Last week marked the end of this years Nightshift residencies and what an incredible bunch they were! Its always hard to say goodbye to residents but we know that 90% of the time, come hell or high water, they will be back!
Compiled here is a collection of ‘Visual Treats’ documenting some of the processes/ work/ activity/ sharing / experimentation/ exploring/ FUN… which took place at SSW during the two nightshift residencies this winter. Thank you to all who participated and contributed to this programme, we look forward to the next time: Helen Bird, Hildigunnur Birgisdottir, Linda Bolsakova, Tess Denman-Cleaver, Elizabeth Hudson, Iris Lacoudre, Christiano Mere, Jakob Rava, Emma Sandström, Bobby Sayers, Millie Schwier – Toriga Happi, Katrine Skovgaard.
Elizabeth Hudson:
“I went hoping to learn specific skills to help progress my work, which I did and was really great, but it was a much broader experience than that; the conversations, the sharing of space and ideas and the connections made with people totally changed how I was thinking about everything for the better.”
The nightshift programme took place over two five week blocks from November 2016 to February 2017. This programme is generally self-led but artists are brought together through a lightly thematic thread, the 2016/17 programme’s focus was: Leaving A Trace. For more information on the programme please visit the SSW website page: Nightshift
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Iris Lacoudre: perches/ stools with the support of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee
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Tess Denman-Cleaver: Salt crystals
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Tess Denman-Cleaver: Radio/ interference installation experiments
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Tess Denman-Cleaver studio visit
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Group Studio discussions
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Emma Sandstrom
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Bobby Sayers
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Boby Sayers: manhole mould
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Linda Bolsakova: paper making from local resources with handmade copper screen
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Millie Schwier: studio visit
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Group studio visits
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The potluck tradition continues for Christmas
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End of Residency/ Christmas potluck lunch
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Hildigunnur Birgisdottir
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Hildigunnur Birgisdottir: shelves for screws
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Jakob Rava: Bronze/ ceramic/ mixed media experiments
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Winter Walks
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Elizabeth Hudson: Studio work developing bronze bananas for show at Glasgow Project Room
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Elizabeth Hudson’s show at Glasgow Project Room containing work made during her residency.
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Sand-casting in the foundry
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Late night pour preperations
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Katrine Skovgaard repairs the talking wall
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Christiano Mere ceramic experiments
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Puppy comforts
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Katrine Stovgaard ‘s installation in the landscape work: In solidarity with the Dakota Pipeline protests
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Group Raku Firing
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The abandoned shepherds house and site of many artist’s interventions
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Katrine Stovgaard intervention: The land doesnt belong to us we belong to the land
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SSW ceramics studio
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Winter weekend walks
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The super moon rising!