calling blind series

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more images from this series can be viewed online here.

inspired by the history of wild turkey hunting, i trained myself to speak the language of these birds in the wildlife of upstate new york over the course of one month. this experience evolved into a series of sound instruments, found object sculptures, drawings and a site-specific installation.

special thanks to the national wild turkey federation, kaylee resha, jerry parham, michael schiavone, brian zielinksi, gene miller, douglas little and residency 108 for their generous support with this body of work.

residency 108 | clermont, new york

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as part of residency 108’s artist in residence program, this month i will be realizing an original series of works incorporating the 108 acres as both a starting point and installation site.

while researching and interacting with the landscape and wildlife of the property, i will be documenting my process and work online here.

this project is ongoing from 30 april – 28 may.

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skill exchange | agora collective [sat, 26 july]

the second edition of AFFECT: agora’s program for collaborative artistic practices is pleased to invite you to partake in the first collective event developed by the current artists in residence: alice bucknell [us], aviv benn [il], daniel almgrenrecén [se], josé cori [de], jol thomson [us], kathryn gohmert [us], rune bosse [dk].

right at the beginning of the “contextualizing” phase of the program, facilitated by diego agulló, the recently arrived participants have been learning from one another specialized skills, abilities and super powers — such as the world famous texan tree-climbing technique, how not to pay your rent, northern rope survival – just to name a few…

on the occasion of “AFFECT PRESENTS,” an event format developed by agora to celebrate the presence of their new residents, the artists decided to extend the dynamics of this introductory phase of the program and share it with an open audience in a series of short workshops accompanied by virgin smoothies.

join us in a day of mutual exploration and skill exchange.

when: saturday, 26th july
time: 6 – 9 pm
where: agora collective
mittelweg 50, berlin-neukölln

[AFFECT is conceptualized by agora collective e.v. and module ii is moderated by fotini lazaridou hatzigoga, facilitated by diego agulló, sarah lewis, yves scherer, john holten, judith lavagna and coordinated by paz ponce.]

www.agoracollective.org/affect


feel free to join & share the event on facebook here.

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creative beginnings | affect module ii

we’ve had a productive day here in the workspace of AFFECT’s top floor full of creative discourse, multi-disciplianry inspiration, and the early developments of the concept and structure behind what will be some spectacular final work.

also being undertaken at the moment is the collective formation and release of two publications, under the brilliant guidance of john holten from renegade publishers, broken dimanche press.

see the photo documentation below for proof that artists [and their egos] from different disciplines and countries are not only able to work together within a shared space, but even live to tell about it … while producing something nice along the way.

more is coming soon. in the meantime, please enjoy this ridiculously short video of performance artist, daniel almgrenrecén, helping us warm up between sessions.

also be sure to take a look at the FUEL ARTISTIC EXCHANGE project if you haven’t yet [20% there already].


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Dance: Daniel AlmgrenRecén, Melba Kolektyw (Marysia Stokłosa, Ilona Trybuła, Rafał Dziemidok) Music: DJ Lenar Festival Ad Libitum + SIC!l 23.Oct.2011 @ Labor...

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)

fuel artistic exchange | goal met [17 days left]



so as of yesterday evening, berlin time, the kickstarter goal set for the campaign funding my current artist residency in berlin has been met! unbelievable!

an enormous amount of gratitude goes to every single person that has been a positive part of this project so far: the amount of encouragement, support and love that’s been shown to me – sometimes in unlikely and unexpected places – has been very touching and i’m very grateful.

and now, as my ongoing project with AFFECT module ii is now fully funded, i am very excited to begin customizing the personal rewards chosen by my backers, and start sending them on to their final destinations.

if you still want to be a part of the action, and are worried that you’ve missed all the fun, rest assured: there are a few rewards still available – from original and limited edition artwork to personalized, handwritten haikus – there are 17 days to go during which you can still be a part of this project while its live [the image below can take you to the || FUEL ARTISTIC EXCHANGE || page on kickstarter’s website].

have a lovely weekend and stay tuned.


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affect module ii | agora collective, berlin


i am proud to announce my upcoming participation in module ii of AFFECT, agora’s program for collaborative artistic practices, in berlin to begin very soon.

fellow participating artists include: jol thomson, rune bosse, josé cori, aviv benn, alice bucknell, daniel almgrenrecén

the residency runs 11 july – 20 september for a total of 10 weeks], and is hosted in agora’s collective workspace inside berlin’s neukölln district.

i will be adding to the blog regularly during this time, keeping it up-to-date with news, images and updates on this project as well as details on its eventual exhibition and publication.

stay tuned for details – much more is on the way.


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Artists' Dinner

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first artists’ dinner at the swatch art peace hotel. thanks for all of the artists who cooked and special thanks to all our friends that came to eat and enjoy the night.

fellow artist-in-residence, xepo w.s., managed to somehow take photos in between cooking his delicious pasta and organizing music.

very thankful for my stay here. looking forward to the work to come from these next few months of focused concentration.