Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
The first NIMK pop-up workshop ran with a small, but well-formed group. Duncan and Emile were delighted to work with people who went along with their approach and were willing to spend (thinking) time to discuss the understanding of mediated sonic communication. Read more about the first workshop…
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
Emilie and Duncan met Annette and her team at the Netherlands Media Arts Institute (NIMK) and were shown around the impressive building. The pair decided to introduce 'We Are Forests' and the thinking around the piece in two pop-up workshops; one focused on lo-fi sound machines and methods of…
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
Emilie and Duncan set up in Amsterdam and continued their thinking around the weight of the human voice; explored the public spaces they found visiting the city and got involved in some hot-headed debates.Read more on the NIMK blog posts here and here.
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
As Duncan explored Tokyo, Emilie stayed in Bristol to tackle the tasks the artists have set themselves. No 1 on their list: to design a number of lo-fi sound-making devices and communication systems that don’t exist. Read more at the 'We Are Forests' NIMK blog.
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
Emilie and Duncan embraced the collaborative approach at the Studio and participated in a number discussions, brain-storming sessions and informal get-togethers. A morning session run by the DCRC prooved particularly useful to help them clarify their thoughts around the project. Read more about it…
Posted on Tue 8 Mar 2011
As the conceptual thinking around 'We Are Forests' progressed, Emilie and Duncan got increasingly aware of the differences in their practices and approaches. Duncan, who has been working with performance for many years, was drawn to public spheres and audiences' interaction within them; Emily, who…
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
As part of the trip to Japan, Manami at British Council arranged for Duncan, Drew and I to visit YCAM - Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media, in the South of the country.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
The British Council's Digital Creative Conference was the first event of its kind to beheld in Tokyo, bringing together artists, curators, producers and policy makers to share work and insights and discuss ways of working.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
Some of the most inspiring work shown at the conference was by Seiichi Saito and Daito Manabe of Rhizomatiks, a collective blending cutting edge artistic and commercial work.
Posted on Mon 7 Mar 2011
Whilst we were in Tokyo we were taken to the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival held at The National Art Center, Tokyo, an extraordinary building.
