Living Room | Artists Talks
Phil Dadson (New Zealand)
Saturday, 10 April, 11am (1 ½ hrs)
Phil Dadson is an award winning sound and media artist, composer, performer and instrument builder who will talk about his project 'Urban Devas', created for Living Room 2010. He will also run a short interactive workshop based around the music routines of the project.
Phil is a fulltime artist, whose practice includes solo sound and intermedia performances and installations, music compositions, graphic scores, video and short film, sound sculptures, and improvisations on his instruments.
Phil was the founder one of New Zealand's most avant-garde performance groups, From Scratch.
His awards include a 1991 Fulbright Fellowship to the USA, the prestigious title of Arts Foundation of NZ Artist Laureate 2001, and an Antarctic Fellowship, from which he produced Polar Projects, a video/sound series.
He tours extensively throughout New Zealand and internationally.
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (Denmark)
Wednesday, 14 April, 11am (1 hr)
Recipient of the Eckersberg Medal of Honor in 2008 and chosen as 'Artist of the Year' in Denmark 2006, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen works primarily in video and performance art.
Taking her own Danish-Filipino background as a point of departure, Cuenca gathers, adapts, and universalizes her narratives in both a critical and humorous approach in regards to issues such as identity, culture, religion, gender and social relations. Her work has been presented internationally at institutions including: Malmo Kunst Museum, Sweden; Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul, South Korea; and at the Tate Modern, London.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide including: Performa 09, New York, The Thessalonki Biennial 09, and in 2007 was part of the exhibition, Global Feminisms at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
Lilibeth will talk about her international multi-media performance work and her collaboration with NZ choreographer, Charles Koroneho on her project for Living Room, The Future is already way behind the Present doesn't exist in my Mind…
Paula Roush (UK)
Friday 16 April, 11am (1hr)
Paula Roush is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher and teacher, whose work addresses public culture and urban space.
Paula works with a city as a site of investigation and develops ways of intervening in urban space, working in the mode of public art and tactical intervention into public debate.
In 1988 she founded msdm, a platform for art research whose projects reveal her interest for mobile strategies of display and mediation, the convergence of network practices and daily life.
Paula will talk about her work and her project for Living Room, a performative installation consisting of live (web) drawing re-enacting sections of Max Ernst's Semaine de Bonte book.
Mark Harvey and Sean Curham (NZ)
Saturday, 17 April, 11am (1hr)
Mark Harvey is a performance artist, choreographer and writer. He lectures at the University of Auckland in dance and interdisciplinary arts related practice and theory. He has presented work in a range of local and international contexts, including: the Govett Brewster Art Gallery, the Parnu International Video and Film Festival, Estonia 2006, Camp X, Denmark 2008, and was awarded 'Most Dedicated Artist' for his performances at the Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin Fringe Festival 2006.
Sean Curham has an ever-changing practice - movement and performance in the broadest sense continue to be of interest. His most recent works include: Speedy legs, slow arms - speedy arms, slow legs at Glitch, Auckland in 2009, One - an event which Sean both curated and performed as part of the Heritage Festival, Auckland 2009, and Four Legs Better Than Two, a 'dog walking' art in the community work created as an Otago University Fellow in 2009, which will be presented in Sydney in 2011.
Sean is currently developing She's a Sensation, a suite of new works, with the support of Creative New Zealand. Choreographers Sean Curham and Mark Harvey will talk about their own work practice, and the collaborative process of working with invited Living Room artists et al. and Isobel Dryburgh.
Location - Art Station, 1 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, free entry.
Member Profile
Auckland CouncilNew Zealand’s largest city holds a wealth of creative talent and businesses, making it, without a doubt, New Zealand’s home of the creative industries. Auckland's unique arts, culture and creative enterprises not only enrich the cultural landscape of the city and its inhabitants but also make a vital contribution to the city’s economic success.
Auckland Council is committed to making Auckland an arts and culture centre by supporting the abundance of talented creative people who call Auckland home, and creating attractive business and lifestyle options for all who choose to live, work and play here.
The council supports the arts and creative industries in the following ways:
- Support and funding for arts organisations, artists ,arts and cultural groups
- Provision of arts facilities, such as the Art Gallery and ArtStation
- Design and delivery of a public art collection and programme
- Support of performing arts venues such as The Aotea Centre, Civic Theatre and Auckland Townhall
- Funding support for independent performing arts venues such as Q Theatre and The Basement
- Arts and creative sector research and policy and strategy such as Arts Agenda, Blueprint and Arts in Public Places – Public Art Policy
- Urban design of city environments such as Fort Street and Elliot street redevelopments
- City planning and management of projects like Aotea Quarter development
- Provision of world class library resources
- Support of industry associations and business events such as The Big Idea, ART Survive and Thrive forums and Film Auckland
- Delivery of community services to maintain and develop community and recreation facilities and centres
- Support and delivery of community and major events such as Pasifika Festival, Lantern Festival and Music in Parks
- Facilitation of film productions in the regionTo find out more about Auckland Council’s support of the creative industries and how this can benefit you or your creative business visit www.auckland.govt.nz or phone 09 379 2020
Auckland Council is proud to support The Big Idea. Through The Big Idea, Auckland Council can effectively engage with Auckland’s creative community, and promote the arts and culture services it provides.
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