Home again, home again...

I hope that while I have been away in China that you have managed to follow my blog 'Redirection and Network Timeout', which I am very proud to say was 'a-n's most visited blog for June 2011, who would of thought it! To catch up on my past six weeks in the middle kingdom, please click here.  As mentioned in the previous post, I couldn't access Blogger in China, as it is one of the sites banned by the PRC.

I have had an excellent time in China by all accounts.  YanYan, the director of the 501 Artspace, and all his assistants and friends have been so hospitable and friendly, I feel as if I have made some lovely friends, and hope to return to Chongqing some day.  My project went well, and there were several unexpected outcomes on top of those I had planned in my proposal that I managed to achieve.

The residency culminated with an exhibition, 'Redirection and Network Timeout' at the '501 Other Space' (my studio), a very well attended opening, and a talk given by myself.  The exhibition ran for 10 days whilst I travelled to Chengdu and Xian, undertaking some sightseeing and some more research into historic architecture and town planning in Xian.

I was very sorry to leave Chongqing, but my experiences and work will inform much of my activities for the next few months in a series of talks and presentations and show at the CHRC, Goldsmiths College.  I will also be creating a new map work for a group show at Hatch Space, London in October 2011, with artists Hannah Westwood and Harriet Hill.

Below are some images from the PV in Chongqing, as well as the poster for the exhibition, I will be posting better shots of the works soon so keep your eye out.

With greatest thanks again to Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England and the Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester for making this residency possible.

'Redirection and Network Timeout' exhibition poster

Giving a talk with translation from YanYan and JennBe

Visitors to the PV.

Series of wood block prints on the wall.

One of the 102 Art Loft artists with the installation.

'Attempts to enter the Forbidden City', Paint, KT board, pen on wall, June 2011

'Old habits die hard', Pen and pencil on paper, June 2011

Chongqing Residency 2011, 501 Artspace and Chinese Arts Centre

I was delighted to be notified last week that I am one of the selected artists for the programme of artists for a month long residency at 501 Artspace in Chongqing, China, co-ordinated by Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester.  Over the month long residency, I intend to develop my series of 'Fenestration' Drawings in response to local inhabitants use of digital space as well as a three dimensional installation work.  I also hope to be able to explore relief wood printing at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute.  Thanks so much to the selection panel for accepting my proposal!