ICA is closed from the 30 May – 3 June inclusive.
Welcome to an afternoon of thinking through practice on the way visitors move in institutions, and how institutions move.
In an art institutional space, how do signs, maps, labels, panels, the architecture, the objects on display determine our thinking? How do our bodies relate to these ‘choreographic instructions’, and to the people visiting around us?
In art galleries and museums, the presence of our bodies in space is always political. As visitors, our identities are in constant negotiation with the implicit or explicit narratives (gendered, racial, class, colonial) of the space. As Sara Ahmed notes, to be ‘welcomed’ means that you are a guest, while the institution is the host and, therefore, you are not at home.
As professionals working in art institutions, what are our choreographies of working in the office, the box office, the meeting room? What are these ‘practices’, and how do they shape and direct our thinking and our decision-making?
The event will feature movement-focused artistic practice, collective discussions, and presentations from industry professionals on audience monitoring, evaluation and public engagement projects.
With contributions from:
CHA X5
Tara Fatehi Irani
Harun Morrison
Jemima Yong and Anahi Saravia Herrera
Alisa Oleva
Sara Ruddock
Richard Martin, Siobhan Forshaw, Luke Gregory-Jones (Whitechapel Gallery)
Melissa Bentley and Marie Hobson (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Programme
We warmly encourage attendees to participate in the whole afternoon and not attend individual sessions, but please do step out if you need quiet time.
Print works by CHA X5 are on display in the space. Jemima Yong & Anahi Saravia Herrera will hand out ‘visitor surveys’ at the end.
1 – 1:25 pm Welcome, spatial game.
1:30 – 1:50 pm Marie Hobson (V&A): verbal and visual presentation.
1:55 – 2:20 pm Richard Martin, Luke Gregory Jones (Whitechapel Gallery): verbal and visual presentation.
2:25 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm Take part in a movement session with Sara Ruddock or explore walking and mapping scores outside the ICA with Alisa Oleva.
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 4 pm Re-gathering, spatial game.
4 – 4:20 pm Tara Fathei: video and verbal presentation.
4:20 – 4:30 pm Harun Morrison: video and accompanying text.
4:40 – 5:20 pm Discussion groups facilitated by Lorenza, Paul, Harun, and whoever wants to start one.
5:20 – 5:30 pm Close and thanks.
1:30 – 1:50 pm Marie Hobson (V&A): verbal and visual presentation.
1:55 – 2:20 pm Richard Martin, Luke Gregory Jones (Whitechapel Gallery): verbal and visual presentation.
2:25 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm Take part in a movement session with Sara Ruddock or explore walking and mapping scores outside the ICA with Alisa Oleva.
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 4 pm Re-gathering, spatial game.
4 – 4:20 pm Tara Fathei: video and verbal presentation.
4:20 – 4:30 pm Harun Morrison: video and accompanying text.
4:40 – 5:20 pm Discussion groups facilitated by Lorenza, Paul, Harun, and whoever wants to start one.
5:20 – 5:30 pm Close and thanks.
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