Basak Senova is an international curator and founder of the online curatorial project nomad TV. She will undertake a two-week research residency hosted by Plymouth Arts Centre and i-DAT as part of the Curatorial Network programme to explore the potential of online environment and social networking tools as mechanisms for generating cultural exchange.
The particular focus of the residency is on ideas of cross-cultural generosity, sharing, communication and social interaction in contemporary curatorial practice. Using the Curatorial Network’s online resources including discussion List and website as a research platform, Senova will initiate a debate about curatorial exchanges and develop a map of curatorial network in the region and internationally. In this way she will also map parallel cases and counter-actions that are linked to contemporary art practices that set new modes and channels for social, political and cultural information flow.
The debate generated through the residency will conclude with development of a seminar for March 2008, as the third of the Curatorial Network programme. The Curatorial Network is a collaborative initiative involving curators working independently and as part of organizations across the visual and applied arts, museum and academic sectors. It offers an online portal and programme of activities dedicated to the development of curatorial practice through critical debate, collaborations, professional development opportunities and exchange. It explores the metaphor of ‘network’ in relation to curating to discuss dynamics and models of curatorial networks, to advance collaborative curatorial practice and to develop international curatorial network. The Curatorial Network runs a series of international curatorial research residencies and seminars as well as international visits for curators based in South West of the UK. For further information on the Curatorial Network, details of the programme and to join the discussion list, see http://www.curatorial.net/
Plymouth Arts Centre and i-DAT present a new series of projects and residencies that have been developed through an ongoing collaboration exploring new systems and technologies for artistic production, dissemination and participation that challenge traditional models of creation and consumption of art. Artists and Curator; Stanza (UK) 8 February - 6 April, Cadu (Brazil) 11 January - 11 March and Basak Senova (Turkey) 19 January - 9 February, will be residence spending time at both organisations exploring new work to create a series of new commissions and a seminar. i-DAT refer to the prominence of online social networks to create a series of creative interventions and works “S-OS: Social Operating System for Plymouth“ in the galleries at Plymouth Arts Centre from the 8 February - 6 April.
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Social Operating System: 8 February - 6 April. i-DAT, in collaboration with Plymouth Arts Centre, presents: “S-OS: a Social Operating System” for the city of Plymouth. S-OS is a collection of creative interventions and strategic manifestations that provides a new and more meaningful ‘algorithm’ for modeling ‘Social Exchange’ and proposes a more effective ‘measure’ for ‘Quality of Life’. The S-OS project provides an Operating System for the social life of the City of Plymouth. It superimposes the notion of an ‘OnLine’ Social Operating System onto ‘RealLife’ human interactions, modeling, analyzing and making visible the social exchange within the City. http://www.s-os.org/
Online Curatorial Networks. 19 January - 9 February. In residence developing a curatorial seminar. Basak Senova is an international curator and founder of the online curatorial project nomad TV. She will undertake a two-week research residency hosted by Plymouth Arts Centre and i-DAT as part of the Curatorial Network programme to explore the potential of online environment and social networking tools as mechanisms for generating cultural exchange. The particular focus of the residency is on ideas of cross-cultural generosity, sharing, communication and social interaction in contemporary curatorial practice. Using the Curatorial Network’s online resources including discussion List and website as a research platform, Senova will initiate a debate about curatorial exchanges and develop a map of curatorial network in the region and internationally. In this way she will also map parallel cases and counter-actions that are linked to contemporary art practices that set new modes and channels for social, political and cultural information flow. The Curatorial Network runs a series of international curatorial research residencies and seminars as well as international visits for curators based in South West of the UK. For further information on the Curatorial Network, details of the programme and to join the discussion list, see http://www.curatorial.net/
The fonts were developed by students and staff from Looe Community School, who have been assessed as being dyslexic or shows dyslexic traits. The fonts were developed as part of the dyslexier.org project by Looe Community School in conjunction with the IBeam project, created by Plymouth Arts Centre and the Institute of Digital Art and Technology. The students also developed the www.dyslexier.org website to reveal their experiences of being Dyslexic. http://www.i-dat.org/projects/ibeam/
(26/05/2005). IBeam - Dyslexics Edition is launched on Monday 6th June 2005 3.30pm at the bus stop opposite the Police Station in Looe town centre. Eight posters made using IBeam - Dyslexics Edition fonts are being exhibited in public spaces across Cornwall and Plymouth. Each poster features a typeface that can be read better than conventional typefaces, expresses the designer’s feelings or helps them read and type more effectively. The fonts were developed as part of the dyslexier.org project by Looe Community School in conjunction with the IBeam project, created by Plymouth Arts Centre and the Institute of Digital Art & Technology. IBeam is an ongoing research programme into creative processes using font design. www.dyslexier.org is a website made for dyslexics by dyslexics. IBeam - Dyslexics Edition was supported by Creative Partnerships, Proof Print Arts and Artytechs. http://www.i-dat.org/projects/ibeam
The Catalogue show opens at the start of National Architecture Week on June 22nd 2002 at the Plymouth Arts Centre. It features the work of seven artists, academics and architects all of whom are invited to show their work within the framework of the exhibition. The show and its educational project have been kindly supported by the Arts Council of England, i-DAT and the Plymouth Arts Centre. The concept of the show is a simple one; turn the gallery into a reference Catalogue for the public to further access pieces of work that raise questions about the nature of our relationship with interior design and architectural space. http://www.i-dat.org/projects/catalogue/
