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TW1 Pedersgata

TW1 Pedersgata

TW1 Pedersgata

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  • TW1 – 2008 a series of international site-specific art works along the street of Pedersgata. The project had a workshop in March, showing in June and from July and throughout the year some of the artwork can be seen:

     

    Mariela Limerutti (Argentina) The artist made drawings of the facades of selected houses of Pedersgata to then engrave these on the ground and pathway in front of the houses. They are to be found in Pedersgata number 9, 16, 27, 29, 30, 38, 42, 46, 49, 51, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 73, 84, 86. The work is related to the tradition in some cultures where drawings in front of houses are believed to function as a protection of the home.

     

    Helge Olav Øksendal (musician, Stavanger) and Ingouf Vincent (musician, France) CD can be both at Tou Scene Music Shop or listen to samples at www.touscene.com or Tou Scene Cafe. The musicians made a composition for the route between the city centres of town to Tou Scene. The artists made sound recordings in the area sample and process the material and then “gave it back” by re-installing the composition in a new context.

     

    Christian Gauss and Moritz Groba (Germany) are architects who work and live in Stavanger. When they arrived in the city, they first moved into Pedersgata. In TW1 they designed, built and placed 2 sculptures in Pedersgata 96 and Pedersgata 110 that will be standing through the year.

     

    Simona Ferrari, Trond Kasper Mikkelsen and Sigrun Vik Olsen, (Italy, Norway). An architect and two visual artists who have founded the group SVOP/T (2006) working primarily with interventions that modify the experience of spaces and cityscapes. Their main project for TW1 was about transportation, movement and visibility.

    Pedicab could be rented or booked by contacting geir [at] touscene [dot] com

     

    Mona Orstad Hansen (visual artist, Stavanger) and Torunn Larsen (art historian, Stavanger) presented ”Grassroots” - a utopias-political art project at Nytorget. Nytorget is currently an area of transformation. The project wants to squat the site and make it a car free zone for a limited time period. Open until 30 August.

     

    Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens, Eliane Kordys, Kjetil Røed, Nils-Thomas Økland and Rune Aase. Their art performance is documented thru www.touscene.com/touworks. Catalogue with in depth coverage will be published late 2008.

     

    Tou Works 1 is in collaboration with Stavanger2008 European Capital of Culture. Curators Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh and Johanna Tuukkanen Producer Geir Lindahl

     

    Mariela Limerutti (Argentina) Graveringer I stein/fortau. Hennes arbeid kan sees i Pedersgata nummer 9, 16, 27, 29, 30, 38, 42, 46, 49, 51, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 73, 84, 86. Mariela tegnet ulike fasader i Pedersgata for så å lage graveringer av disse på stein/fortau foran husene. Ideen relaterer seg til at det i visse kulturer forekommer tegninger foran hus, ment som beskyttelse av hjemmet. Kunstneren ønsket å oppnå at kulturer belyser hverandre, samtidig som prosjektets permanente karakter vil belyse fasadeendringene i fremtid.

     

    Helge Olav Øksendal (Stavanger) og Ingouf Vincent Frankrike) CD kan kjøpes i Tou Scene Music Shop for kr 100, man kan også lytte til utdrag på touworks webside eller høre komposisjonen ved en henvendelse til  Tou Scene Cafe. Musikerene skapte en komposisjon som knytter seg til strekningen fra sentrum til Tou Scene. Kunstnerne gjorde lydopptak i miljøet rundt strekningen, for så å lage komposisjoner som ble gitt tilbake spilt live I toalettene ved nytorget og satt i en ny kontekst.

     

    Christian Gauss og Moritz Groba (Tyskland) 2 skulpturer kan sees I Pedersgata nr 96 og 104. Disse vil stå ut året. Gauss og Groba er to arkitekter som bor og arbeider i Stavanger. Begge flyttet inn i Pedersgata da de kom til byen. De har designet, bygget og utplassert skulpturene med hjelp fra beboere I området.

     

    Simona Ferrari, Trond Kasper Mikkelsen og Sigrun Vik Olsen, (Italia, Norge). Sykkeldrosjen vil være tilgjengelig på forskjellige strekninger i sentrum og til tou scene i juli-september. Kontakt geir [at] touscene [dot] com for videre utleie. Et annet kunstverk er til salgs: en oppned park ved bybrua. Se annonse på baksiden av info arket. En arkitekt og to billedkunstnere utgjør gruppen SVOP/T (2006) og arbeider hovedsakelig med inngrep som endrer opplevelsen av byrom og urbane landskap. Deres hovedprosjekt i TW1 dreier seg om transport, bevegelse og synlighet.

