Below, please see the photo galleries of the installation of Big Dot & the Haiku collages at Sunset Community Centre.
Photos: Laura Lee Coles
Photos: Laura Lee Coles
One day while in studio at Aberthau Mansion - West Point Grey Community Centre, LocoMotoArt residence artist Graham Brown had a conversation with Danita Noyes, Arts Programmer, about some unused Big Dot text signs that were in storage. This sparked interest and Graham set off to produce a moving text poetry installation. The project expanded when Danita Noyes and Lorrie Wager thought it would be a good addition to the World Poetry Day installations to offer workshops to the local schools in collaboration with another Park Board artist in residence, Lori Weidenhammer. Moberly, Henderson, and Trudeau elementary schools came to Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre over a five week period and Ms. Weidenhammer led the students to create an individual Haiku poem and collage. Graham entered each of the 150 individual poems into the Big Dot system. The collages and Big Dot were combined into an exhibition at the Sunset Community Centre. The children also wrote a word they had just learned onto colourful leaves. These were also included in the exhibition. Below, please see the photo galleries of the installation of Big Dot & the Haiku collages at Sunset Community Centre. Photos: Laura Lee Coles The Arts Programmers Danita Noyes and Lorrie Wager installing the Haiku collages. These collages were made by over 150 school children working with artist Lori Weidenhammer. Below please see the photo gallery of this work. Photos: Laura Lee Coles
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From January to mid March 2014, LocoMotoArt member and residency composer/artist Phil Thomson, along with guest artist/dancer Meghan Goodman and guest multidisciplinary artist Igor Santizo, completed an ambitious project called Filled With Light. Residency artist Wynne Palmer was there to document and video tape the entire residency project. Originating from walks in Jericho Beach Park, and referencing the Gaelic word Aberthau - 'filled with light' the threesome embarked on a project to evoke elements, seasons, cycles and transformation through music, movement and light. Incorporating sound samples from various sources and nature in the park for a workshop in February, Phil completed an original score and composition to accompany the final group project and performance on March 15, 2014. The merging of disciplines in this creative effort resonated with audience members profoundly, as the artists engaged in a Q+A session after the final performance, where all three spoke of their work and process. One such response to the work: "Having just seen the world famous Kokoro Butoh dance company the night before (part of the Vancouver Dance Festival) we were open to the performance, but wondering if it might be overly conceptual and difficult to understand. But the artist collective presented "Filled with Light", a performance piece which literally moved me to tears. It was lyrical, elegant and intelligent -- a sensitive exploration of light and sound and movement. And after the experience of the performance, we were allowed to chat with the artists. Hearing about their process was riveting. Thank you so very much for helping to make this happen!" Photos: Wynne Palmer, Laura Lee Coles |
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