Nodar Artist Residencies Program:
Second residency module of 2008 happens between June, 1st and June 21st in Nodar, S. Pedro do Sul (PT)
The Nodar Artist Residency Center is located in a rural mountain community of Portugal (Nodar, S. Pedro do Sul) and organizes and produces multidisciplinary artistic projects (mainly in the areas of sound, visual and intermedia arts) from both local and international artists, followed by public presentations in the region. During their stay, the resident artists are encouraged to establish interactions with the place, its inhabitants, geographic space and social memory.
The second residency module of 2008 will happen between June, 1st and June, 21st with three artists: the French sound artist Pali Meursault, the German video artist Christine Niehoff and the French performer Cédric Anglaret. The organization invites to Nodar all artists and students who want to meet the resident artists and follow the development of their projects.
On June 21st a final public event will happen, where the three projects will be presented, along with other parallel activities (a pedestrian walk, documentary films projection and a traditional dance party).
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Art Projects:
Cédric Anglaret (France)
“A legend that becomes reality”
Performance in public space
Description:
Investigate for local traditional tales, beliefs and legend, choose one and make it come true.
Intentions:
The idea is, in this time of transition, to reactivate the past (traditions) within the present in order to question the future. An old legend that suddenly reappears calls for reactions and interrogations.
Christine Niehoff (Germany)
“Survival kit”
Visual arts
A quasi-instructional video about survival in post catastrophic times. Partly comical and absurd due to the sheer hopelessness of the endeavor (survival chances seem to be pretty slim in many scenarios), partly very serious due to the determination to try, the work will be a collection of video art, writing, photography, sculpture, installation and performance. The project will be made locally in response to the space and people of Nodar.
Pali Meursault (France)
Field recordings, sound art
« Walk[s] » is a project of sound creation and also the research for a form of musical writing, through the meeting with an environment. This research will use the techniques of field-recording, as well as improvisation with found objects, sound installation or documentary, and mainly: walking exploration and encounters. All of this carried out with an extended idea of what an environment is, by questioning the sonorous specificities of space, as well as its geographical, temporal, social or political datum.
Co-organization: Associação Cultural de Nodar | Binaural
Funding: Portuguese Ministry of Culture / General Office for the Arts
Support: MoKS (Estonia) | Criar Raízes Project (Portugal) | S. Pedro do Sul City Council (Portugal)
Media Partner: Viseu TV
How to reach Nodar, see the link.
For lodging near Nodar, see the link.