For The Event 2009, [insertspace] will launch two publications:

Project Pigeon consists of a period of research and production by artists Alex Lockett and Ian England.

Lockett & England’s practice centres on collaboration with constituencies on the edge of society. This, coupled with their interests in nature’s relationship with culture, as well as traditional and contemporary modes of communication, makes pigeon keeping the perfect vehicle for their investigations.

For Project Pigeon, the artists have built a pigeon loft, reared twenty homing pigeons and trained them for racing. During this period the artists have invited members of the public to see the pigeons in the loft and share their experiences. Lockett & England also curated an exhibition in which artworks from artists across the UK were delivered to the loft by carrier pigeon in August 2009.

A publication will be launched for The Event, which documents the year’s research and activity. It will be available from Grand Union from 4th November.

Venue: Project Pigeon Loft, The Rea Garden, 1-8 Floodgate Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5ST
Times: 2 – 4pm, 6 – 8 November

Image credit: Project Pigeon Alex Lockett & Ian England, 2009

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Blood & Rorschach: A Novella by E.P.Wakefield

Blood & Rorschach is a novella written by artist Edward Wakefield, based upon one of his performances as his then alter ego Captain Ed, a landlocked sailor from the past. The performance took place in Nottingham in 2006 as part of the [insertspace] project Conditions of Carriage. Wakefield used this alter ego to perform texts he had already written, drawing upon maritime myths to inform a host of characters and stories playing with ideas of identity, truth, authorship, history, voyages and madness. These narratives also draw upon the real-life experiences Wakefield has recorded in his own diaries over the past eleven years.

The novella brings the process full circle, resulting in a tale that seems to be set in the past, but which frequently travels through time, referencing the everyday to jolt the reader back into their own reality.

An audio version of the story, performed by Wakefield and Glasgow based artist Alexander Stevenson, will be available to download here from 4th November 2009.

Image credit: Blood & Rorschach E. P. Wakefield, 2009

The first audio instalment of Blood & Rorschach will be aired on Strax, Rhubarb Radio, 5-7pm Wednesday 4th November. The show’s presenter Leon Trimble, will be talking to Wakefield about his book, his practice and The Event.

Copies of both of these publications will be available at Grand Union throughout The Event.

Contact: info@insertspace.org.uk
www.insertspace.org.uk

[insertspace] is an independent and nomadic project which aspires to commission artists to make new works, often in public spaces and contexts. It is currently directed by Cheryl Jones and Matt Westbrook. [insertspace] is supported by Arts Council England.