August 5th 2009

Line-Up Confirmed

All 40 projects have now been confirmed, and the countdown to create the work is well and truly on. Over the next 5 months the artists involved will be thinking, sketching, experimenting, making, doing and everything in between to come up with their final piece for the exhibition in January.

We’ll see installations, sculptures, moving image, books, posters and lots more besides before we start to fill the gallery at the beginning of 2010. From now on, this blog will document how all of the contributors are getting on, giving you a behind the scenes look at how things are coming together for the grand unveiling.

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June 10th 2009

Chrissie & Marie's Proposal

Chrissie and Marie have let us in on their plans for their final piece… they are working towards creating a performance of sorts, which will be documented as photographs and moving image. The content will take the form of a garment, doll, installation, prop, theatre set, costume, machine, collection of artifacts or all of the above. With a list of references as long as your arm including folk art, painted doll shoes, Alexander Girard, talismans, quilts, the oversized, Eduardo Paolozzi, guatamalen knitted face hats I think we’re in for a bit of a treat.

March 18th 2009

Chrissie Macdonald & Marie O'Connor

As well as some unexpected collaborations we’ve also got some great pairings who have worked closely together before. A good example of one of these duos is Chrissie Macdonald and Marie O’Connor . They are both part of the scarily prolific Peepshow Collective and owners of incredibly talented hands, so we’re very happy to let them get on with things and see what they come up with. Above is some of Chrissie’s personal work, and if you’ve got a few moments have a browse through the rest of her impressive folio.

Chrissie Macdonald
Marie O’Connor