The Stairwell Conversations/ 20Hours
The Stairwell Conversations ; Floor 3 Stairwell, Baltic39, High Bridge. Newcastle upon Tyne. 24/1/16-20/2/16
Sunday 24th January 1200-1700, Saturday 30th January 1200-1500, Saturday 6th February 1200-1500 Saturday 13th February 1200-1600, Saturday 20th February 1200-1700.
Twenty Hours /Three artists/Two microphones/Two Lights/Two chairs/One stairwell /Many extraordinary stories and sounds.
During BALTIC39 FIGURE THREE exhibition I hope to talk to the exhibiting artists, visitors and residents of BALTIC39 about their work. I propose to record peoples’ narratives in collaboration with sound artists Ruairi Mc Guinness and Adam Goodwin and to also document the experience through photography.
Getting to BALTIC 39
BALTIC 39
31-39 High Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1EW
0191 261 3830
infob39@balticmill.com The Quaylink bus service stops close by on Grey Street.Car parking is situated a five-minute walk away in the multi-storey car park on Dean Street.By foot, it takes roughly 20 minutes to walk from BALTIC to BALTIC 39.
BALTIC 39 was created from an existing six story warehouse building built in 1905. The structure of the building was largely preserved, with the introduction of three modern interventions, although the building has been designed to retain its original industrial feel. The stairwell is the joining point between two original buildings and runs right through the academic, studio, gallery spaces. I have set up a pop up recording studio in the Stairwell of floor 3, this is a floor containing creative studio spaces.
The architectural concept for the building was created by Austrian Architects, Jabornegg & Palffy, with detailed design by the Newcastle office of Atkins Global. The Structural Engineer was White Young Green. Newcastle City Council provided the Mechanical and Electrical design and the overall Project Management was undertaken by JPM Consultants. The main contractor was Rok Building Ltd.
BALTIC 39 | FIGURE THREE is an opportunity for artists to test works and ideas, or to develop works in progress within a public context. The 10 exhibitions are to be held in the project space at BALTIC 39 from Wednesday 20 January – Sunday 21 February 2016.
Week One: Wednesday 20 – Sunday 24 January 2016
Kate V Robertson: Adaptive Expectations
Robertson often works across media site-specifically, responding to the particulars of a given space and context. At BALTIC 39 the artist will install ‘cobblestones’, created in situ, forming a path in the gallery and creating a new physical experience for the audience by ultimately allowing visitors to walk on a precarious terrain. A second installation will also be made, created from newsprint. Public event: 14.00-16.00 Saturday 23 January 2016 with an audio accompaniment.
Recordings and findings from The Stairwell Conversations research is part of my Paul Hamlyn, Artworks Fellowship, Barbican, London.
The Artworks Fellowship is funding bespoke learning pathways; is aiming to develop new ways of learning for mid-career artists. The programme is about creating opportunities to have formal and informal learning, be paired with a Gallery or Large Arts Organisation and to use new networks for reflective and collaborative sharing and above all for artists to be encouraged to be curious, brave and be supported in developing new participatory work.
The Fellowship lasts for one year in collaboration with BALTIC and will culminate in a month long exhibition and series of events at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, during September 2016.
October 2015-October 2016
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