[oberlist] GE* call/art: GeoAIR project “undergo. The parallels”, Tbilisi

[Vladimir US]

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> From: nini palavandishvili <designini at gmail.com>
> Date: Jan 25, 2012 4:11:16 PM EET
> Subject: Fwd: Open Call for Artists / GeoAIR project “undergo. The  
> parallels”, Tbilisi, Georgia,
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>
> Open Call for Artists
>
> GeoAIR project “undergo. The parallels”, Tbilisi, Georgia, May-June  
> 2012
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> The notion of a “public space” together with an “Art in a public  
> space”, has acquired a new significance in the last period  
> worldwide. The word “public” means democracy, and includes  
> “clearness”, “openness”, “involvement”, “participation” and  
> “responsibilities” not only from the governmental side towards  
> people, but between people in general as well. Discourse about Art  
> in a public space, is not only definition of the word public, but it  
> is also realization of the idea of democracy.
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> The exhibition project “undergo the parallels” has to be held in  
> about 10 underground passages of Tbilisi, images can be seen under: https://picasaweb.google.com/Infogeoair/UndergoTheParallels?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCL--5rnw8uGFdQ&feat=directlink 
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> An exhibition project "undergo. the parallels" will take place in  
> Tbilisi pedestrian underground passages. After the collapse of the  
> Soviet Union, these underground passages have experienced different  
> stages of existence: first they were completely abandoned and became  
> dangerous places of muggings and robbery. The outcome of this was  
> that people entered them more and more seldom, choosing to cross  
> streets loaded with traffic arbitrarily, which led to a significant  
> death toll. Later, these undergrounds became places where  
> alternative, unofficial selling points arose. The more efficient  
> sellers developed kiosks, shops, gambling places etc. Some of these  
> underground passageways developed their own life, parallel to  
> "normal" city life in the open air. These passages somehow turned  
> into spaces of meeting and communicating, the youth are gathering in  
> gambling houses, some musicians and students meet to play and listen  
> to the music, the shop keepers are in close contact with the  
> passengers and potential customers.
>
> Today these undergrounds are still under development, in some of  
> them new “organized” commercial infrastructures are built, some of  
> them are under the danger of collision, also there appeared some  
> passages which regardless of their necessity, has lost their  
> practical function, and became place for garbage, or turned into  
> public toilets.
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> There are two direct goals to be achieved with the project „undergo.  
> the parallels“: practical and artistic.
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> In term of practical goals we hope to animate the population of  
> Tbilisi to more frequent usage of underground passageways. For these  
> artists will work directly on site in the passageways, some of the  
> works will be displayed during the whole project period, but also  
> temporal actions and performances will be held in different  
> passageways... Project guide, which will inform about all the  
> activities, will be spread out to general population. On the one  
> hand activities carried out during the project will animate  
> pedestrians to enter the passageways and on the other hand they will  
> give an input to officials for improvement of the given situation.
>
> On the artistic level, site-specific works (light installations,  
> sound installations, photography, street art etc.) produced  
> especially for the passageways will address socio-political and  
> concrete practical issues mentioned above. Tbilisi and Georgian  
> audience is not used to art in public space and in participatory  
> art. With the project "undergo. the parallels" we aim to confront  
> the general public with unconventional ways of perceptions of art  
> and engagement with it. Some artworks as street art, light  
> installations, produced during the project, could also remain on- 
> site and act as a long-term attraction in both practical and  
> aesthetical ways for the passageways.
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> REQUIREMENTS:
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> The organizers do not hold responsible for the damage or permanent  
> loss of the Art work, Due to the fact, that project is planned in a  
> public space in Tbilisi. Next to the artistic value the priority  
> will be given to projects which will not be expensive and  
> technically difficult to realize. Selection procedure will take into  
> consideration the overall cost of the piece of art to be exhibited.  
> The artwork presented for the exhibition should be relevant to the  
> city of Tbilisi and relate thematically to the underground passages.
>
> It is important to know, that the project is of a low budget, thus  
> GeoAIR can not carry costs of artists’ travel, accommodation and  
> living costs to work on site, BUT we are more then ready to assist  
> you in applying in your countries for local funding. Because of the  
> same financial issues, works can not be returned back after the  
> project is ended.
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> FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO APPLY contact: infogeoair at gmail.com
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> The interested applicants should mail us the following information  
> in PDF format to:
>
> <infogeoair at gmail.com> in a Subject line: Open Call “undergo. the  
> parallels”:
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> The concept of the work an technical description
> Approximate budget of the work
> Artist’s CV
> Portfolio of realized projects/works.
>
> Deadline for submissions is March 2, 2012.
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>
> -- 
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> www.archidrome.blogspot.com
> www.geoairresidency.blogspot.com
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>

Vladimir US

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