[spectre] INTERVAL07 - Call for Submissions

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INTERVAL07 - Call for Submissions

Turnstile - Single Use
An Interval platform event

DEADLINE: 6.00 PM ON MONDAY 25TH JUNE 2007

Turnstile is a new concept in art tourism - an innovative exhibition  
format developed around the idea that most people only visit an  
exhibition once.

Turnstile utilises this observation as an approach and redesigns the  
approach to an exhibition, mimicking an audiences actions and flow.

Turnstile will consist of a series of 4 single-day exhibitions. Each  
day will see 5 artists install, exhibit and remove their work from  
the venue. This style of event is new and innovative, responsive to  
tight schedules and busy lifestyles. The space will be open for  
preview each evening from 5-9pm, after which the work will be removed  
ready for the next 5 artists to install. Each day is sub themed,  
aiming to explore different contextual approaches around the notion  
of Single Use (Please see website or submission form for details).

Time is throwaway, a disposable and low valued commodity. Many  
contemporary objects and experiences are designed for single use,  
nurturing a short term, disposable society, a culture of quick  
consumption and fickle fashions.

Art and media are often viewed in a similar way. Many people only  
visit exhibitions once, absorbing as much of the experience as  
possible, lingering if it interests them. Interval is interested in  
work with this 'one off' culture in mind; this may be representative  
in the materials used, the critical approach, or even the  
consideration of a 'one off' as something precious and cherishable.

Turnstile responds to the hidden positives in the above demise,  
providing 4 intensive and concentrated time slots for artists to show  
their work. This shortens the window in which an audience gets to see  
a piece of work, and for the artists places more emphasis on  
creativity and experimentation instead of semi-permanent, installed,  
polished work. Overall, this aims to create an ongoing flow of ideas  
and topics for discussion in the space instead of static content.

Interval invites artists working in new media to submit works that  
respond to one or more of the 4 themes under 'Single Use', which are:
Successful Failure
Everything Must Go
Outside of Parallel
Portable Rest

The selected work will be showcased in an exhibition in July 2007 in  
an empty retail space in Central Manchester, UK.

A fee of 50 GBP is available for each participating artist (subject  
to funding).

Interval is an independent artist led platform with a focus on new  
media practice. Established in 2005, it acts as a critical  
springboard, offering collaborative exhibition opportunities to both  
emergent and established practitioners using technology as a key  
component within their work.

For more information and a detailed brief please see:  
www.interval.org.uk and go to Upcoming Events

Or download guidelines and a submission form here:
http://www.interval.org.uk/downloads/Interval07_Turnstile.pdf
http://www.interval.org.uk/downloads/Interval07_Turnstile.doc