HOTPOT [art, food + people] - Contemporary Art & Food

craftscotland at Collect 2010

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Fife Artists' & Makers' Forum 2010

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Fife Contemporary Art & Craft is delighted to be able to offer an even bigger event this year, thanks to funding we've received from Celebrating Fife 2010. As usual, the day is open to all artists living or based in Fife, but this year it will also be open to artists living outside Fife. The theme for 2010's Forum is 'Sustainability - Looking over the Horizon'. There will be talks on how to sustain yourself as artists and also on how to sustain the planet with your art practice, in other words going from the personal to the global.

The venue is again Rothes Halls in Glenrothes, for which we are grateful to the Arts and Theatres Trust Fife, and the date for your diary is Saturday 17 April 2010, from 10am to 4pm.

Booking is essential and you can download a booking form here [1.2MB] and the accompanying Artists' Info Sheet here [157KB]. They have been made as pdf forms, which should mean you can complete them via your computer, save a copy and email it back to FCA&C as an attachment (see instructions on the form).

Confirmed speakers include Emma Walker of Craftscotland (talking about how to get the best out of the press for your work and practice); Dr Emilia Ferraro (from St Andrews University's Sustainable Development Programme); Glasgow based artist Justin Carter; and Simon Murray, one of the 'co-realisers' of Platform London's 'C Words' project (carbon, climate, capital, culture) held at Bristol's Arnolfini ini 2009. There will also be a chance to discuss a potential skills' exchange idea and even a practical art opportunity to take part in (optional!).

The day is completely free including lunch and refreshments.

Full details plus travel guidelines will be sent out to you nearer the date.

If you have any queries, please give us a ring on 01334 474610 or send an email.

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft: Artists’ & Makers’ Forum

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Fife Contemporary Art & Craft: Artists’ & Makers’ Forum

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft has been holding an annual forum since 2007, giving craft and visual artists in Fife an opportunity to meet together and hear talks from inspirational artists, updates from local arts organisations, and generally make contact with each other.This year, with additional funding from Celebrating Fife 2010, FCA&C is delighted to be able to open the Forum to artists across the country! The theme this year is ‘Sustainability – Looking over the Horizon’, with talks on how to sustain yourself as an artist, as well as looking at the bigger picture – from the personal to the global.

The event will be held on Saturday 17 April 2010, 10am to 4pm, at Rothes Halls in Glenrothes.
It’s completely free, including lunch and refreshments during the day.
The booking form can be downloaded from FCA&C’s website www.fcac.co.uk/artist_resource/ or contact mail@fcac.co.uk

Join the Discussion!! (and enjoy a nnnniiiiice SOUP!) 2

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(This is my A Fertile Ground - Soup & Conversation diary! For more documentation and information go to the project blog: http://a-fertile-ground.blogspot.com/)

Mike Small led the discussion. Photo by FCA&C

Participants writing down thoughts on the place mat - will be documented by Alex. Photo by FCA&C

Last Sunday was a good day! Mike Small from Fife Diet Project was a brilliant speaker in any aspect. And a few participants signed up to join the project.

Eating local food, I have to say I disagree with eating 100% local food - that's very localism for me. And since I'm not a very local person and always appreciate the chance to experience food from difference places - and at the same time do not have much money to travel, I do agree with Fife Diet's programme of having a certain percentage of your food from local resource - for me, maybe 60% is a workable number. This is a very strong support for local food producers and also remind people where and when what grows.

The soup was brilliant as usual - some people were held back by the Oatmeal Soup, but it's with different veggies and milk, very nice and healthy!!

For the next week's event (Sun 28th Feb), Alex invited Jane Stewart from St Andrews Cheese Farm to lead the discussion and we will be serving a Celery, Apple and 'Anster' Cheese soup! Limited Places left!
Book with the St Andrews Museum: 01334 659380

The Tasting and Recording Session by Gayle

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The memory about food being told and recorded! Photo by FCA&C

Gayle in her 'Memory Tasting Unit' uniform was convincing a visitor to tell his story. Photo by FCA&C

Artist Gayle Chong Kwan did her tasting and recording session last Saturday the 20th, and we successfully got about 10 new recordings to go on the CD!

