Hiphawker
Hip
Hawker es una continuación del proyecto Café Konvertible, proyecto
colaborativo organizado por el Somerset Art Works durante las
Somerset Art Weeks 2011. Durante los talleres de Café Konvertible se
puso en marcha una furgoneta Volkswagen que circuló por toda la
comarca de Somerset durante una semana intensiva y las posteriores,
mostrando por la zona todos los productos locales diseñados en Somerset. Los talleres itinerantes estuvieron en Yeovil,
Langport, Wells Street y Montacute en Somerset, realizándose tanto
en el espacio público como en centros culturales. Participaron
personas con edades comprendidas entre los 5 y los 70 años,
provenientes de todos los ámbitos y disciplinas. Con Hiphawker,
mostramos pequeñas reinterpretaciones de objetos, producidos por
los participantes de los talleres, a través de un sistema de venta
ambulante tradicional.IMAGE
Pop-up
art kiosk created by Somerset artists working in collaboration with
an international artist-designer team Lisa Cheung and Sammy
Delgado Escobar. 11th
to 29th December 2012 at Taunton Library.
An
international artist-design team Konvertible, Lisa Cheung (based in
Granada, Spain & London) and designer Sammy Delgado Escobar
(based in Madrid, Spain) arrive in Somerset this week to work with a
group of artists in Somerset - Fiona Campbell, Sarah Conway-dyer,
Gary Dickins, Liz Green, Fiona Hingston, Leah Hislop, Lucy Lean and
Tracy Nesbit to construct an imaginative, unique pop-up kiosk called,
“Hip Hawker” which will be displayed at Taunton Library during
this festive time from 11th to 29th December.
The
Kiosk is to be built during an intensive two-day collaborative
workshop on the 8th and 9th December at Langport. The challenge
will be to design and build an inventive, mobile, expandable kiosk,
Hip Hawker, to ingeniously exhibit the range of creations
collectively produced during a collaborative art project, Café
Konvertible which took place during Somerset Arts Weeks in 2011.
The
idea of the collaborative workshop is developed by Konvertible.
‘The
philosophy of Konvertible is an open-workshop and a collective
brainstorm where participants act as peers exchanging ideas and
skills to form a working artistic team. Konvertible projects
have been sited in different locations (Madrid, Colombia, London and
Bedford) involving a range of participants, each specific to each
locale. Our interest is to involve people from the professional to
the amateur, each with their own passion, creativity and skills to
work together with ourselves and others to share knowledge, expertise
and ideas.’
Lead
artist Lisa Cheung further explained the idea of their work:
‘We
choose materials that are readily available and cheap (including
fabric, wood, paper and found objects) in order to produce products
that are inexpensive but well-designed and unique. We explore
and combine a range of techniques: simple craft & construction,
expert craft skills, and digital technologies to produce surprisingly
and interesting combinations.’
The
“kiosk” is a repeating theme in the Konvertible’s portfolio.
It encompasses aspects of mobility, self-sufficiency, temporality and
street life. The final pop-up kiosk at the Taunton Library acts as a
sculpture, a design object and a functioning display unit.
A
simple DIY manual will also be available at the Kiosk for the public
to take home. It includes a selection of Konvertible’s designs that
aims to share their idea of ‘making’. It is the first time
Konvertible has made their designs open to public and available for
anyone to make at home.
Artists
Creative workshops: 8th and 9th December, 2012, Langport Town Hall.
(Fully booked)
Exhibition:
11th to 29th December, Exhibition Space, Taunton Library, Paul
Street, Taunton, Somerset TA1 3XZ
Hip
Hawker is organised and commissioned by Somerset Art Works (SAW),
funded by Arts Council England’s lottery fund and kindly supported
by Taunton Library. For more information: Contact Somerset Art Works
(SAW Ltd.) 01458 253800 / info@somersetartworks.org.uk
Hip
Hawker is a continuation of Café Konvertible A collaborative art
project organised by Somerset Art Works during Somerset Art Weeks
2011. Café Konvertible workshops ran a vintage VW camper van for one
intensive week and the subsequent few weeks, showcasing all the
design object products at Wick Farm, Langport. The travelling
workshops were located in Yeovil, Langport, Wells, Street and
Montacute in Somerset. The venues ranged from on the street in the
town centre to a National Trust property. Participants were aged from
5 to 70 years old, from all walks of life and experiences.IMAGE
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