit us at cs.medan.uph.edu or contact Stanley Tjokro (081260694190)/Valerie Leonie (081265451664). Line (@atm1032r) Follow @hmjsi_uphmedan for more information. It will be your BEST moment. See you there guys! #medanreview #hmjsi #erudite #projecterudite #uph #uphmedan #universitaspelitaharapan #universitaspelitaharapanmedan  #event #medan #eventmedan #it #itfest #websesign #uxdesign #blibli #paprika #nedstudio #oracle #cisco #dealmedan #vainglory #esports #seminar #workshop #startup #gamedevelopment #hacking #university #headline (at Campus. UPH Medan)

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CONF: Curating Islamic Collections Worldwide (Manchester, 22-24 Feb 2017)

Manchester Museum, Manchester, February 22 - 24, 2017

From Malacca to Manchester: Curating Islamic Collections Worldwide (Manchester Museum, UK, 22-24 February 2017)

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 22nd February, 2017

Workshop

Reaching for the Stars: The Astrolabe in the Islamic World.

Collections Study Centre, Manchester Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

11.30am-12.30pm and 4.00-5.00pm.

Presented by Silke Ackermann (Director) and Christopher Parkin (Lead Education Officer), Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford.

This workshop will provide conference attendees with an introduction to the astrolabe, an instrument which was studied and developed by scholars and craftsman throughout the early centuries of the expansion of Islamic civilization. The workshop will explore the significance of this instrument within Islamic culture including its use in a religious context and scope for design and craftsmanship. Participants will be able to handle replica instruments and to make a working model based on one from the Museum’s collection of astrolabes from the Islamic world.

Visit

Collection Encounter: Islamic Manuscript Highlights at The John Rylands Library Special Collections.

The John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH.

11.00am and 1.00pm

Presented by Elizabeth Gow, Manuscript Curator and Archivist, The John Rylands Library. Please allow further time for self-guided exploration of the Rylands Gallery, the temporary exhibition, and the building.

Workshop

The Practicalities of Working in the Middle East and South Asia: A Workshop Organised by the Subject Specialist Network for Islamic Art and Material Culture.

The Whitworth Art Gallery Study Centre, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER.

1.00-3.45pm

Beginning to think about working in or with institutions in the Middle East and South Asia can be a daunting prospect but one which does offer huge benefits in terms of curating your institution’s ‘Islamic’ collections. This session aims to be a practical ‘how to’ guide, and includes speakers with considerable experience in this area, who will share their understanding of the challenges and benefits from the perspective of their own work. The workshop is divided into three sessions:

·  Where to begin? What are the opportunities and the practicalities of organising your visit to the Middle East and South Asia? ·  Case studies on the benefits. How working or visiting the Middle East and South Asia can positively impact on the work carried out by you and / or your organisation in the UK. ·  Building your relationships with organisations in the Middle East and South Asia.

Thursday, 23rd February, 2017

MAIN CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Kanaris Lecture Theatre, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL.

09.00–9.20 Registration and refreshments.

9.20-9.40 Welcome.

9.40-10.30 Keynote Lecture by Stefan Weber, Director, Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, Germany; Pulling the Past into the Present – Islamic Art and the Museum in Times of Migration and Extremism.

10.30-10.50 Break (refreshments provided).

10.50-12.20 PANEL: THE QUR'AN IN THE MUSEUM

10.50-11.50 Convened panel: A Shared Identity: The Birmingham Qur’an – from Academia to Community.

Rebecca Bridgman, Curator of Islamic and South Asian Arts and Curatorial Team Leader, Birmingham Museums Trust; Susan Worrall, Director of Special Collections, University of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham; Alba Fedeli, Postdoctoral Researcher, Central European University, Budapest; Sarah Kilroy, Head of Conservation and Programming, Special Collections, Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham; Mohammed Ali MBE, internationally acclaimed artist, founder of Soul City Arts.

11.50-12.10 Nicoletta Fazio, Former Curatorial Trainee, Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin and PhD Candidate, University of Heidelberg, Germany; Words that Matter: Exhibiting the Qur’an in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin.

12.10-12.20 Panel discussion.

12.20–1.20 lunch (provided).

1.20- 3.00 PANEL: PUSHING THE LIMITS: DEFINING ISLAMIC ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE

Chiara Formichi, Assistant Professor in Southeast Asian Studies, Cornell University, New York, USA; Islamic Art or Asian Art?

Mirjam Shatanawi, Curator, Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam and Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, The Netherlands; Islamic Art and Ethnographic Collections.

Francesca Leoni, Yousef Jameel Curator of Islamic Art, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK; Occultism and the Museum. The Case of Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural.