I was surprised to find out that Gayle has this white laboratory coat with 'Memory Tasting Unit' on it! All looked like a performance and very professional.
The spring rolls this time is very crispy and freshly out of Susan's (our very helpful programme manager) oven. I look forward to listen to the recordings!

* Gayle will be shown in the Project Room in Trongate 103, Glasgow from 1st - 8th April.
This exhibition is a preview of her new works came out of her recent residency with Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre in Glasgow and a presentation of the concept behind them.
This project will feature a discussion event, a serious of workshops and drop-in activities around the senses in contemporary art.
For farther information please contact Lucy Keany, Project Co-ordinator, lucy@ricefield.org.uk.

Don't Forget Alex Wilde's Soup and Discussion Event this Sunday!

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To book your place at the table please contact St Andrews Museum on 01334 659380.

Feb 21st
The discussion will be initiated by Mike Small and we will be serving an oatmeal soup.

Mike runs the Fife Diet Project, a mass-member food network of people accessing sustainable local food. The project brings people together who want to know where their food comes from and how it was produced, believing that together we can create alternatives to the globalised food system that will be part of our low carbon future. The project aims to help each other re-learn how to eat seasonally and challenge the insanity of food miles. Mike will be talking about recovering our national and local food culture as an antidote to globalisation.

www.fifediet.co.uk

Exhibiting Artworks for Sale! - Ideal Valentine's Day Gifts :)

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Forgot to mention, some of the exhibiting artworks are for sale, including:

Rebecca Wilson (would love to receive any of her amazing but affordable works as a valentine's day gift!!!)
http://hotpotart.blogspot.com/2009/12/rebecca-wilson.html
You Tart!
Only the Best: Tarts and Floozies (26 pieces installation, for sale as the whole set or individual)
Fab (9 A4 size photos well furnished)
More images can be provided on request.

Alex Frost (Very valuable and great for contemporary art collection)
http://hotpotart.blogspot.com/2009/12/alex-frost.html
Blind Drawing (Hearts 2, 3, 4) - Furnished with beautiful & quality metal frames - From a series of 6 drawings, for sale individually. For the price of the whole series, please contact Sorcha Dallas:+44 (0)141 553 2662
Adult (Slimatee)

Ruth Archibald-Swaans (Interesting art work with decorative function)
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8_4iNKijEd4CHVVBvVNfxf1Vq-SUF-dpqSKGhh458aobiEf4Xekm0dpMVZY_2f5IxRuwBeM6b4YgWfCn2-bVUFEdXdDAvuSNhmL5Nk8P8OPTL-LLkp-cQCeMfJSlqN8KQO0RMPYog7Q/s1600-h/Food+Games_07.jpg
Untitled (the wall piece)

Please contact for the price list and more images.

FCA&C

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Tel: +44 (0) 1334 659380

Join the Discussion!! (and enjoy a nnnniiiiice SOUP!)

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(This is my A Fertile Ground - Soup & Conversation diary! For more documentation and information go to the project blog: http://a-fertile-ground.blogspot.com/!)

Picture of the 'soup in exchange of ideas' at the opening last Saturday. by Dougie (Douglas Morland)

Just had Alex Wilde's first discussion event yesterday! Turned out so well!

The knowledgeable speakers - John and Nicola Fletcher form Seriously Good Venison led the talk, and joined the table was a very diverse group of participants!

We had a Medieval Cook from Medieval Methil (http://www.medievalmethil.co.uk/) - Fife's Medieval re-enactment society; A lady from local library; people who just love art and food and, of course, the 'Fans' of the Fletchers!

What I can remember most clearly was John said that the venison in supermarkets are mostly from New Zealand, despite the fact that there are over 20 deer farms in Scotland now! I will definitly get some venison (even just the cheap cuts!) from the Fletchers next week - they will be selling at St Andrews Farmer's Market on the 6th Feb.

