Vice Versa

Sunday, May 17, 2009

hello all vice versa participants,

well it has taken me a while but ..here it is : a snap shot in the studio taken by ilona hakvoort (preparation phase for 'ping pong' exhibition at APT gallery, london in february 2009).

i am very excited about VICE VERSA in realisation. ilona and i will come to bristol on the 3rd of june. we are very curious meeting you all and viewing places and word, exchanging thought en experiences.

also we are all looking forward to hosting aran and tamany here in groningen the week after our visit in bristol.

you will get the chance to see the academy minerva spaces, meet with allie altena (coordinator from the academy), visit 'het paleis', meet with all dutch artists and see their studios have a great meal together on the 11th at marian brugman's house etc. etc. etc.

so, let's ex-change!

best wishes to all of you

tanja

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About Vice Versa Artist exchange project

Tamany Baker, Marian Brugman, Arantxa Echarte, Ilhona Hakvoort, Mattijs Hendriks, Tanja Isbarn, Penny Jones, Natasha MacVoy, Mel Shearsmith, Merijn Vrij, Moniek Westerman

Preview: Thursday 19 November 2009, 6-9pm
Gallery Open: 20 Nov – 6 Dec 2009, Thurs–Sun, 12-6pm (or by appointment), Motorcade/FlashParade, BV Studios, Philip Street, Bristol, BS3 4DR

Motorcade/FlashParade presents VICE VERSA a group show culminating from a series of exchanges between eleven artists from Bristol, UK and Groningen, Holland.

Over the course of a year exchange visits have been made to share working practices, debate and conversation, with collaborative group shows in each city. In November Bristol will host VICE VERSA alongside a dynamic programme of workshops, talks and a public seminar. The seminar, to be held at the Spike Island Associates Space, will address associated values of swapping or replacing, giving and receiving, and the sharing of knowledge or experience to produce change. Discussions and debate will explore the practical experience of exchange between artists from different countries, why we choose to create these relationships and what impact they can have on our practice.

VICE VERSA includes new work made specifically for the Motorcade/FlashParade gallery. The artists work with a range of media, strategies and tactics including photography, painting, performance, appropriation and installation. Site specificity is confronted and reflected through recycled and manipulated local natural materials whilst other works reinterpret the gallery context, creating a sense of encounter and dissonance. The persistent interest in materials oscillates between seductive beauty and a disquieting fascination.

VICE VERSA concludes a year’s exploration of exchange in which collaboration and individuality have played important parts. The conversations begun in the gallery may be continued and debated long after the public seminar finishes.

Associated events:
VICE VERSA Public Seminar, 21 November 2009, Saturday 10.30am – 4.00pm, Spike Island Associates Space, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, BS1 6UX

Further information on the project and details on booking for events available at www.viceversaexchange.net or tel: Tamany on 07973 690041

VICE VERSA is supported by several organisations including the Arts Council Southwest, Kunstraad Groningen, Alias Arts, Spike Island Associates, UWE and Land2.

We welcome comments on our work and on the theme of exchange.