Silke Ackermann (Director) and Christopher Parkin (Lead Education Officer), Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, UK; Interpreting Scientific Instruments from the Islamic World in the Museum.

3.00-3.20: Break (refreshments provided).

3.20-5.00 PANEL: FAITH AND IDENTITY ON DISPLAY

Heba Nayel Barakat, Head Curator, Curatorial Affairs Department, Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia; Representation of Faith in Islamic Galleries: Where Do We Go Wrong?

Beyza Uzun, Independent Researcher, Turkey; Display of the Sacred Relics Gallery in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, Istanbul.

James Bennett, Curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, and Sam Bowker, Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia; Not Melaka but Marege: Islamic Art in Australia (Or, ‘What Have the Umayyads Ever Done for Us?’).

Ana P. Labrador (Deputy Director and Chief Curator) and Cyril A. Santos (Museum Researcher), National Museum of the Philippines; Representing the Bangsamoro in an Exhibition of Ethnography at the National Museum of the Philippines.

Friday, 24th February, 2017

9.00-10.40 PANEL: INTERPRETING AND EXHIBITING ISLAMIC ART AND MATERIAL CULTURE

Nancy Demerdash-Fatemi, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History, 2016-2017, Department of Visual Arts, Wells College, New York, USA; Border Crossings at the Museum: Interpretation, Integration and Empathic Curatorial Strategies in an Era of Trauma and Displacement.

Klas Grinell, Curator of Contemporary Global Issues, Museum of World Culture, Gothenburg, and Associate Professor in the History of Ideas at Gothenburg University, Sweden; Labelling Islam: On the Lack of a Structuring Idea in European Exhibitions of Islam.

Benedict Leigh, Project Curator, British Museum, UK; The Role of Archaeology and ‘Context’ in the Display of Islamic Material Culture.

Sophia Vassilopoulou, Free University of Berlin and Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin, Germany; Bringing Academic Research into the Museum: The Exhibition Trail Objects in Transfer in the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin.

10.40-11: Break (refreshments provided).

11.00-12.40: PANEL: CASE STUDIES: NEW INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE

Sharon Laor-Sirak, Curator, Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures, Be'er Sheva, Israel; From Mosque to Museum - the Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures in Be'er Sheva, Israel.

Idries Trevathan (Islamic Arts Curator) and Nora Aldabal (Museum Team Leader), King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Saudi Arabia; Islamic Art in Saudi Arabia; Reconnecting Communities with Collections.

Kimberly Masteller, Jeanne McCray Beals Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA; Curating Islamic Art in the Central United States: New Approaches to Collections, Installations, and Audience Engagement.

Venetia Porter, Curator, Islamic and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Department of the Middle East, The British Museum, UK; From Mali to Malacca: Redisplaying Islamic Material Culture at the British Museum.

12.40-1.40: Lunch (provided).

1.40- 2.40: PANEL: COMMUNITIES, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION 1.

Jennifer Siung, Head of Education, Chester Beatty Library, Ireland; Exploring World Faiths in Museum Collections.

Laura Weinstein, Ananda Coomaraswamy Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA; Looking Out and Looking In: Islamic Art at the MFA, Boston in the 21st Century.

Qaisra M. Khan, Independent Curator, Nasser. D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, UK; Presenting Islamic Art and the Muslim Community: The Hajj Exhibition at the British Museum.

2.40-3.00: Break (refreshments provided).

3.00-4.40: PANEL: COMMUNITIES, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION 2.

Constance Wyndham, PhD Student, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK; Cult Object or Cultural Artefact? Heritage Preservation as National Reconstruction at The National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul.

Galina Lasikova, Curator, Mardjani Foundation for Support and Development of Research and Cultural Programmes; In Pursuit of Islamic Art in Moscow.

Generoso Urciuoli, Curator of the Islamic Department, Museum of Oriental Art, Turin, Italy; Outside the Showcase: Cultural Mediation Projects of the Islamic Department of the Museum of Oriental Art, Turin.

Yannick Lintz (Director) and Carine Juvin (Curator for Medieval Near and Middle East) Islamic Art Department, Louvre Museum, Paris, France; From the Louvre Museum as a Universal Museum to Communities.

4.40-5.00 Summing-up and Close.

For more information and to book please follow this link: http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/events/malaccatomanchester/.

Attendance will be charged at £20 per day for the two days of the full conference programme (£10 per day for students).

The workshops and visits are free but may only be attended by paying conference attendees, with the exception of the SSN workshop which anyone can attend (preferential booking will be given to UK museum professionals engaged with Islamic art and material culture).

Please direct any enquiries to: malaccatomanchester@gmail.com

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