The duck soup was amazing! Haven't had it for ages. So here's another thing to add to my list of 'things that make me admire Alex' - she cooked the soup without tasting! And the vegan soup was nice as well - yes, we have a vegan option every week!

For the next week's event (Sun 7th Feb), Alex invited Eva Schonveld from Transition Scotland to lead the discussion and we will be serving a roasted garlic and potato soup! Limited Places left!
Book with the St Andrews Museum: 01334 659380

HOTPOT Publication Available NOW!

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The HOTPOT publication is available from St Andrews Museum and FCA&C office NOW! With a special exhibition price - only £3!

http://shop.fcac.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=170

It is a Set of 7 A5 artists' recipe cards - with all the artists and curator's favourite winter dishes and their information etc.; doublesided full colour; presented in quality translucent envelope!

Exhibition Installation Shots! - By Chris Park

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Anyone noticed we changed the Title Image? That's a picture that Chris took of our logo in the gallery!

Alex Frost
Adult (Slimatee) sculpture (2007) centre, surrounded by Left to Right Blind Drawing (Hearts 2, 4 & 3) - all 2009
Courtesy the artist & Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow
Photo Chris Park

Ruth Archibald-Swaans
Play Please! (edible chess and dominoes for playing with), 2010
Untitled (hanging latex wall piece), 2009
Photo Chris Park

Gayle Chong Kwan
Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth, 2006
Listen to food related memories in her special booth
Photo Chris Park

Alex Wilde
A Fertile Ground, 2010
Installation/project involving soup + discussion over 4 Sundays duriing the exhibition
Photo Chris Park

Rebecca Wilson
Only the Best: Tarts and Floozies, 2009
Porcelain 'tart ladies'!
Photo Chris Park

FCA&C Finally Social Networked!!!

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After lots of effort we are finally social networked!

FCA&C blog: http://blog.fcac.co.uk/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fifecontemp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tonia.lu?ref=profile#/pages/Fife-Contemporary-Art-Craft/253053157223?ref=mf
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/fifecontemporary

And the new version of the website with all the feeds on our front page and new shop front will be on-line soon as well!

New Event on 20th Feb!

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Artist Gayle Chong Kwan's Tasting & Recording session for her work ' 'Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth' has been moved to 20th Feburary 1pm. Drop-in and taste our spring rolls!

Spring rolls will still be served at the opening when you listen to other people's memories in the booth. Also Alex Wilde will be serving veggie soup in exchange of your idea!

For full events programme please check: http://hotpotart.blogspot.com/2009/12/events-programme.html

Gayle Interviewed by BBC Radio 4!

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Gayle Chong Kwan, Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth, 2006, photo copyright Gayle Chong Kwan

Artist Gayle Chong Kwan was interviwed by Radio 4 Food Programme - as part of the discussion in the Food & Art.

Click here for more details!: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p7hfv

The audio file will be available soon.

A Preview of 'Play Please!'

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Ruth just posted a few images of the 'Play Please!' photos - part of the installation on her blog!

Have a look -> http://rutharchibaldswaans.blogspot.com/2010/01/hotpot-exhibition-opens-in-st-andrews.html

Photos were taken by Ewan Bacell on the 16th of December in a Student Bar - Whey Pat in St Andrews... That's us playing the games with the Go Club of St Andrews University!

Who are Fife Contemporary Art & Craft?

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Founded in 1977, Crawford Arts Centre was a major art venue in Fife area until it was reformed to the new agency - Fife Contemporary Art & Craft (FCA&C) in 2006. Funded by Scottish Arts Council and Fife Council, the new agency with charitable status curates and delivers exhibitions and projects across Fife with a wide range of partners including the Fife Museums. FCA&C aims to present the highest quality of contemporary visual art and craft activities to the widest possible public across Fife, with a significance extending to the rest of Scotland, to the UK and EC. FCA&C is also providing new means of supporting the development and networking of artists and makers based in Fife.

