TW2 - Laboratory polymorphic
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Deadline: June 09, 2008
Tou Works (TW) is a series of new-art-productions at Tou Scene, Center for Contemporary Arts, Stavanger, Norway. The project is supported and in collaboration with Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture.
www.touscene.com/touworks
The initial incentive behind TW2 Laboratory Polymorphic is to explore social art-making processes through discussions on the ideas of deviation and democracy in collaborative creativity.
That which is democratically governed typically represents the majority. Majority makes for minority, which implies deviation. Although deviation is a relative denomination subject to constant redefinition, people has throughout history established different methods to aid them in their efforts to establish standards, construct normality - and limitations as to what is tolerated within or falls outside of social norms.
By the employment of the Darwin Tree format (phylogenetic) to the overall structure of the project, TW2 hopes to imbed within it new forms of project development.
TW2 consists of 2 laboratories at Tou Scene, Stavanger; working sessions devised to place participants and their working processes in anomalous and challenging environments.
TW2 is hosted by Kenneth Varpe (Stavanger/Copenhagen) and Dallas Seitz (London/Canada).
LAB#1
08/09 - 14/09
The first laboratory is developed by Kenneth Varpe and Dallas Seitz, and cover Physical, Theoretical and Artistic practice.
Outside guests or specialists in their fields participate in this lab, for example a guest lecturer from the field of deviant behavioral sciences, and it may be opened up to the public.
LAB#2
10/11 - 16/11
The second and final laboratory will be partially developed by the participants in response to the first lab, and become new branches to the tree structure, which may also give way for possible collaboration. This lab may also include guests or specialists depending on the subject and may have the possibility of public involvement.
It should be noted that with all the labs the Tou Scene program of events and exhibitions may be incorporated.
The involvement of both local and international participants will use Stavanger Cultural Capital of Europe 2008 as a backdrop for growth of this tree. The whole polymorphic process and all its branches of submission process, laboratories, discussions and collaborations will come together and congregate a web of questioning and self reflexive pathways, juxtaposing itself to, and maybe deviating from, conventional art-making structures.
Call for SUBMISSIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit one A4 drawing (widely interpreted; as a tool for or a consequence of mental activity, initiating thought, idea-map, text based, storyboard etc.) and curriculum vitae only. All the submitted drawings will in some way play a role as a tool for participants to return to throughout the project, and may influence the content and layout of the laboratories. They will also be implemented in the outcome of the second and final laboratory; whether this is an exhibition, publication, media or performance based product.
The call is open to all disciplines, training, and careers. From the applicants seven participants will be chosen.
Deadline for proposals: June 09, 2008
PRACTICAL:
Travel and accommodation will be covered. You will also receive payment for attended laboratories, €125 (NOK 1000) per day.
A4 drawing and CV are to be sent to:
Tou Scene
C/o TW2
Postboks 1590
4093 Stavanger, Norway
Questions may be forwarded to geir [at] touscene [dot] com
Please note that submitted material will not be returned, and will be included in the project whether the artist is selected to participate in the laboratories or not.
Tou Works (TW) is a series of new-art-productions at Tou Scene, Center for Contemporary Arts, Stavanger, Norway. The project is supported and in collaboration with Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture.
Work group: Nils Henrik Asheim, Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh, Kenneth Varpe, Hege Tapio.
Producer: Geir Lindahl.
Tou Works is supported and in collaboration with Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture. Stavanger2008 main sponsors Total, Stavanger Aftenblad, Sparebank1 SR-Bank and Lyse.
Stavanger Kommune, Rogaland Fylkeskommune and Tou Scene.
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