Collaboration with Manuel Vason 2010 to present
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In the core of my practice lies an exchange; between myself and another artist, between the work and the viewer. I see myself reflected in all the artists I have met, collaborated and fallen in love with…
Manuel Vason |
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Images: Co-created by Manuel Vason and group members (see below)
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Documentation or Image? Manuel's art bridges photography and performance. He began his investigations as a documenter of performance works, but has evolved far beyond that to question the relationship of the 'live' to the document and to the various possibilities for 'audiencing' the work. What 'the work' is and where it really resides, is a luscious and productive question which relates to concepts explored during my Performance Studies degree at the University of Sydney. In this paradigm, the emphasis had already moved from documenting product to process. However, the work with Manuel moves even further into the territory of questioning the document as a product in and of itself. This approach puts the document into the frame of performance, which gives the work a different sort of life.
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___ The focus of my collaboration with Manuel Vason is making performances for camera - both still and moving images. Roles in this process are fluid and the process is robust and honest.
Despite different approaches, shared interests with Manuel drive a deep connection, and a challenge to work fast and trust in my own depth as an artist. Through working with Manuel, I have learned that the essence of my work is present, whether it is created in a fast and furious way between the camera, myself and Manuel's eye, or over a longer period of reflection, practice and performance. Additional Information & Selected Collaborations Collaborative Practice Collaboration with Platform 27 Collaboration with Eric Kuhlmann |