blink began in 2005 and is a unique and developing collection of digital works in which each artist will answer the voices of the ones before, so that blink is a collective accumulation of the artists gaze on the subject of the state of humanity.
The practice as research elelement comes in only at the end of the creation of the work - this is in contradistinction from the practice as research methodologies described elsewehere. In fact the concept was to produce art work first and foremost to contribute financially towards alleviating the poverty of others (to create, to sell, to contribute). In this method of practice as research, because it is a group of financially self-reliant artists, we have the luxury to do the work first - then critically reflect on what we've done later (we do welcome any researcher that wishes to investigate and critically reflect on this process before the work is completed however). This will not be for some years but it is presented here because this is a description of commitment and intent outside of academia - that will eventually have an impact on academic thinking. This is a long term view.
Initially Terry Flaxton had the urge to create an artwork but as there were no resources to hand he took the camera to the tv screen with one rule: turn on and shoot the screen for 30 minutes no matter what was there. He then worked with the footage he obtained and this became One Second to Midnight.
Terry showed this work to an artist friend Robert Cahen who then responded with a work called Blind Song. The two developed the idea that no work should be more than 4 minutes and that the call should be made to other artists to join the chain. Eventually 17 other artists have joined in with project (including Chris Meigh-Andrews) and more will be joing.
All contributing pieces will be between 30 seconds and 4 minutes. Each piece will be made by an artist from a country different from the one before as we seek a description - a snapshot - of the world that transcends cultural values. blink can be purchased here.
When the artwork has been finished, a dvd will be manufactured for limited edition sale and the proceeds will be donated to El Refugio del Rimac in Lima Peru. El Refugio Film.
blink will be eventually be launched in at the Locarno Festival.
blink will also be an online resource.
Title Sequence.
Some of the most substantial and pioneering video and digital artists in the world are currently being approached to make one of the pieces for blink and on their agreement to make some work for the project their names will be published here.
So far, Robert Cahen (France), Andrea Faciu (Romania), Zineb Sedira (France/Algeria/UK), Marie Ange Bordas, Brasil, Berry Bickle (Zimbabwe, Mozambique), Jeremy Welsh (Norway/UK), Petra Lindholm (Sweden, Finland), Ruelo Lozendo (Phillippines), Ana Marten (Costa Rica), Roberto Schaefer (US), Paolo Rosa of Studio Azzurro (Italy), Maree Mills (New Zealand), Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland), Gary Hill (US), Steina and Woody Vasulka (Iceland, Czechoslovakia), Theo Eshetu (Ethiopia/Italy), Chris Meigh-Andrews, (Canada/UK), Bill Seaman (US), Francisco Ruiz de Infante (Spain/France), Vince Briffa (Malta), Rik Lander, Uk, and Terry Flaxton (UK) plus others will each be making a piece for blink.
There is no rule book; the artists are being asked simply to respond to the pieces before theirs, to make a moving image piece with maximum duration of 4 minutes. Whether they respond with impressionistic, figurative, abstract, expressionist or ambient work... whatever the artist feels in his or her artistic intuition will be the right response in making a contribution to this collected work.
The underlying theme derives from our sense of danger - that the world stands upon the brink of disaster, yet it is also informed by hope. Importantly, the self-reflexiveness of the medium will always be under the artists scrutiny.
Description of Project
The practice as research elelement comes in only at the end of the creation of the work - this is in contradistinction from the practice as research methodologies described elsewehere. In fact the concept was to produce art work first and foremost to contribute financially towards alleviating the poverty of others (to create, to sell, to contribute). In this method of practice as research, because it is a group of financially self-reliant artists, we have the luxury to do the work first - then critically reflect on what we've done later (we do welcome any researcher that wishes to investigate and critically reflect on this process before the work is completed however). This will not be for some years but it is presented here because this is a description of commitment and intent outside of academia - that will eventually have an impact on academic thinking. This is a long term view.
Initially Terry Flaxton had the urge to create an artwork but as there were no resources to hand he took the camera to the tv screen with one rule: turn on and shoot the screen for 30 minutes no matter what was there. He then worked with the footage he obtained and this became One Second to Midnight.
Terry showed this work to an artist friend Robert Cahen who then responded with a work called Blind Song. The two developed the idea that no work should be more than 4 minutes and that the call should be made to other artists to join the chain. Eventually 17 other artists have joined in with project (including Chris Meigh-Andrews) and more will be joing.
All contributing pieces will be between 30 seconds and 4 minutes. Each piece will be made by an artist from a country different from the one before as we seek a description - a snapshot - of the world that transcends cultural values. blink can be purchased here.
When the artwork has been finished, a dvd will be manufactured for limited edition sale and the proceeds will be donated to El Refugio del Rimac in Lima Peru. El Refugio Film.
blink will be eventually be launched in at the Locarno Festival.
blink will also be an online resource.
Title Sequence.
Some of the most substantial and pioneering video and digital artists in the world are currently being approached to make one of the pieces for blink and on their agreement to make some work for the project their names will be published here.
So far, Robert Cahen (France), Andrea Faciu (Romania), Zineb Sedira (France/Algeria/UK), Marie Ange Bordas, Brasil, Berry Bickle (Zimbabwe, Mozambique), Jeremy Welsh (Norway/UK), Petra Lindholm (Sweden, Finland), Ruelo Lozendo (Phillippines), Ana Marten (Costa Rica), Roberto Schaefer (US), Paolo Rosa of Studio Azzurro (Italy), Maree Mills (New Zealand), Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland), Gary Hill (US), Steina and Woody Vasulka (Iceland, Czechoslovakia), Theo Eshetu (Ethiopia/Italy), Chris Meigh-Andrews, (Canada/UK), Bill Seaman (US), Francisco Ruiz de Infante (Spain/France), Vince Briffa (Malta), Rik Lander, Uk, and Terry Flaxton (UK) plus others will each be making a piece for blink.
There is no rule book; the artists are being asked simply to respond to the pieces before theirs, to make a moving image piece with maximum duration of 4 minutes. Whether they respond with impressionistic, figurative, abstract, expressionist or ambient work... whatever the artist feels in his or her artistic intuition will be the right response in making a contribution to this collected work.
The underlying theme derives from our sense of danger - that the world stands upon the brink of disaster, yet it is also informed by hope. Importantly, the self-reflexiveness of the medium will always be under the artists scrutiny.
Description of Project