http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/
Public Art
Festivals
2008年9月13日 星期六
public art- strange cargo. UK
Public ArtOver its eleven year lifespan, Strange Cargo has established a reputation for high profile quality public art, and has delivered award-winning projects, including Like the Back of my Hand, an extensive installation at Folkestone Central station which recently won the Rouse Kent Public Art Award. In its public art involvement, Strange Cargo seeks to create works of context, leaving communities with lasting meaningful landmarks and a sense of participation in their surrounding environment.
FestivalsStrange Cargos participatory festival work is one of its most high profile areas of work. Annually the Company works closely with schools and the community to design and run Charivari Day, a popular and vibrant carnival in Folkestone, each year. Elsewhere, the ethos of access, participation and excellence has been extended to develop festivals, carnivals and lantern processions such as Ramsgate’s Skelly Night, the Jersey Lanterns procession and the Festival of Humour in the French town of Tourcoing, among others—including elements of the Lord Mayor’s Show in London, and the Canterbury Festival.
The East Kent Giants ProjectThe East Kent Giants project brings rural communities together to create their very own Giant to act as an iconic representative of their town or village, while encouraging the forging of strong links with Europe. The Giants project has its roots in the French geants tradition, and Strange Cargo is excited to be introducing this concept to the UK
TrainingThrough its various training programmes, Strange Cargo aims to encourage creativity on a holistic level in people’s daily lives. Working closely with schools, the Company trains teachers in the skills needed to encourage creative thinking in all areas of the curriculum. Strange Cargo also provides hands-on training to new artists and arts companies to pass on its knowledge and, for corporate training days, it assists in developing innovation and team achievement within company workforces.
Georges House Gallery has been established in Folkestone’s Old Town—and new creative quarter since 1998, offering a unique and inspirational developmental space for artists to experiment and expand their practice. The Gallery is a dynamic arena which creates opportunities both for the exhibiting artists and the local community; it is an unrestricted exhibition venue, and Strange Cargo encourages each exhibitor to be inventive with the space. Artists are encouraged to invigilate their own work, which means that they are usually on hand to discuss it with visitors, an element which is beneficial to both parties. In the running of Georges House Gallery, Strange Cargo has a policy of encouraging innovative work, both contemporary and traditional, and is proud of its track record in supporting artists in their careers and encouraging them to develop further. genuine community engagement and involvement, while still retaining the integrity of the artwork. Relating work in the public realm to its environment is a fundamental aspect of any brief, and Strange Cargo is able to work closely with commissioners to devise practical creative solutions to bringing site specific work into new build scenarios and regeneration initiatives.
FestivalsStrange Cargos participatory festival work is one of its most high profile areas of work. Annually the Company works closely with schools and the community to design and run Charivari Day, a popular and vibrant carnival in Folkestone, each year. Elsewhere, the ethos of access, participation and excellence has been extended to develop festivals, carnivals and lantern processions such as Ramsgate’s Skelly Night, the Jersey Lanterns procession and the Festival of Humour in the French town of Tourcoing, among others—including elements of the Lord Mayor’s Show in London, and the Canterbury Festival.
The East Kent Giants ProjectThe East Kent Giants project brings rural communities together to create their very own Giant to act as an iconic representative of their town or village, while encouraging the forging of strong links with Europe. The Giants project has its roots in the French geants tradition, and Strange Cargo is excited to be introducing this concept to the UK
TrainingThrough its various training programmes, Strange Cargo aims to encourage creativity on a holistic level in people’s daily lives. Working closely with schools, the Company trains teachers in the skills needed to encourage creative thinking in all areas of the curriculum. Strange Cargo also provides hands-on training to new artists and arts companies to pass on its knowledge and, for corporate training days, it assists in developing innovation and team achievement within company workforces.
Georges House Gallery has been established in Folkestone’s Old Town—and new creative quarter since 1998, offering a unique and inspirational developmental space for artists to experiment and expand their practice. The Gallery is a dynamic arena which creates opportunities both for the exhibiting artists and the local community; it is an unrestricted exhibition venue, and Strange Cargo encourages each exhibitor to be inventive with the space. Artists are encouraged to invigilate their own work, which means that they are usually on hand to discuss it with visitors, an element which is beneficial to both parties. In the running of Georges House Gallery, Strange Cargo has a policy of encouraging innovative work, both contemporary and traditional, and is proud of its track record in supporting artists in their careers and encouraging them to develop further. genuine community engagement and involvement, while still retaining the integrity of the artwork. Relating work in the public realm to its environment is a fundamental aspect of any brief, and Strange Cargo is able to work closely with commissioners to devise practical creative solutions to bringing site specific work into new build scenarios and regeneration initiatives.
muf, barking project
Barking Town Centre is part of the Mayor's 100 public spaces programme. The public realm design makes a coherent new space for the town square where the town hall, library, a faculty of the University of East London, the one-stop-shop, a child and primary health care centre, approximately 500 new homes, retail, cafes and a major public art commission all come together. The public art element provides the fourth elevation to the wall, conceived and developed and implemented by muf, this 7 metre high folly recreates a fragment of the imaginary lost past of Barking. The project involved a number of diverse groups in its detail design, this included students from the Theatre School, elders from the Afro-Carribean lunch club and apprentices from the local bricklayers college.