The exhibition HOTPOT [art, food & people] is curated by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in collaboration with Scottish Arts Council funded Trainee Curator Tonia Lu. The Venue - St Andrews Museum's Kinburn Gallery - is one of the key exhibition venue partners of Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in which FCA&C usually organises 2 exhibitions each year.

For more information about FCA&C, please visit: http://www.fcac.co.uk/

Food and Our Emotions

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Ever since the theme of the exhibition was decided, I have been doing some research on 'Can food influence us purely emotionally?' e.g. if we are happen when eating certain food, is it just because we love the food because of the taste? or is it that the food physically influenced us? Maybe it will go back to the question that can happiness/pleasure be totally separated from our physics.

And here are some articles that I found interesting:
How food starves our love relationships
http://www.thebodyimagecenter.com/uploads/How_food_starves_our_love_relationships.pdf
By Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, LGPC and Andrew Walen, LGSW
Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, LGPC, is a Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist with the Pastora Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington. To learn more about Rabbi Slatkin’s practice, visit www.jewishmarriagecounseling.com.
Andrew Walen, LGSW, is a psychotherapist specializing in eating disorders, body image, emotional eating, and bariatric surgery patients and founder of The Body Image Therapy Center. To learn more about his practice, visit www.thebodyimagecenter.com.

Emotional Influences on Food Choice: Sensory, Physiological and Psychological Pathways (2006)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T0P-4JHMFM0-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1153508756&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=5d5c698baeb7450cfc0cc85d78a63056
By Edward Leigh Gibson

Stress & Food Choice: A Laboratory Study (2000)
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/content/abstract/62/6/853
By Georgina Oliver; Jane Wardle & E. Leigh Gibson

Food Deprivation and Emotional Reaction to Food Cues: Implications for Eating Disorders (2001)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11454438
By David J. Drobes et al.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM FCA&C!!!

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Rebecca Wilson

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Rebecca Wilson, You Tart!, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson, Only the Best; Tarts and Floozies, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson

Rebecca Wilson, Fab, 2009, photo copyright Rebecca Wilson & Chris Park

Rebecca Wilson

The boundaries, if there really were any, between craft, design and fine art are disappearing in Rebecca’s work. Choosing ceramic as both the material and subject, Rebecca aims to breathe new life into abandoned and forgotten everyday objects by making playful and ironic changes to the inherent properties of the objects, and combining precious porcelain with incidental materials such as jelly, chocolate and paper. Many of the re-born art objects explore our emotional cravings for food and how these interact with our other physical and emotional desires.

Holds a MA Ceramics from University of Wales Institute, Cardiff and a BDes (Hons) in Ceramics from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee, Rebecca is based at the Coburg House Studios, Edinburgh. Her exhibitions include: 'Collect 2009', The Saatchi Gallery, London; 'In The Window', Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool; 'Telling Tales', The Beetroot Tree, Derbyshire; RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.

You Tart!
porcelain & bone china; 30x23x20cm; 2009

Only the Best; Tarts and Floozies
porcelain; 10-15cm each; 2009

As part of the ‘Eat Me Keep Me’ series, the works focus on the notion of self-indulgence. Made from decadent-looking porcelain, these ‘tart ladies’ have been given titles inspired by marketing slogans, to encourage people to look at their vanity and how easily they are seduced by current commercial campaigns. The connections between food and our other desires also lead us to being enticed by the notion of food as a luxury, an indulgence, something a little bit naughty, so Rebecca says: ‘Why not? Go on, treat yourself!’

Fab
photographs; TBC; 2009

Remember those 3-layer ice lollies called ‘Fabs’? This series of photographs stars the Fab ice lolly. The process of melting a tart lady cast in ice cream and chocolate – Fab-style - was documented by Rebecca and photographer Chris Park in a old-fashioned café setup. The sweetness in the picture gets stronger, warmer and stickier as the figure disappears, leaving nothing more than a pool of creamy liquid.
Photographer Chris Park

Find out more in the Artist's and Photographer's website links on the right!!

