Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Jim Joel Nyakaana
I was kind of stuck in one medium, photography — I was more inclined towards books since I like reading books and the like, so concept development really helped me in — “how do I break out of my usual circle into other circles?. Interacting with different people, I like Lobady’s way of “how do […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Katesi Jacqueline
My initial approach to research and concept development before the labs, in summary, I would refer it to the conception of a baby in a mother womb. It was at the future stage. Initially, I looked at research and concept development as restricted to using a lot of my brain and doing a lot of […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Trevor Aloka
I was really excited, well just to dive into the whole programme but the Research and Concept Development Labs were particularly important for me because naturally in my artistic process I do like to dive heavily into research. One of the things that I really loved about the labs was the way we approach research. […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Charity Atukunda
I was really excited, well just to dive into the whole programme but the Research and Concept Development Labs were particularly important for me because naturally in my artistic process I do like to dive heavily into research. One of the things that I really loved about the labs was the way we approach research. […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Gloria Kiconco
In the day, the lamppost stands mostly ignored. Taking the hot with the cold, the wind and the wet in silence. We children armed with slingshots hunting sparrows and pigeons would often use the street lamp for target practice. Popping bulbs of the street light was accidental, it became a pastime for some. The municipal […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Martin Kharumwa
So one of the key takeaways for me from the lab sessions was our time visiting the Uganda Museum during the Idi Amin exhibitions, ‘Unseen Images’. I think that our time in labs examining the exhibition brought up different ways of seeing and interpreting public art that is hosted in institutional spaces like the museum. […]
Podcast Transcript: Lab Session 1 Reflections — Edgar Kanyike
For me, attending the Research and Concept Development Labs I thought was a perfect step for me in my art journey to go deeper into what art is generally and trying to discover myself and my own art. “What am I going to do with it?” “How will that work?” “How does research work?” and […]
Making Things Public lab session reflections
Can you pose a hypothesis instead of a theme? — Gloria Kiconco What is the poetry of this material? — Gloria Kiconco Making art is not necessarily about a theme it could be a hypothesis — Ericka Florez Book recommendation from Sofia Olascoaga: THE ART OF MAKING A LIVING WITH ART by FELIPE EHRENBERG Turn […]
Week 2: Research and Concept Development Labs Reflections
“Once you find a point to start, you can enter into your work using your body as a reference, as context. Expand that until you narrow down into a language that translates to your audience. Sometimes research and remembering is difficult, but the impact of art as memorial can be invaluable.” “Research on the same […]
Week 1: Research and Concept Development Labs Reflections
“Week one for me was an introduction to the multiple paths there are to approaching a work or series of work. I’ve mostly been creating for my own entertainment and survival, but have to shift my perception to creating with more purpose and meaning. learning how to research, select what to research and how to […]