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Experiments with the Irrational
EXPERT Clare Strand
DATES 21-24/11
LOCATION 21 & 22/11 at the Onassis Library and 23 & 24/11 at the Onassis Cultural Center, Athens
Strand's own working practice embraces the Absurd and Surrealist approaches - advocating the irrational, the unplanned and the automated. Her constantly evolving practice brings together intensive research, deadpan humour and insights into popular culture, shifting from the mysterious and the absurd to understanding public obsessions, often via trickery and manipulation. Recent works include machines to encourage entropy, web programs, looped films, fairground stalls and intricate photographic constructions focusing on, subverting, re-imagining and manipulating the mediums origins.
The workshop will urge you to explore random and intuitive image and text associations that go beyond conventional ideas of research and logical thinking. It is ideal for those who want to challenge their usual ways of visualising and who wish to expand their practice into new and challenging areas. If you’ve reached a sticking point this could be a chance to get unstuck! Participants are invited to bring an ongoing body of work for group and individual discussion. This workshop will involve the creation of a new group project and resulting short run publication made under Clare’s guidance.
The Workshop will take place in collaboration with TransEurope Co-ordinators.
With the support of : Onassis Cultural Center | COCO-MAT Hotels | COCO-MAT Stores | coco-mat.bikes
The Expert
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Clare Strand |
Clare Strand is a Brighton (UK) based photographic artist who works within a conceptual frame. Over the years Clare Strand has developed a range of projects and books and has exhibited a consistent output of work in venues such as The Museum Folkwang , The Center Pompidou, Tate Britain, Salzburg Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Her work is held in the collections of MOMA, SFMoma, V&A, The Center Pompidou, The British Council, McEvoy Collection, The Arts Council the NY Public Library, The Uni Credit Bank,The Mead Museum and Cornell University.
She has produced 3 publications, Clare Strand Monograph published by Steidl (2009), Skirts published by GOST (2014) and Girl Plays with Snake published by MACK (2017).
Passionate about photography, she has been keen to interrogate its boundaries and limits. Strand’s oeuvre adopts a heterogeneous style, working experimentally with and against the photographic medium inviting both triumph and failure.
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Practical Info
DURATION 4-day Workshop 21st of November– 24th of November
On the 21st and 22nd of November the workshop will take place at the Onassis Library.
On the 23rd and 24th of November the workshop will take place at the Onassis Cultural Center.
Schedule: To be announced
LANGUAGE English
PARTICIPANTS min. 7 – max. 15
USEFUL INFORMATION
Bring with you:
- your camera, charger and cables
- your laptop or notebook
- a work series of 10-15 images if there is an on-going project (preferably prints)
Location
Venue: Onassis Library and Onassis Cultural Center, Athens
Onassis Cultural Center, Athens
Onassis Library
Address:
56, Amalias Avenue
10558 Athens
Onassis Cultural Center, Athens
[Space: Workshop for Education Programs]
Address:
107 - 109 Syngrou Avenue
11745 Athens
Useful Information
Wi-Fi connection available
Onassis Library and Onassis Cultural Center are located near the center of Athens
How to get there
Please find below two possible scenarios:
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Onassis Library
The building is at the crossing between Amalias Avenue and Dionysiou Areopagitou Street.
Closest metro station: Acropolis
The main entrance is at Amalias Avenue - Onassis Cultural Center
BY BUS OR TROLLEY-BUS
Take bus or trolley-bus and get off at "Panteion" stop.
If you are heading downtown, the bus/trolley stop is just 10 meters from the entrance to the Onassis STEGI.
If you are coming from the city center or the Syngrou-Fix Metro station, use the pedestrian underpass in front of Panteion University to cross over to the other side of Syngrou Avenue.
ON THE METRO
Take the "red line" (Line 2: Anthoupoli - Elliniko) and get off at "Syngrou-Fix". Follow the signs to “Exit to Syngrou/Drakou” and you will emerge on Syngrou Avenue. From there, you can either take a bus or trolley-bus from the stop in front of the Metro escalators on Syngrou Avenue and get off 3 stops later at "Panteion"; if you are not in a hurry, it is a 12-minute walk down Syngrou Avenue to Panteion University, where you can use the pedestrian underpass to cross over to the other side of Syngrou Avenue.
[The above information has been extracted from the Onassis Cultural Center webpage]
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Do not forget to check How to apply procedure
Deadline for submitting your application: Open now until 8th of November.
Payment procedure
As soon as your participation has been confirmed please deposit the participation fee:
- In one installment by 11th of November
- Participation fee 395€ (+20€ registration fee) Book here
OR
- In two installments
- Pre-inscription fee to secure your place (200€) by 11th of November. Book here
- Second installment: balance by 18th of November.
…. And you are done! You will receive a confirmation e-mail. Welcome to the workshop!
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