The Book of Invisible Bridges is an ongoing project that has just launched and will develop through until May 2012 with the final publication. The project involves more than ten artists, a book, DVD, poetry surgeries, radio programmes and multi-disciplinary art events.
- image for the flyer by Jim Sanders (Sans-2011)
A collection of 30 texts will be written by Xelís de Toro in Galician and translated into English, with two collaborative texts emerging from poetry surgeries held with the general public. A group of more than ten artists will then each select a text and create work in their own artistic practice, for example film, visual arts, dance, performance. The bilingual collections of texts and supporting DVD incorporating the original art work of the collaborating artists, will be published in May 2012 by Pighog Press as part of their collection of international writers. Throughout the life of the project there will be opportunities to engage with its ongoing development through various live events.
At the beginning was the word, everybody knows that.
boca2mouth invites you to a night of art, words, music and sport, hosted by the wonderful Yael Karavan to launch our current project The Book of Invisible Bridges:
Redroaster, St James’s Street, Brighton
Thursday, 15th December, 8pm
£3
In boca2mouth we are working very hard.. scratching our heads, graffiting walls, flicking our ears.. so we feed on your wisdom, support and encouragement and in return would like to provide an evening of art-tertainment..
-Collaborative sound experiment devised by the Laboratoro minds
-Collective drawing devised by artist Jim Sanders
-Sport and new music by White Tiger
-Four mixed-up brass players tricked into a vicious circle
-Acoustic set by the mother and son of Mum, Dad and the Kids
-Laboratoro (new music and spoken word chowder) will deliver
Extras? ..yes, we have extras
-Pay attention to this, we have a raffle (r a f f l e) : the winner will get one subscription to the book + DVD and a limited edition print by Jim Sanders (print run 100) and second prize a little bag of aphrodisiac herbs to get you started for winter.
-A minimum of three poems and maximum of three poems will be read/performed from the book, by a foreign writer who we are flying in from Springfield Road.
-A chance to sign up to the Book + DVD (£25) with the special offer of receiving Jim Sanders limited edition print as a gift (lino+stencil) (approximately 50 left of 100).
-We are projecting some animations.
-Poetry surgery (a spanner in the words) by Xelís de Toro. A bit of help to get your words out.
-Aphrodisiac table
-Pighog press books table
So come on Thursday and tell us all about you. You can spread this email, disseminate, and make it known to your acquaintances and ex lovers. (aunties welcome)
http://boca2mouth.net/invisiblebridges
The Book of Invisible Bridges features 30 original texts written by Xelís de Toro shared with 13 collaborating artists, each of whom will respond to a selected text and create a piece of work in their respective practice. Each art work will be incorporated into the DVD. The book + DVD will be published in May 2012 by Pighog press http://www.pighog.co.uk
This project has been supported by Arts Council England and Brighton and Hove Council.
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