Research and Development Events and Actions 2015
Sharing Passions
Part 1: June 2015
Individual lines of song lyrics were collected from choir members at their respective venues in exchange for postcards and sometimes Love Dolls. Cut up sequences of individual lines were reassembled to form new combinations and perspectives, revealing passions and messages that highlight a shared resonance in human emotion. Lyrics were starting points for the second stage of research where choir members were invited to visit gallery spaces near their choirs in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Berlin respectively.
Partners UK, DE
Lyndsey Cockwell (1970-2017) Musician and the Founder and Director of Berlin Pop Choir and Berlin Pop Ensemble
Emily Smith. Musician and Director of Silver Choirs, Gateshead, Middlesbrough Town Hall Community Choir, Middlesbrough and Methodist Asylum Project (MAP) Choir, Middlesbrough
Participating choirs UK, DE
Berlin Pop Choir, Monster Ronson’s Karaoke Berlin , Berlin Pop Ensemble, Funkhaus, Berlin , Silversmiths, Gateshead Old Town Hall, Sage, Gateshead , Silver Divas, Gateshead Old Town Hall, Sage, Gateshead , Opera d'argento, Gateshead Old Town Hall, Sage, Gateshead , Middlesbrough Town Hall Community Choir, Middlesbrough , Methodist Asylum Project (MAP) Choir, Middlesbrough
Postcard design, Templehof Airport, Berlin, Berlin Pop Choir Action/Exchange and Silver Choirs, Gateshead, Action/Exchange photos EC Davies
Sharing Passions
Part 2: November 2015
The emphasis of these gallery sessions was to explore ideas of exchange and transformation in a playful way over tea and cakes. People made their own cut up poems and took part in audio recording sessions reading lyrics word by word from a karaoke style autocue animation. Recordings were transformed into soundscapes that accompanied performative gestural video actions for Press Play and Record.
Participating galleries, UK, DE
26/10/15, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne
You're Picture Perfect Blue, from 'Boom Clap' written by by Charli XCX,
Event photos: Colin Davison
07/11/15, Platform A, Middlesbrough, UK
The Earth Without Art is Just Eh, from 'EARTHIZEN' written by Ridenhour, Gary G-Wiz, DJ Lord, Public Enemy
Event photos: EC Davies
29/11/15, rosalux, Berlin
'm Sticking With You, from 'I'm sticking with you' written by Lou Reed, Velvet Underground
Event photos: Julian Manoud
Research and Development was produced with funding from Art Council England’s Individual Grant for Artists