winner of 2008 ,EU, urban public space compeitition
winner of 2008 ,EU, urban public space compeitition
2007年12月9日 星期日
台式週末 v.s London weekend
天下紅雨 我們居然有員工旅行 雖然是下墾丁 但這對我來說 其實很不熟
地球走過了近半圈 台灣本島居然玩不到十分之一 這真的是反了 英國的天涯海角都有留下我的足跡 台灣的北我拜訪過南端則只停留在字詞上
打著員工旅遊 一行人出發前往 反正我自認為是個遊人 不出去遊走那不就是違背我的天性了嗎 遊走於南北端中 一路上被其他一同前往的夥伴嘲笑說怎會沒來過墾丁 說到這 我想我有去看過 國外的海洋公園 國內的部份…應該不會讓我太囋嘆吧 反正在這兩天中 墾丁該玩的點我都走過了連海洋生態館都去造訪了 好 這些都不是我要講的重點
重點是 在海洋生態館中時 一樣有在英國留學經驗的老闆說 台灣人很可憐喔 連週末可以去的地方都少之又少 對喔 在英國的周末 我的行程真的都是都是滿滿的耶
仔細回想起來 在倫敦的周末 不是去二手市場逛逛就會是去畫廊看畫 在奢侈一點 去看場歌劇 不想出去人擠人時 就拿一本書去草地上做日光浴
在那四年得日子裡我體會到了 人生真的可以很簡單卻又充實快樂 不需要有太大的物質享受或是頭銜的過度包裝 在倫敦的日子裡 我學會了這個很重要的一課
地球走過了近半圈 台灣本島居然玩不到十分之一 這真的是反了 英國的天涯海角都有留下我的足跡 台灣的北我拜訪過南端則只停留在字詞上
打著員工旅遊 一行人出發前往 反正我自認為是個遊人 不出去遊走那不就是違背我的天性了嗎 遊走於南北端中 一路上被其他一同前往的夥伴嘲笑說怎會沒來過墾丁 說到這 我想我有去看過 國外的海洋公園 國內的部份…應該不會讓我太囋嘆吧 反正在這兩天中 墾丁該玩的點我都走過了連海洋生態館都去造訪了 好 這些都不是我要講的重點
重點是 在海洋生態館中時 一樣有在英國留學經驗的老闆說 台灣人很可憐喔 連週末可以去的地方都少之又少 對喔 在英國的周末 我的行程真的都是都是滿滿的耶
仔細回想起來 在倫敦的周末 不是去二手市場逛逛就會是去畫廊看畫 在奢侈一點 去看場歌劇 不想出去人擠人時 就拿一本書去草地上做日光浴
在那四年得日子裡我體會到了 人生真的可以很簡單卻又充實快樂 不需要有太大的物質享受或是頭銜的過度包裝 在倫敦的日子裡 我學會了這個很重要的一課
2007年11月13日 星期二
narrative...萬歲
narrative...萬歲 萬歲 萬歲 萬歲 萬歲 萬歲 萬歲
親愛的姊妹之一 於上週五與倫敦聖馬丁學院 舉行遠距教學 共同創作
針對城市/運動/旅遊等相關議題提出設計想法及藉由東西方不同的城市文化背景經驗提出新的再敘述概念設計 結果將於明年3月於英國舉行特展 (press)
narrative...narrative...i just fall in love with you again...
每每大家都問說 ㄚ~~~你到底在唸啥ㄚ
ㄟ 阿就 說故事阿 不然另一種無厘頭的回答就是 碩士班的一種
對 因為到現在我們還是無法正確的用很邏輯的語言說出各所以然來 所以以下的都包括
//敘述環境/經驗設計/total design/建築/景觀/裝置藝術/平面/廣告/策展/產品/互動式設計 etc...
應該是越來越模糊 疑問也越來越多吧 因為有說等於沒說
拿我的畢業設計來說吧 我的設計著重於去創造一種新的旅遊經驗 必須要結合
城市性+社會結構+當地特殊旅遊與當地文化結合與衝擊+特殊的地理氣候環境+產品設計概念+產品與使用者的互動關係+使用者的過去/現在/與欲望+新的科技研發+相對應的系統開發+服裝設計
對 你沒有看錯
我想我當時應該是瘋了怎會做到這龐大的怪物
但是這想法可大可小
回來到現在 我的腦還一直在想
how to improve it?
maybe it's time to continute develop
//my brief: EPS
This project proposes a wayfinding system designed for the independent traveller. EPS (Experience Positioning System) is based on the traveller's personal emotional experiences of time and space. It uses information about past experiences and hopes and fears for the future to suggest a personal route through a city. The jacket maps out the possible routes and gives an advanced sense of mood in space by either stretching or tensing the fabric against the body.
2007年11月8日 星期四
about tate...
