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I NEED EVIDENCE

Hey all, hope you're all well. Just a quick plead, anyone with any pictures or videos of my cornflour installation (the one with the speakers and goo) PLEASE send them to me. ftmomatt@gmail.com I would have taken some myself but at the time my hands were a bit too messy ;) Thanks everyone in advance. Matt. Continue

Added by Matt on October 31, 2009 at 4:20pm — No Comments

OUT THERE FESTIVAL - Animated Event Film

Just finished and uploaded a film (in the same vein as the Finland Animated Good Times) That gives you a look into the Out There Festival in Great Yarmouth. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Continue

Added by Matt on October 2, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

copy of the performance

Anybody any idea if or when we are going to get a copy of the performance that was recorded? Continue

Added by Marcela Trsova on September 1, 2009 at 5:22pm — 1 Comment

just watched Matt's video. Did we really have as much fun as that? looks great!

just watched Matt's video. Did we really have as much fun as that? looks great! Continue

Added by Marcela Trsova on August 7, 2009 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Hello!

Hi all My name is Celia and I am the Development Manager at Seachange Arts - I am coming to Turku for the second week of the residency (from 28th July) and I'm very excited! I usually sit in front of a computer writing funding applications so it will be great to meet you all and take part in some creative work. Continue

Added by Celia Makin-Bell on July 10, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Exciting News

A friend of mine has started a gallery in Brighton and is showing my work there! The launch party is Saturday 23rd May at 1pm till the sparkly stuff runs out! www.achromatgallery.com for details. I am very excited:):) Continue

Added by Jemma Watts on April 17, 2009 at 5:14pm — No Comments

Turku Thought Bank

Started a collaboration group for all existing artists, participants and emerging artists. The aim of the group is to get everyone introduced to each other and start bouncing ideas off each other, so join up and add to the Thought Bank :) Continue

Added by Matt on April 6, 2009 at 7:02pm — 2 Comments

Tom's at again

Hello to you all, i hope your well. I will be bringing my 'Peep show' Installation to the Ipswich Pulse/Fringe festival, if your in town at the end of May come down and have a look. x http://www.pulsefringe.com/ Continue

Added by Tom Purcell on March 31, 2009 at 11:18am — No Comments

youngest rapid member...

hello everyone, Rufus was born on 15th December just in time for christmas. He is lovely... Hope all is well with you all and hope to see you soon. XX Continue

Added by Corrina Giles on February 6, 2009 at 3:04pm — 11 Comments

Mobile Performance

RAPID Team finally...the video documentation from the mobile performance evening is here....mmmmemories! ENJOY! j (N.B. Apologies but I've had to uploaded them via my page as I don't currently have the Avis 2008 user area login details. Harry, maybe you could send them to me? Harry can these videos be moved from my space to somewhere like the Avis 2008 now i've uploaded?) Continue

Added by Jamie Quantrill on August 28, 2008 at 5:37am — 2 Comments

GOOD WORK TEAM

HEY, HOPE EVERYONE GOT BACK SAFELY. I AM FILLED WITH INSPIRATION FROM MEETING AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL. WELL DONE TO EVERYONE FOR SUCH A CREATIVE AND EVENTFUL RESIDENCY. TIM X Continue

Added by Tim Steiner on August 13, 2008 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Animation for the Nation

I was thinking about putting on some short animation workshops together during our free time- if anybody is interested....Let me know if you are. Continue

Added by Tom Purcell on July 19, 2008 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A REQUEST TO EVERYONE!!!!!

1. If you have a musical instrument can you try to bring it. It doesn't matter if you can't play it ..you will still be able to play in the Rapid Band. 2. If you have an audio recorder of any sort...can you bring it? mini disc or other..... 3. If you have any kind of sound producing thing (toys, bells, small radio etc...) can you try to bring it/them! Continue

Added by Tim Steiner on July 16, 2008 at 1:17pm — No Comments

THEMES at Avis

THEMES 1- Sauna (móvil): history, secret place, connected with nature, traditions, etc. 2- Languages (Sauna is the same word in all languages): diferences, similarities, poems, songs, words,etc. 3- Exploration: find objects and use recycling materials 4- Journey : transformation of the space (tila-matka ajassa:Aino) 5- Sharing: sharing space, culture, professional ideas, etc 6- Survival pack : be outsider Continue

Added by Susana Nevado on May 22, 2008 at 1:44pm — 3 Comments

greetings from Turku

Hello everybody! How are you people in Paris, Great Yarmouth (England) and Avis (Portugal)? We had a meeting today here in Turku with young students and we all wan't to say HI to you all!!! The meeting was about feelings of the Rapid project right now and to get to know us finns a little bit better. Susana got back from Africa OK and Kari-Petteri has survived from the exhibition. Students are a bit questionmark considering time in Avis because every issue is still widely open. We decided to meet… Continue

Added by Kari-Petteri Kakko on May 8, 2008 at 12:22pm — 2 Comments

susana nevadon matkaraportti

RAPID Great Yarmouth 3.-7.3.2008 suunnitteluviikko (Avis, Portugal) Susana Nevado RAPORTTI Osallistujat: Ranska Leo Frati (teatteri) Christine Taniga-Smith (hallinto) Rui Frati (teatteri) Vincent Vidal (teatteri) Englanti Tim Steiner (musiikki) Kate Munro (kuvataide, veistos) Jaime Quantrill (elokuvaohjaaja) Beverley Carpenter (kuvataide, video) Sarah James (hallinto) Portugali Jorge Prendas (musiikki) Laura Silva (hallinto) Beatriz Simas (tanssi) Suomi Kari-Petteri Kakko (… Continue

Added by Toni Ekroos on April 15, 2008 at 7:22pm — No Comments

download my photos!

Dear friends, I uploaded the Great Yarmouth photo sessions to yousendit. If you want, you can get them goig here: http://download.yousendit.com/717448FB29E05061 This is just the first pack of photos. I took too many.... I should be japanese!!! I'll continue uploading them. Bye! jp Continue

Added by Jorge Prendas on April 8, 2008 at 9:40pm — No Comments

Go Elephant

I am working with a group of young women from GFS Platform to design this elephant. The group have been working with the theme memories, interviewing communities and discussing its importance. The young women, have never worked on a large scale project, and are using felt making and patchwork to decorate their Elephant. The young women thought that the elephant was a perfect platform for sharing the happy memories they would never forget. I'll keep you update to date with it's progress.… Continue

Added by Corrina Giles on April 8, 2008 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

RAPID logo

Today I've uploaded two versions of a logo for RAPID (in the Design collaboration). Feel free to have a look and comment. Or suggest somewhere else for me to put them so you can all see. Continue

Added by Penny Wright on April 3, 2008 at 1:12pm — No Comments

Matkaraportti

Hello all, This is report from GY, only in finnish and for the finns. Sorry. Kari-Petteri promised to post his version as well, maybe he will tell you how he got "Leo's bad stomach" for the return trip. Rapid 2-8.3 matkaraportti Matkapäivät nuorille - 30.7-11.8, taiteilijoille 28-13.8 Päivän kesto, rytmi : päivä alkaa aamupalaverilla ja tehtävien jaolla ja päivän aikataulun kertauksella ~30 min kestävä, päivä päättyy iltapalaverilla ja päivän kokemusten jakamisella. Viikossa 1, 5 päivää vapa… Continue

Added by Toni Ekroos on March 21, 2008 at 10:17am — 6 Comments