Author Archives: Fearghus
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May 7, 2009In the morning I hear firecrackers and late in the evening too. It puzzles me as I don’t know of any festivals going on at the moment. I asked my composer friend why people are setting of firecrackers and he … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Beijing, Bodies and buildings, Red Gate residency | Leave a commentBei Gao Studios
April 30, 2009I’ve just arrived in Beijing and am holding jet lag at bay with the western food I bought en route from the airport. I’m installed in one of the Bei Gao Studios (BG3) that are run by the Red Gate … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Beijing, Red Gate residency | Leave a commentApril 21, 2009
Jonathan Haidt is a psychologist who has been mapping how different political affiliations are the products of very different ethical systems. This article caught my attention because I’ve been aware that my interest in bodies and buildings is a that … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentTattered Outlaws test installation
April 16, 2009I arrived in Skerries yesterday to see what our installation of twelve Tattered Outlaws films look like. From the Skerries tower you can see the Martello Tower on Shenick’s Island, so I’m reminded straight away that however solitary each tower … read more…
Posted in Blog | Tagged Bodies and buildings, choreography, Dan Dubowitz, Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Fearghus O'Conchuir, Public Art, Tattered Outlaws | Leave a commentInferno – Paradiso – Romeo Castellucci
April 3, 2009Tonight, after the curtain calls, a child splashed in the water onstage, near where the barking dogs were chained, by the mangled car where the Andy Warhol lookalike had finished the show, the blood where the white horse shifted nervously, … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentMatch in Holyoke
March 30, 2009Match made an impact in Vancouver it seems. The Vancouver Sun picked it out as a ‘perfect example’ of the programme’s ‘arty sport films or sporty art film’. There was something illicit about seeing such intimate physical contact between two … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentThings I’ve been thinking about: Pick’n’Mix,
March 16, 2009I’ve been at home for over a month and thinking about what it would be like to make more work here. I’ve started to think about being Artist in Residence in Waltham Forest, by which I mean, I’ve been starting … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentMatch in ContainR
February 23, 2009This month, as part of the Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver, Match is being shown in an art installation/film festival called ContainR (because the installation is made of shipping containers). The theme is the relation between dance and sport on film. … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentArtists’ creative use of vacant shops brings life to desolate high streets
February 18, 2009The Guardian and the BBC have run pieces on how artists are reusing the shops that have been closed in the recession. It seems to work primarily for visual arts projects but I’m sure there’s potential here for performing arts … read more…
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentFinding a place for Niche in Paris
February 14, 2009I spent a few days in Paris this week at the invitation of Le Centre Culturel Irlandais. There’s the possibility of bringing Niche there but the question is where exactly. The Centre is beautifully situated, just behind the Pantheon, with … read more…
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