03 Jun 2012

DECOMPRESSION GATHERING SUMMER CAMP - Call For Participation

DECOMPRESSION GATHERING SUMMER CAMP

visiting artist
BRETT BLOOM (Temporary Services)
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call for participation
Corniolo Art Platform
Summer residence and workshop for cultural workers
Mugello Valley 25th - 31st of August 2012
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Project curated by Valerio Del Baglivo and Radical Intention
In collaboration with Associazione Culturale Fosca and FARE,
sponsored by the Municipality of Borgo San Lorenzo.

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Is it hard to go back to work after a wonderful summer? Do you need a break after a long working summer? Within a Medicean Villa in the context of the Mugello Valley, curator Valerio Del Baglivo and Milanese collective Radical Intention present the first edition of Decompression Gathering Summer Camp with visiting artist Brett Bloom (Temporary Services): a week of decompression, communal living and group working at the end of the summertime, before going back to work.

Decompression Gathering Summer Camp is to be seen as a peaceful moment of togetherness, before going back to work. In light of current neo-liberal policies which appear to solely promote cultural forms that are profitable and based on individual growth - Decompression Gathering Summer Camp creates an alternative by trying to answer the following question: can the act of gathering forms the basis for a new articulation of mutual learning, communal living, and group working? The camp will be a space for rethinking the processes of production and knowledge transmission typically used within traditional forms of artistic residencies or workshops. The busy week is dedicated to experiencing theoretical reflections through daily excursions, situations of conviviality and sociability, daily collective tasks that are meant to maintain everyday group life.

The Mugello Valley, a wide area of natural-rural interest in the province of Florence, is seen as the starting point of our artistic experience. The group will take daily excursions to the surrounding areas of the Villa. These trips have a double purpose: on the one hand they are intended to help deepen the knowledge of the area's socio-culture; on the other, they will favor shared experiential opportunities, seen as a practical investigation of the notion of gathering. Brett Bloom (Temporary Services), an artist and activist that deals with social and collaborative practices, is Visiting Professor of this first edition. Alongside the development of what might be called 'non-verbal practices' (such as walking or reading for example), he will encourage moments of exchange amongst the participants through group readings, film screenings, collective discussions, thought to provide further tools for analyzing the above issues.

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APPLICATION

The call is open to all cultural workers (visual arts, architecture, graphic design, etc).
The workshop will be held in English.

The deadline for applying is June 30th 2012.

To apply for the program please send the following materials to radicalintention@gmail.com by writing in the subject of your email 'APPLICATION DECOMPRESSION GATHERING CAMP':

- CV with name, age and contacts (no more than two pages)

- Motivational Letter (Max 500 words). The letter should include reasons for participating, how the workshop could influences ones practice, and interests in group working.


FEE AND CONDITIONS

The registration fee is 300 euros. The fee includes enrollment, accommodation (7 nights), and three meals a day. Accommodation is in shared rooms (two triples and one double) with shared bathrooms.

The maximum number of participants is 8.

This residency is a community experience. Meals are prepared and eaten together and single rooms are not provided.


For info and questions visit www.cornioloartplatform.net or write an email at radicalintention@gmail.com