Auxesis: Performance

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

 

 

 

 

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10th – 14th November

The word Auxesis has many uses in contemporary society from linguistics to law to biology, yet all present day interpretations stem from its Latin origin word ‘Auxēsis’ which means ‘to increase’. This suggests process emphasised performance, work that builds and develops its surroundings as opposed to tearing it down. It is with this in mind that each artist will be offered an opportunity to take up a fleeting residency in their own chosen area of the gallery interacting, manipulation and embellishing their specific context over a certain duration.

            tactileBOSCH is not a traditional gallery space but a vast and complex venue that juxtaposes the striking beauty of the Victorian era beams, bricks and mortar with the austerity of the inserted white gallery walls. Thus each performer will not simply have a featureless stage to work with but will be challenged by the aesthetic and historical palimpsest of their environment.

            Auxesis: Performance will highlight the acute awareness of the aesthetic and historical facets of their surroundings that many Live Artists bring to their performance work. It will also be a showcase of the diverse ways a performances context manipulates an artist’s specific practice and how in turn it is manipulated by the performance.

            A selection of artists and collectives are invited to work throughout the week creating both instant, durational and interventionist acts within their chosen space within the gallery. Each interaction will leave with it physical leftovers which will remain in-situ alongside photographic documentation for the remainder of the festival as a testament to each artists response.

Curator:

Neil Jefferies 

Artists:

Kathryn Ashill, Phil Babot, Jurgen Fritz, Florian Feigl, Mark Greenwood, Justin McKeown, Joost Niewenburg, ProtoPLAY, Paul Hurley, Shaun Caton & Brownsierra, Katyleigh Hughes, Chris Evans, Sam Aldridge, Tim Bromage, Karl Price & John Ruddick, Faith Johnson, Thomas Stevenson