[Oberlist] Art Residencies in Conflicted Areas, Round Table Discussions Series.

[nini palavandishvili]

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*Art Residencies in Conflicted Areas, Round Table Discussions Series. *
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*What is the role of art residency programs in areas of conflict and what
kind of dialogue can the art residency mechanisms create?*
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*Round Table Number 01: Intricate Mobility in Artist Residencies    *

Introduction by Gaby Ron- Art Residency in Conflicted Areas research process
and conclusions.

The first session will feature art curator Serra Ozhan from Apartment
Project Residency in Istanbul and Nini Palavandishvili from GeoAIR residency
Georgia.

During the event Ozhan and Palavandishvili will be reflect and share their
experience from the collaborative project “Reciprocal Visit”. The project
was based on the artists in residency journey from Turkey to Georgia through
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran in April 2009.

The story of “Reciprocal Visit” will act as the point of departure of this
round table. The round table discussion will challenge issues regarding
mobility and its significance as a primary means for generating a residency
environment. Examining the tools to encourage dialogue and cross cultural
connections in areas of conflict where regions political, racial and
religious differences limit the mobility of people and exchange of ideas.

The group discussion will endeavor questions such as: How can the art
residencies mechanism evolve in theses regions? What is the significant of
physical participation in art residencies in conflicted environments? How
can the virtual tools support the immobility in these environments? Can the
virtual platform exist without the real?
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*This round table in interested in the participant point of view. Artists,
architectures, curators and cultura**l entrepreneurs **please feel free to
bring to the table issues from your practice and to rise questions from your
areas on interest.  *
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*Saturday March 13th  2010 *
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*12pm - 3pm. *
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*Gallery Space, Innovation centre, Central Saint Martins, Procter Street
(opposite Red Lion Square), WC1B 4AP *
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*Nearest tube station: Hloborn  *
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*Admission is free. RSVP is required. Please email: resrsvp at gmail.com*

For further information on the project please go to:
www.artresidencyresearch.blogspot.com/

Or: www.geoair.blogspot.com/ , www.apartmentproject.com/ for more details on
the participating art residencies





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nini palavandishvili
+49176 27211953
designini at gmail.com
http://geoair.blogspot.com/
http://archidrome.blogspot.com/
http://georgianartistsarchidrome.blogspot.com/
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