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Participants Marina Vishmidt // Kerry McKenzie // Marianna Ellenberg // Tahani Nadim // Rachel and Co // Paula Roush and Isa Suarez // Kaffe Matthews // The Swedish Folk Song Project // Melanie Clifford // Alex Crawford // Faye // Fol// Ego Ahaiwe Produced by Melissa Castagnetto and Nadine Langford Presented at rampART Centre London, February 2004 |
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The core idea for this is a desire to get actively involved with other art and education initiatives whose aim is to develop opportunities for women artists and muscicians, while at the same time reflecting and examining on the evidence left from small women collectives in the area (i.e.The Hackney Flashers collective, The Lesbian Housing Association), that helped set the foundation of their communities. The posture of the show is thus an invitation to anyone willing to work on the premises of collaboration by assessing the work itself and the impact of previous groups that attempted the dissemination of skills through direct involvement. Marina Vishmidt articulates film slowly and distinctly through a radio interface. The ear is quicker than the eye. In-situ viewing for maniacs as Valie Export’s ‘Syntagma’, and Judith Barry’s ‘Casual Shopper’, toy with the allegorical mode at the borders of the skull and the sign. A purely sonic-visual acted radio play.
Listen to Casual Shopper Listen to Syntagma Kerry McKenzie over the phone from Glasgow reads a piece of salacious fiction (read text) Marianna Ellenberg REVERSE brainwashing tactics celebrated by our favourite villain GW Fudd, and embrace the possibility of an aspirant democracy full of speaking highways and minor histories, quivering voices unleashed from all night diners. Local characters with urgent causes. Nostalgia for those good old time movements like punk rock, home movies, transcendental meditation and military subversion.Works by iconoclastic American film and video makers, including films by mad traveller Bill Brown and underground activists Matt Mckormick and Paul Chan. Marianna Ellenberg presents her video The Psychotrophic Alphabet from Z to Z or 21 Ways to Feel Good About Getting Better. Listen to The Psychotrophic Alphabet by Marianna Miss Murry Listening to Air America with Randy Rhodes dines with The Man: Hear a loud lady crack her whip into the heart of the conservative beast, excerpts from the America's Most Popular Anti-Bush Radio Station. Also Tsunami in the Kitchen; Observe a NYC family as they try to grapple with the Tsunami disaster and their own domestic politics. International Sweetheart of Rhythm (Tahani Nadim) Paula Roush and Isa Suarez present a 15 min prelude of the Protest Academy (Tactical Audio). Carina & John perform live ‘The Swedish Folk Song Project'. Kaffe Mathews Venus Loves Melanie Clifford presents her prepared radio piece about Self-Harm. Alex Crawford presents The Self-help Library. Faye and the clarinet quartet
FOL playing their own songs. Listen to Stable Dancer MC Lady Thrillz bringing pur grime n sum bashment. With DJ Vader from Mukky Wolfpack, and DJ Sykik (ex nasty). Ego Ahaiwe from the Lambeth Women's Project discuss between representatives from a selection of organizations that deal with the needs of women with the aim of establishing what those needs are and how they are addressed by the organizations present. |
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