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idea practice environment space experiment |
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idea:
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what
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can it be valued? how? |
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practice:
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make work in multi-media forms
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environment:
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building
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space:
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work/invent/create
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experiment:
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the
project will not put a price on any work it undertakes
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create is:
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to
begin
to start again from nothing |
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L O C A T I O N the PHOENIX project is situated a short walk from Glastonbury town centre (see map)
H I S T O R Y it opened in autumn 2000 and since that time has initiated and hosted a number of projects which are compatible with the stated objectives which are to present contemporary work which 'moves, challenges, disturbs or delights' with some emphasis on work which uses the new technologies - particularly digital film and graphics
B U I L D I N G the building itself consists of an office, gallery, storage, kitchen, workshop and bar, it also has an outside area which is often used for the construction of weatherproof installations
W O R K the particular focus of the project is that all work at the project is offered on a donations basis - from performance work, to large scale installations, no price is put on any work made at the project sponsorship from a number of individuals has enabled us to meet the running costs of the project and improve the facilities |
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D O N A T I O N S a
donation is a gift the PHOENIX project relies entirely on gifts of money we
have no other source of income please give generously according to your means the project has been established to enable people to construct and deconstruct work for presentation to the community this work is not for sale this work is removed from view at the end of the process and documentation is kept at the project to form an archive anyone using the building is expected to take responsibility for maintenance of the space the project aims to provide the wider community with work which moves, challenges, disturbs or delights |
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I N V I T A T I O N in 2004 it is our intention to extend an invitation to national and international artists to come and work at the project, according to these criteria, for an agreed period of time we imagine not more than two artists would be in residence at any time and we would be able to offer basic accommodation the selected artists would be expected to cover the material costs of their stay, to exhibit the result of their work at the project and to leave behind documentation of this work to form an archive at the project if
you are interested in taking part in
liz
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| construct: | to
build up: to put together the parts: to make: to compose |
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take down: to take apart the parts: to unmake: to decompose |
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R I T E R I A
our creative endeavours have their roots in the patterns of nature the continuous cycle of change the PHOENIX project is committed to making work which reflects this reality work which provides the participants with an experience, in which the traces of what remains, the documentation, offers a memento this memento cannot be like the original experience and half the fun of making these souvenirs is the discovery that the deconstruction of one piece of work leads to the construction of another any definition of the words 'contemporary' or 'modern' art are open to question the PHOENIX project has stated that it intends to provide the wider community with work which 'moves, challenges, disturb or delights' but what does that mean? ultimately it means that the core group at the project will decide what work is appropriate for the space, and are willing to discuss the reasons for acceptance and rejection of work which is offered the decisions that are made will be based on our perception of what will best serve the evololution of the project |
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