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The collision Artist residency at the Southbank Centre in London was part of a year long festival called Nordic Matters. I was invited to participate to work with 11 artists from Scandinavia who invited 11 UK artists to discuss and create possible ideas for future projects and collaborations.
On our first day we were invited to attend the opening of the festival and we joined delegates from all the Nordic countries. The event was opened by Jude Kelly the artistic director of the Southbank Centre and the Ministers for Culture from England and The Nordic Council of Ministers which is the official intergovernmental body for cooperation in the Nordic Region. The Council brought together representatives of the governments of Denmark, Sweden, Norway Finland and Iceland, as well as the three autonomous areas, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland Islands.
During the residency all the participating artists gave a presentation on their work and we had time to discuss the their interest and what motivates the artist to produce their work. The group of artists was made up of visual artists, theater directors, choir directors, writers, poets, film makers, musicians, potters, sculptures, Installation artists, actors and creative thinkers.
Every day we had studio time to develop and work on ideas and simply think about the art of making art. The spirit of the residency was to share ideas, discuss possibilities for future collaborations, without the pressure to really produce a finished piece of work. This allowed all artist to focus on creative thinking and produce some inspirational ideas and focused work.
Myself and the artist from the Faroe Islands Kristina Sorensen Ougaard who invited me to collaborate with her in this project, worked on different ideas during the week, as we had different places to work in, from the main auditorium at the Festival Theatre, to smaller theaters and even rehearsal rooms.
The fabric of the Southbank Centre nurtures creativity in its essence and there is a vibe in the building of collaboration, help and camaraderie which spans from the Artistic Director Jude Kelly to the person who works in the bars and restaurants. All the spaces in the building are being used all the time by professional and community users and incredibly it works.
The work we produced was of a very experimental nature using film, sound, dance, performance and drawing and we produced some pieces that hopefully we can develop in the future in the Faroe Islands or Gibraltar.
La residencia de artistas Collision en el Southbank Centre de Londres fue parte de un festival de un año llamado Nordic Matters. Fui invitado a participar y trabajar con 11 artistas de Escandinavia que invitaron a 11 artistas del Reino Unido para discutir y crear posibles ideas para futuros proyectos y colaboraciones.
En nuestro primer día, fuimos invitados a asistir a la inauguración del festival y nos unimos a los delegados de todos los países nórdicos. El evento fue inaugurado por Jude Kelly, la directora artística del Southbank Centre, y los Ministros de Cultura de Inglaterra y del Consejo Nórdico de Ministros, que es el organismo intergubernamental oficial para la cooperación en la región nórdica. El Consejo reunió a representantes de los gobiernos de Dinamarca, Suecia, Noruega, Finlandia e Islandia, así como de las tres áreas autónomas, las Islas Feroe, Groenlandia y las Islas Åland.
Durante la residencia, todos los artistas participantes dieron una presentación sobre su trabajo y tuvimos tiempo para discutir sus intereses y qué motiva a los artistas a producir su obra. El grupo de artistas estaba compuesto por artistas visuales, directores de teatro, directores de coro, escritores, poetas, cineastas, músicos, ceramistas, escultores, artistas de instalación, actores y pensadores creativos.
Cada día teníamos tiempo de estudio para desarrollar y trabajar en ideas y simplemente reflexionar sobre el arte de hacer arte. El espíritu de la residencia era compartir ideas, discutir posibilidades para futuras colaboraciones, sin la presión de producir una pieza terminada. Esto permitió a todos los artistas enfocarse en el pensamiento creativo y producir algunas ideas inspiradoras y trabajos enfocados.
Yo y la artista de las Islas Feroe, Kristina Sorensen Ougaard, que me invitó a colaborar con ella en este proyecto, trabajamos en diferentes ideas durante la semana, ya que teníamos diferentes lugares para trabajar, desde el auditorio principal del Festival Theatre, hasta teatros más pequeños e incluso salas de ensayo.
La esencia del Southbank Centre fomenta la creatividad y hay una vibración en el edificio de colaboración, ayuda y camaradería que se extiende desde la directora artística Jude Kelly hasta la persona que trabaja en los bares y restaurantes. Todos los espacios del edificio están siendo utilizados todo el tiempo por usuarios profesionales y comunitarios y, increíblemente, funciona.
El trabajo que produjimos fue de una naturaleza muy experimental, utilizando cine, sonido, danza, performance y dibujo, y produjimos algunas piezas que esperamos poder desarrollar en el futuro en las Islas Feroe o en Gibraltar.
works: Conversation and Metamorphosis
The works produced are the two films/sketches done in collaboration with Faroe Island Artist Kristina Sorensen Ougaard. The idea was to explore communication through the senses. Sound and visual play using technology played an important role in developing both art pieces/ ideas. The connection through sound, movement and visual expression created a language which joins the visual and theatrical. This is the beginning of an investigation into the development of a collaborative fusion of the arts.
Photos credit: Belinda Lawley http://www.belindalawley.com/collision2017
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