好吧 為了讓自己更懷念關於tate的一切
以往去tate的路線 一定是搭車到 st. Paul 然後沿著 st. paul cathedral 一路來到Norman Foster''s 千憙橋 看看thams river 然後來到 tate.. 從管子(tube)出來沿途享受著古文化 來到新舊交替的橋邊 到達舊有建築新生命的tate morden....這是我最常走的行程而且通常我的手上會有一杯startbucks's coffee 通常會是cafe latte 夏天時吹著海風 很優 冬天時冷風吹 頭很痛
tate 是我不小心發現的 只能說剛到英國時 年紀小不會做功課 到達 st. paul cathedral 時看著人群都朝同一各方向去 就跟著走 對 這就是我如何知道tate的 不知道tate會不會很傷心 不過這麼整理著 才發現 tate是我到英國後的第一各參觀的gallery 也是我在離開倫敦之前去拜拜的最後一個
宿命喔
我愛tate 每次參觀 都會讓我自己覺得有一層舊的皮被蛻去了 been educated 又多認識了一點contemporary art...看過的展 過多 不大記得 但還好 大部分的 leaveleft 都有留下來 慢慢整理囉
tate體系下 共有tate modern/ tate britain/tate liverpool/tate st.ives and also tate online. 還蠻驚訝的 在讀wikipedia時 發現 居然幾經把虛體與實體的建構組成 結合的平台 概念完整的被整理及記錄了出來 tate裡 我最熟悉的當然是 tate modern 原為power station...來到晴天後 洪老一直說關於這裡的過去 但對我 哈哈 時代不一樣 沒多大的感覺 對我 tate 還蠻像是我的老家一樣 以前 只要學校沒課 我就會開始尋找art/design exhibition to visit.... 還一度以為其實自己的真正身分是 藝術欣賞者 學生的本分 都要忘掉了 tate 離學校近 很常去 而且裡面的書店也很優
每次在tate裡 看著許多的小學生也跟我一樣在欣賞著這些作品 更多的是在臨摹一些畫作 真的是很佩服他們的教育體系 如何去培養一個人的觀察力 從腦到手的連結 有時會混在裡面 看看他們的老師如何教育學生 或是聽學生問的問題 但 很可悲的是 這些小朋友的問題 我一個都沒聽懂 問題深到....咳 我是出去唸碩士的嗎 那我的程度可能不及這群小朋友 自悲到了一個極點
很無奈於 為啥我不是英國的小孩 很慶幸 我現在有機會出來 努力的補一下
但回來一年了.....恩 還想要繼續進補耶~~
when can i revisiting?
以往去tate的路線 一定是搭車到 st. Paul 然後沿著 st. paul cathedral 一路來到Norman Foster''s 千憙橋 看看thams river 然後來到 tate.. 從管子(tube)出來沿途享受著古文化 來到新舊交替的橋邊 到達舊有建築新生命的tate morden....這是我最常走的行程而且通常我的手上會有一杯startbucks's coffee 通常會是cafe latte 夏天時吹著海風 很優 冬天時冷風吹 頭很痛
tate 是我不小心發現的 只能說剛到英國時 年紀小不會做功課 到達 st. paul cathedral 時看著人群都朝同一各方向去 就跟著走 對 這就是我如何知道tate的 不知道tate會不會很傷心 不過這麼整理著 才發現 tate是我到英國後的第一各參觀的gallery 也是我在離開倫敦之前去拜拜的最後一個
宿命喔
我愛tate 每次參觀 都會讓我自己覺得有一層舊的皮被蛻去了 been educated 又多認識了一點contemporary art...看過的展 過多 不大記得 但還好 大部分的 leaveleft 都有留下來 慢慢整理囉
tate體系下 共有tate modern/ tate britain/tate liverpool/tate st.ives and also tate online. 還蠻驚訝的 在讀wikipedia時 發現 居然幾經把虛體與實體的建構組成 結合的平台 概念完整的被整理及記錄了出來 tate裡 我最熟悉的當然是 tate modern 原為power station...來到晴天後 洪老一直說關於這裡的過去 但對我 哈哈 時代不一樣 沒多大的感覺 對我 tate 還蠻像是我的老家一樣 以前 只要學校沒課 我就會開始尋找art/design exhibition to visit.... 還一度以為其實自己的真正身分是 藝術欣賞者 學生的本分 都要忘掉了 tate 離學校近 很常去 而且裡面的書店也很優
每次在tate裡 看著許多的小學生也跟我一樣在欣賞著這些作品 更多的是在臨摹一些畫作 真的是很佩服他們的教育體系 如何去培養一個人的觀察力 從腦到手的連結 有時會混在裡面 看看他們的老師如何教育學生 或是聽學生問的問題 但 很可悲的是 這些小朋友的問題 我一個都沒聽懂 問題深到....咳 我是出去唸碩士的嗎 那我的程度可能不及這群小朋友 自悲到了一個極點
很無奈於 為啥我不是英國的小孩 很慶幸 我現在有機會出來 努力的補一下
但回來一年了.....恩 還想要繼續進補耶~~
when can i revisiting?
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