Craig Dongoski

Durations: Paiva River
River Contour

The project involved the study of the river contour. The artist used his study of this encounter to guide an investigation of expressive results, using piezo-electric contact microphones to record the inscription sound and shot gun microphones to capture the local environment. When walking along the river’s contour, Craig Dongoski acted in the same functional way as the drawing, that is, tracing a contour in a precise and direct way. Drawings are initially based on contours.Through the processof repeated interpretations, the work begins to produce layers (literally and metaphorically). The organic approach to drawing is meant to reflexively embrace the time found within the geological domain. The project was established to study gesture and the role of expansive drawing. The use of audio and video technologies within the design domain is what makes this extension relevant. This motivates an investigation of the experience embodied in a ground scenario, conditioned by the structure in the form of a geological / geographic body. The artist sought to adopt methods based on performance research in parallel with drawing techniques and audio and video recording. The approach was conducted by observing the production of repetitive and continuous action that results from the notion of time found in nature. The artists ought to adopt methods based on performance research in parallel with drawing techniques and audio and video recording. The approach was conducted by observing the production of repetitive and continuous action that results from the notion of time found in nature. The artist sought to adopt methods based on performance research in parallel with drawing techniques and audio and video recording. The approach was conducted by observing the production of repetitive and continuous action that results from the notion of time found in nature.

Craig Dongoski is an artist working in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) in the fields of Creative Writing, Dance, Media Studies, Sound/Music and Theater. His methods have been recognized in a variety of contexts, including being nominated twice for a Ford /Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in New Media and receiving a University GrandAward for Innovation in Teaching at Georgia State University. He also released a CD on Hydra Head Records, entitled “Drawing Voices”.