     

    Torunn Larsen og Mona Orstad Hansen (Stavanger) Grasrota ved Nytorget er åpen til og med 30 august. Grilling på Lørdager.

    Hele byen har fått en ny felleshage. Kom innom Nytorget og kjenn gresset gro på parkeringsplassen. Ta med grillmat eller picnic-kurv. Lån inspirerende lesestoff fra Det Utopiske Bibiliotek. Bli nabolagsgartner!

     

    Annie Sprinkle og Elizabeth Stephens, Eliane Kordys, Kjetil Røed, Nils-Thomas Økland og Rune Aase. Disse kunstnerne viste arbeid av live og temporær karakter og dette kan sees ved foto dokumentasjon www.touscene.com/touworks. Katalog med mer omfattende tekster publiseres I slutten av desember 2008

     

    Tou Works 1 er i samarbeid med Stavanger2008 Europeisk Kulturhovedstad. Kuratorer Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh og Johanna Tuukkanen Produsent Geir Lindahl

Participants
  • Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh is the project leader of TW1 and curator of the project along with Johanna Tuukkanen. She is a performance artist and curator of the annual Performance Day in Stavanger. Active as a member of the duo GilbertandGrape, Ø-Collaborations.
  • Johanna Tuukkanen (1973, Finland) is a curator of Tou Works, invited by Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh. Johanna works as a dancer, performance artist and writer, with her main focus on site specific projects and art in public space. Co-founder of the ANTI-Contemporary Art Festival, Kuopio, Finland.

  • Christian Gauss and Moritz Groba (Germany) are architects who work and live in Stavanger. When they arrived in the city, they first moved into Pedersgata. In TW1 they will design, build and place 4 sculptures at the end of Pedersgata, between the bridge and the silos.

  • Annie Sprinkle and Elizabeth Stephens will offer a “Free Sidewalk Sex Clinic”. Passers by can ask absolutely any questions they have about sex, relationship, fetishes, gender, and more. Stephens and Sprinkle will also offer “The Lover’s Tour of Pedersgata”: Learn the Secret Romantic History and see its Hidden Erotic Worlds.

  • Elaine Kordys (UK). Her work often responds to sites and community. She works within Live Art using performance, film and installation. Recently her work has been considering the concept of 'saving' in physical, environmental and spiritual terms. In TW1 she will be making walks in Pedersgata and siting an action at Badedammen.
  • Helge Olav Øksendal (musician, Stavanger) and Ingouf Vincent (musician, Frankrike) make a composition for the route between the centre of town to Tou Scene. The artists will make sound recordings in the area, sample and process the material and then “give it back” by re-installing the composition in a new context.

  • Kjetil Røed (Norge) is a critic and writer with an MA in literature, and a special interest in relational aesthetics. ”The relational aesthetic approach to art means to evaluate an art work from the social relations it represents, produces or suggests.

  • Mariela Limerutti (Argentina) The artist makes drawings of the facades of selected houses of Pedersgata to then engrave these on the ground and pathway in front of the houses. The work is related to the tradition in some cultures where drawings in front of houses are believed to function as a protection of the home.
  • Mona Orstad Hansen (visual artist, Stavanger) and Torunn Larsen (art historian, Stavanger) present ”Grassroots” - an uto-political art project at Nytorget. Nytorget is currently an area of transformation. The project wants to squat the site and make it a car free zone for a limited time period.

  • Nils Thomas Økland (visual artist, Sandnes) and Rune Aase (engineer, Sandnes). ”The creative act” is a starting point where the artist and engineer approach the work with a mutual wish to explore utopia. They are both fascinated by the science fiction genre, which will most likely be present and visible in the project aesthetics.

  • Simona Ferrari, Trond Kasper Mikkelsen and Sigrun Vik Olsen, (Italy, Norway). An architect and two visual artists who have founded the group SVOP/T (2006) working primarily with interventions that modify the experience of spaces and cityscapes. Their main project for TW1 is about transportation, movement and visibility.