Reflections

Project Intro:
On January 25, 2022, the FluxUS:BOXes project was introduced to year three and four fine art students studying at Limerick School of Art and Design. The project concept was initiated by the Studio Intersection Platform members and further developed by several faculty members in the Fine art department. The main object was to enable students to engage in diverse learning situations such as face-to-face, online and blended models to encourage open and sustainable working relationships following a community of practice model.

Over fifty students across various disciplines ‘flow’ into the LSAD’s ample Church Space to learn the aims, objectives, and structure of the FluxUS: BOXes project. At the end of the opening session, students were randomly assigned to six groups to work in small groups to create smaller groups to get to know each other and their practice. The project is student-led; therefore, deciding every aspect of the boxes needs to be done collectively.

Similar to many other Fluxus projects, ambiguity, social interaction, openness, curiosity, and fun will guide the learning experience!

Workshop with Kate O'Shea
As part of the Fluxus: Boxes Project, the Print Contemporary Practice programme invited the LSAD Alumni Kate O’Shea to deliver an artists talk and a workshop. Students and staff members from various disciplines filled the lecture theatre on Clare street to hear Kate’s talk titled, How much is enough?

Following the talk, the workshop was filled with students from the PCP and Painting programmes who signed up to take part in Kate’s workshop which aimed at producing multi-layered prints while working collectively.

The energy created in the workshop was contagious; students responded Kate’s ideas and were eager to try a new way of collectively creating work

As part of the FluxUs boxes project, Noelle Noonan, Lorraine Neeson and Robert Corrigan ran a series of large format Cyanotype workshops. The workshops were attended by students from the Print Contemporary Practice and Photography, Film, Video programmes. The sessions opened with a talk on Cyanotype: Historical and Contemporary practice, followed by a session on preparing digital negatives and printing on the large format printer. From there, students worked in the PCP workshop to create their large format cyanotypes. Some exciting results were achieved and through interdisciplinary engagement, students gained insight into alternative and diverse approaches to the process, that they may not otherwise have considered.