These are two of the fruits from a collaboration with artist Jessica Warboys with Karmaklubb* and IGWTLI publishing, an extension of a blind date initiated with the platform and exhibition space She Will, Ski and the exhibition that kicked it off: ‘SQUEEZE’, September 2020. Turning things upside down. Chapter 1–2 is a conversational essay being developed since the start, on thinking through art, researching history, and digging archives. ↗︎ READ HERE. Our friendship even became an ‘art to wear’, CACTUS; a shirt featuring a drawing by Jessica (2021), inspired by words and ideas by Paul B. Preciado and the transformative potential of a prop from an earlier film by Warboys. ↗︎ Find it here. Screen print heart and back by 10/10 — Oslo’s finest — on Gildan Ultra Heavy Cotton T-shirts. Limited edition of approx. 50 editions, four colour variations (white; navy; grey; maroon), all unisex, of course. Wear with pride! — Art, language, ‘thought and pleasure’; this is also possible to wear. So, this is not just a piece of fabric. We like to think of it as an expanded way of publishing. Please stop by and get yours; ↗︎ the text is readable online in the gold mine, here.
Virtual launch: Jessica Warboys, ‘Turning things upside down. Chapter 1–2’ (conversational essay) and art to wear: ‘CACTUS’ (IRL, too: Kiosken Studio, Bergen)
Virtual item / Hybrid / IGWTLI publishing
Internet / Kiosken Studio
Description
Endnotes
March 2022 we are working on site with Kiosken Studio and various partners through satellites. Keyword: Queerness and joy; collaboration and conversation as well as visibility in public realms. The residency will include text launches, open conversations, parties, shows, and other artistic and social encounters. ↗︎ Major party is at ØSTRE, 25 March. Before and after: Stop by and visit at C. Sundts gate 36. Doors might be open, but when the green claw is lit: Be sure we are there. During the events at Kiosken: Please feel free to bring your own favourite drinks. Stay tuned for updates. Ad hocs will happen. ALL EVENTS ARE *FREE!* BERGEN, BABY!!
Collaborators
Funding
The Fritt Ord Foundation / Stiftelsen Fritt Ord, Arts and Culture Norway (Kulturdirektoratet) (Formerly Arts Council Norway, Kulturrådet)
MARICAS takeover: JIJU, ‘Exploring long distance DJ set’
Soundscape
House of Maricas / Virtual space