[inter/meta/trans] [stuart.simpson at NTU.AC.UK: [LIVEART] CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Upstaging Nature]

[Kathryn Hargreaves]

Date:         Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:46:02 -0000
From: "Simpson, Stuart" <stuart.simpson at NTU.AC.UK>
To: LIVEART at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [LIVEART] CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Upstaging Nature

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS


Open to artists of any discipline, particularly live/performance artists

Upstaging Nature 
 

(You can't see the art for the trees)

 
Lookoutpost is once again calling for artists of any discipline to exhibit within the unique setting of Sydenham Hill Woods, South East London. Previously, the site-specific nature of this event has proved particularly successful with those making live art.
 
To celebrate the 25th birthday of the amalgamation of the woods with the London Wildlife Trust, this year's exhibition Upstaging Nature considers the consequences of placing art work in an environment which has a tendency to dominate everything around it. Work which seems prominent in a gallery or studio space has been overwhelmed or lost in the grandeur and innate beauty of the woods.
 
In light of this, proposals are requested for alternative ways of producing/presenting work that might upstage nature. Artists need not to read this title too literally. There are many ways of upstaging, and a variety of senses and subtleties can be brought into play in negotiating the challenge of the woods. Performance and live artists are particularly welcome. All the woods a stage...
 
The exhibition will run over the course of a weekend, mid August 2007. There will be an artist's fee of £175 plus transport and material costs, subject to funding. Applicants should remember that the show will take place outside, therefore work should be durable, vandal proof and sensitive to the environment.
 
To apply, please send a current C.V and no more than six supporting images along with a proposal briefly outlining the following,
 

*	A description of the work you plan to make and it's relevance to Upstaging Nature. 
*	An approximation of how long the piece will take to make/install/perform. 
*	A rough budget breakdown, including transport costs and any technical equipment needed. Artists are encouraged to keep technical requirements to a minimum due to the external setting of the show. 
*	Any requests concerning location within the woods (near a tree, in a clearing, next to a pond?) 
*	For the purpose of funding applications, 50-100 words on how this project is relevant to you and might further your practice. 

 
Please send proposals to Lookoutpost, London Wildlife Trust, c/o Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forrest Hill, SE23 3PQ. Please include an SAE for return of materials.
 
Deadline 20th November 2006


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