The Arts Council funded mini-residencies, as part of our ongoing media work within our space will take place between February and September 2007. These six residencies offer a self-contained studio space to artists for three weeks, a fee of £1300 (to include travel and accommodation costs) and access to ISIS equipment and support during the residency period. Networking events and artist talks will be organised to co-incide with the artists in residence.
Germaine Koh and Gordon Hicks
This is a research phase of a new project and will be the first time these Canadian based artists have collaborated. The project will involve controlling the position and movement of objects at a distance over the Internet.
Mark Vernon
Tape Recording Clubs
Glasgow based Mark will create a series of radio programmes for Resonance FM (London art radio station) and a 30-minute feature for Radio 4. Mark has been working with Tape recording Clubs across the country and has collated a wealth of material, which he will begin to edit during the residency at ISIS. He will also research whether there are any Tape Recording Clubs in the North East.
If you have any information regarding tape recording/audio clubs in the North East, Mark would love to hear from you - meagreresource@hotmail.com
Monica Ross
Monica will research and develop a new video work in St Laurence Square in Byker, Newcastle. This new video will form a companion piece to a video made from her former flat there, now due to be demolished; the area is site of a large regeneration programme. The flats now being demolished did formerly represent a view of Utopian living.
Joseph DeLappe
Generative Memorial: Collateral damage
Artist Joseph DeLappe, a lecturer at University of Nevada USA, will begin some initial research into a new project to create a transformative web memorial to civilian casualties of the war in Iraq. This project will follow on from a work in progress "dead in Iraq", a gaming intervention.
Kayle Brandon and Kate Rich
Cube Cola in Society
Kayle and Kate will be 'wild-crafting' their own cola from an on-line open source recipe, involving home lab experimentation, merging domestic and scientific techniques. They will set up a temporary cola production lab on ISIS premises and will primarily using the residency to begin research into social opportunities for a new artist led soft drink.
Dominic Smith
Invisible Soap Opera
Newcastle based Dominic Smith will be developing a text based invisible soap opera. Dominic is building a small virtual private network, invitations will be sent out to join the network and participants will be encouraged to communicate. Several actors will also join the server involving the other in an act of 'invisible theatre'.
