Hi All, In case any of you NetBehaviorists are in Sheffield Friday after next - here's some information about the "Show and Tell" presentation I'm doing here.
Best, James ===== SHOW & TELL: Friday 18th November 4-5pm James Wallbank recently undertook an artists residency at "Bblackboxx" in Basel, Switzerland. Based in urban parkland, Bblackboxx works with a continually changing constituency of asylum seekers and refugees, temporarily housed in a reception centre nearby. Of diverse nationalities and demographics, these people have pressing needs and anxieties, and are subject to stress, insecurity, poverty, racism and disorientation. James' contribution to "100 Days of Manifestation" involved participants in setting up a sustained, cascading system of beneficial activity: a production line for chess boards using only available resources, which enabled everyone to play. The images emerging from the project seek to change perceptions of asylum seekers, who are treated with huge suspicion. Photographed as chess players, they appear thoughtful, cultured and skilled - overturning popular notions of uselessness and opportunism. This month Show & Tell explores the role of the artist in social engagement, and makes a comparison between the circumstances and characters of participants at Bblackboxx in Basel and participants at Access Space in Sheffield. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
