Honey Harvest from Kinfolk on Vimeo.
I came across a beautiful film about bee keeping.
New Year
I watched the fireworks nearby (probably not so nearby) peeking through the buildings in the city. I have been crazy for glitter and confetti lately.
Sources: Fireworks- iCarly website. Gold confetti- Kate Spade perfume.
Christmas
I have been relaxing and enjoying the sleepy Christmas period. After what was an incredibly stressful week in which I was getting a million different buses to visit people and laptop hard drive died.
It is surprising how dependent on computers and internet access I am, trying to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it and order a new hard drive is challenging without having a computer to look up the answers on the internet. Then when I sorted that I needed a software upgrade and then when I got the software upgrade my modem was too old. I updated it and challenged by broadband provider as I wasn't very fond of them anyway. Everything is sorted now, but I am foreseeing an awkward and tiring breakup with my current internet provider.
Projectors
I was watching videos on my computer with a project right after frying something. I think there was smoke in the air and as I could really see the dust particles floating around through the light of the projector. The projector was just projecting a white screen but I think when I changed the shutter speed on my camera it was catching different colours light waves. I thought it was because I had white balance set to auto but I don't think that would cause the rainbow effect.
TACTIC 2011
TACTIC is enjoying a nice Christmas rest. It opened July 2011 with a Sample-Studios member's show to coincide with the first open studios event and since that there have another six exhibitions in 4 months. There are a few ideas for early 2012 but the programme has not been finalised. I am trying to remember that I make art too and to give that a go for a few weeks.
Images from exhibitions Uncanny Sound and Neil Butler for ArtTrail.
Paper Visual Art Journal
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| Photo: Niamh Dunphy for Paper Visual Art Journal |
I wrote an article about TACTIC earlier this year the insight section of Paper Visual Art Journal. PVA were on residency in the Guesthouse as part of Stephen McGlynn's World's End. While there Niamh & Adrian produced a Cork Print edition. The article has recently been added to the online journal.
Howaya Now???
I will be taking part in an exhibition, Howaya Now???, on the 10th of August in Mullingar Arts Centre. It was curated by Paul Timoney, a visual artist and storyteller, and visual artist Fiona Kelly.
Paul is an excellent story teller and keeps a facebook "like" page under Timo's Tales, where you can keep up to date with his regular performances.
Open Studios
I will be taking part in the Sample-Studios open studio weekend this 29th 30th & 31st of July. My studio will be pretty much as is, except for a rushed tidy up, with my recent work left hanging where they are.
I may have a video piece in the carpark screening and on Sunday afternoon I will be giving a canvas stretching workshop. It is already booked up but anyway is welcome to stand in and watch.
My current preoccupation is TACTIC, a exhibition space based in Sample. It will be open to the public with a sample-studios member show. The space will operate on the basis of inviting artists, curators or researchers to curate shows.
Hilltown New Music Festival
I will have an experimental sound piece in the Hilltown New Music Festival this weekend, 15th, 16th, 17th of July in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath.
Socio-Fi @ Basement Project Space & The AVANT
Today I went to see Socio-Fi at Basement Project Space, Cork. It a travelling show, the first event of The AVANT festival. It is a humorous "social science fictional adventure into popular culture". Artistsincluded are Joan Healy, Stephanie Hough, Adam Gibney, Jonathan Mayhew and Semaus A. Bradley, it closes tomorrow, I recommend you see it if you can, its well worth a look/laugh.
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