COPULA 2013 - Copula – part of the Soft Control project | Artists in Residence | Kamov Residency

Copula – part of the Soft Control project

Kolektiv Plattformer (Carl Richardson, Tim Mitchell & Nina Scholz) i Daniele Sambo

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Planned as a multi-annual project, Soft Control intends to place in focus the cultural phenomena that occur at the intersections of art and reflection of the public sphere. As a long-term cultural project, it forms a kind of platform, a meeting point and exchange of artists, cultural workers and researchers. The project calls for linking and active participation of different target audiences, especially young people, students and elderly people. Art and science come together, by comparing and exchanging models of critical thinking, research, experimentation and activism. The project will be run as an exchange, production and mobility of artists and professionals, circulation of works of art of a wide spectrum, a series of  small exhibitions, interviews with artists and other activities at the location of each partner, networked with each other and with other organizations in Europe. Each partner has created its own package of events which will result in a number of activities and presentations, both real and virtual. MMCA will bring together artists and researchers who explore the concept of public space, in conjunction with modern production, discussing its various manifestations and meanings as a cultural symbol. The consortium brings candidates for residences, art projects and cooperation. At the end of 2012. MMCA has announced a Call for temporary art projects in public space under the name Copula. The time and duration of the projects will be from May 13th till May 19th 2013. in Rijeka. In the selection process, a five-member jury chose eight art projects that will be implemented in May 2013. Selected artists for residency / interventions are: Daniele Sambo (Italy) – SOWN - light installation at different locations and art collective PLATTFORMER (Carl Richardson, Tim Mitchell, James Dunn and Nina Scholz) from the UK - SONIC-PLATTFORMING - site specific interventions.

Soft Control (Duration: 1.6. 2012th - 31/05/2015.)
The leading partner of the Soft Control project is organization KIBLA; Association for Culture and Education, Maribor, Slovenia and the partners are: Hangar, Center for research and production of visual arts, Barcelona, ​​Spain; CIANT, Prague, Youth Center, Belgrade, Serbia; KGLU, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia FBAUP, Guimaraes, Portugal, MMSU, Rijeka, Croatia, ozone, Belgrade, Serbia ; RIXC, Riga, Latvia.

Daniele Sambo graduated from a BSc. in Urban and Landscape studies at the IUAV University of Venice, Italy, in 2008. After few years working in the field of photography gained an MDes in Photography at the Glasgow School of Art in 2012. His personal work comprises the collaborative project Sismycity, event of the12th Biennale of Architecture of Venice. A one year long research project to re-compose the pieces of L’Aquila, an Italian city destroyed by the 2009 earthquake, and Sown, a long-term project aimed at connecting different urban edible gardens around Europe. He has exhibited internationally at Triennale Bovisa, Milan, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, and at the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale. Daniele is the recipient of numerous awards.

Plattformer, Carl Richardson, Tim Mitchell & Nina Scholz make a multidisciplinary collective that has been working together on projects in the public realm since 2004. Plattformer have collaborated with sound artist James Dunn on several projects since 2009. They see the city as a place where play and intervention can become a catalyst for innovative ways to address daily lives and challenge habitual routines. Their projects have social interaction as a core aspect. These projects, whether temporary or permanent have created new and inviting places for people to meet and exchange experiences. Plattformer have undertaken projects in streets, open parkland, community gardens and public squares (Russia, Serbia, U.K…). These site-specific collaborations have involved working with residents, artists, musicians and landscape architects.

Copula - SOWN and SONIC PLATTFORMING

25.04.-20.05.2013.

Akin to situationist methods of psycho-geography as aimless wandering around the urban environment in order to discover repressed and predicted situations, Daniele Sambo explores marginal places within the urban centre. Post-industrial, solitary and derelict landscape becomes the focal point of his interest. In these abandoned urban pockets he enters at night with a light medium, changing urban scenery’s ordinariness by a minimum of means, framing and focusing the view on details that primarily spring from found conditions. The slippery slope between truth and illusion raise questions about the possibility of transformation of urban landscape.

Daniele Sambo will offer to the public a possibility to explore the journey, the research process and the final outcome of his residency in Rijeka, followed by a description of Sown, the project developed in Rijeka: the evolution from photography to community and light installation.

A team of artists and architects named Plattformer (www.plattformer.co.uk) explores the city by including an element of participation through a game into the urban routine: instead of functions regularly associated with the urban centre, Sonic Platforming offers a ping pong match one can participate in passing by, with complete strangers. An invitation to the game surpasses linguistic barriers and opens the zone of connection between random passers-by and “experienced” walkers. The installation is made of refuse materials and found noises gathered in the area, while the soundtrack changes depending on the game. In accordance with their name, this team consisting of Carl Richardson, Tim Mitchell, Nina Scholz and James Dunn builds unpretentious social architectures in public spaces as prospective locations of sociability.

Drawing on previous projects, Plattformers and sound artist James Dunn present examples of Plattformer’s interventions that combine play and interaction within artworks in public space. Their self-built projects seek to exploit the ambiguity of non-defined space using a variety of found materials and constructing alternative forms of occupation through social participation. The presentation will look to demonstrate how these temporary occupations of public space can become a catalyst for innovative ways to address our daily lives and challenge our habitual routines.

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MMSU in Rijeka founded in 1948, in its long tradition offers a committed support to innovative ways of approaching, producing and presenting art. From its very beginning the Museum has been building reputation of one of the most prominent visual art institutions in Croatia, entrusted with presentation of Croatian artists at prestigious international art events such as: Venice Biennial 1962, 1997, 2007, 2010, Sao Paolo Biennial 1967, 2004 etc. 

The Museum rounds its programming around visual art education, parallel to different modes of exhibition concepts that address new discursive possibilities and transform it into a place of inspiration, idea exchange and active participation. Under the motto openness, creativity & engagement, together with artistic, cultural and community organizations, Museum furthers visual arts research, collaboration and exchange within the region and internationally, while aspiring to reach increasingly diverse audiences and to work in a close relationship with the community.

Museum’s collection offers a diverse range of artistic visions with over 8,000 artworks dated from the end of the 19^th century to the present day. From 2017 Museum is located at new address, Krešimirova 26c, in ex-industrial complex Rikard Benčić. Since then, some important exhibitions were organized at MMSU in the framework of the pre-program and program of Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture, i.e. Tomislav Gotovac: Crisis Anticipator - Don't Ask Where We're Going (2017), Vlado Martek: Exhibition with Many Titles and Goran Petercol: Don't Worry About Poetics, They Will Arrive on Their Own in 2019 and David Maljković: With the Collection in 2020..