In his AIRetc.. blog post Gordon Douglas carries out a performance review regarding the delivery of Introduction-to-Performance, a course elective devised by Gordon Douglas with members of HND Contemporary Art Practice, Edinburgh College.
Source: Performance Review
Ending on Sunday the Edinburgh College off Art Degree Show which this year features CAPetcAlumni Mariola Albinowska and Anjila Wilson. Both Artist graduated from CAPetc in June 2014 before taking places in the Intermedia and Painting schools.
Mariolas’ work in the Intermedia show is a dual projection. On one wall a traditionally presented apparently still image of a tranquil forrest comes to life with various bodies slowly and purposefully interacting with the wooded scene. On the other side of the room a giant projection of heavily leafed branches sway across 2 wall. Each day a 4pm the space is activated further by the artist and 2 fellow performers who traverse the space at times seeming to replicate the movements of the protagonist of the video but ultimately improvising intuitively with each other as the video and performance become a signal artwork for 20 mins.
In contrast to the constant movement of the previous work, but with not dissimilar intent, Anjilas work also juxtaposes the apparently permanent with the ephemeral by hand fashioning soil into imperfect, yet beautiful spheres resembling hand sized and timeless relics.
Mariola Albinowska: http://www.degreeshow.eca.ed.ac.uk/2017/mariola-albinowska
Anjila Wilson: http://www.anjilawilson.com/artworks
Source: AIRetc.. Application 2017/18
Well its Degree Show time again and from Aberdeen to London, Edinburgh to Glasgow & Newcastle to Carlisle and this years #CAPetcAlumni are having an impact up and down the UK.
This wee saw the openings of shows at Slade College of Art and Central Saint Martins, both London and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee.
Rhona Foster, who graduated from CAPetc in 2013 going on to study for 4 years at the Slade School of Art, produces video works featuring a mix of surreal cardboard adorned characters interacting everyday situations and settings. You can see excerpts from the ‘Shorts in Murmansk’ series below and if you’re in London today you can rush over and see the show before it finishes this evening.
Just a 20 minute walk away and open until Sunday the 28th May id the Central Saint Martin Degree Show which this year features 2 of our 2014 CAPetcAlumni Kaitlyn Walker-Stewart and Joshua Waterson.
Kaitlyn’s work is an examination of a personal interest in the relationship between celebrities and their fans. Her recent work compromises performance, video and photography often uses the Red Carpet as a sculptural platform to examine the phenomenon of the star and the impact on the general public and contemporary culture.
Also showing at CMS this week Joshua Waterson examines sound, structure, rehearsal, memory and preparation also through performance
Finally, also open until Sunday 28th is the Duncan Of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, DJCAD, in Dundee where #CAPetcAlumni 2013 Jenny Souter is graduating from the Time Based Art & Digital Film course.
Jenny’s work has taken the form of mental health advocacy. Her choice of subject matter is coloured by her own experiences of living with mental illness and the difficulties this creates in the formation of an identity. She is a firm believer in the importance of allowing individuals to control the narrative of their illness. Her tentative and raw approach, in her writing and drawings, aims to reflect the inevitable uncertainty that results from trying to navigate a functional life.
Artists:
Rhona Foster: Vimeo Channel, InstaGram
Kaitlyn Walker-Stewart: YouTube Channel, Website
Joshua Waterson: YouTube Channel,
Jenny Souter: InstaGram
Degree Show Info:
Slade School of Art & Design: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/events/slade-degree-shows-2017
Central St Martins: http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/
DJCAD: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/degreeshow/
Part of the 2017 Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival in Hawick Rachel Maclean discusses the 2017 Scotland In Venice commission.
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