Alex Wilde

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Alex Wilde, Broth Mix, 2009, photo copyright Alex Wilde

Alex Wilde
Alex’s works cannot be described simply by their media or dimensions. She has been working on different socially engaged art projects and has developed an interest in how food relates to the sharing and exchange of information and views. She co-produced the very popular project ‘Broth Mix’ with art critic Leigh French in the Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow in 2007, where community spaces were turned into a free vegetarian cafe & platform for the sharing of food, ideas, seeds and produce. She continues to bring the concept of Broth Mix to different venues.

Graduated from Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Environmental Art, Alex lives and works in Glasgow on different projects with various organisations related to public art. After the success of Broth Mix, Alex was invited to take part do a food project as part of the Sh[OUT] programme in with the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow and the exhibition ‘This Land is Your Land’ in the Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow.

A Fertile Ground (Soup and Conversation)
talks, discussions, internet applications; 2010

Engaging the public in events and producing work from their ideas is what interests Alex as an artist. ‘A Fertile Ground’ will grow has grown from a series of four discussion events organised by her over four Sundays during the course of the exhibition. It continues her concept of exchange and sharing food and ideas. Each Sunday people are invited to have conversations about different topics concerning local food and the local area over a bowl of soup made from local ingredients, giving participants the chance to ‘throw’ different views into the soup pot. Statements and discussion from the events will be shown in the gallery among other art works.

Find out more in the Artist's and Project's website links on the right!!

Alex Frost

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Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 4), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 3), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost, Blind Drawing (Hearts 2), 2009, photo copyright Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

Alex Frost

Alex Frost's drawings and sculptures suggest a baroque aesthetic inspired by contemporary consumer culture. Shopping is an important part of his selection and research process. His work is both seductive and consumable; an object based sensibility that is at odds with itself.

Born in London in 1973, lives and works in Glasgow, Alex Frost’s recent solo shows include: ‘Compassion Fatigue’ at Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow; ‘BBQ’, at Artsway, Hampshire; 'Adults', at Milton Keynes Gallery and Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin and ‘Format Wars’ at Tramway, Glasgow. Selected group shows include' Artists at Glenfiddich 09', The Glenfiddich Distillery, Banffshire; Artsway at Venice, Palazzo Zenobio, Venice; Jerwood Sculpture Prize 2008, Jerwood Space, London and 'The Members show' at Studio Voltaire, London. Alex is currently working on a solo show at Dundee Contemporary Arts opening in March 2010.

‘Adult (Slimatee)’

Ceramic tiles, grout, glue, canvas, polystyrene; 70 x 70 x70cm; 2007

Alex Frost’s ‘Adults’, a series of large-scale mosaic sculptures refer to a stilted adult sophistication as well as to a more playful sensibility. He creates these sculptures out of product packaging such as Ryvita, Twinings Tea and Slimatee. These enlarged and doughy distortions are playfully misshapen, squeezed out of their stackable uniformity.

‘Blind Drawing (Hearts 2, 3, 4)’

Enamel and paint on paper; 29x38cm; 2009

These ‘Blind Drawings' are part of an ongoing series of drawings started in 2006. They are made using a process that sits between drawing, painting and photography where the image is perforated into the paper and rendered by paint brushed through these punctures. This 'Hearts' series of 'Blind Drawings' depict groupings of shop bought products. All of the selected products incorporate a love-heart motif into their design but the sentiment projected is deadpan. These still-life present unsettling arrangements of baby food and medicine, health foods and classic brands.

Find out more in the Artist's website link on the right!!

Gayle Chong Kwan

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Gayle Chong Kwan, Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth, 2006, photo copyright Gayle Chong Kwan

Gayle Chong Kwan
As an artist-photographer, Chong Kwan works mainly with large-format photography, but also brings a variety of other media into her work including video, sound, performance, and interactive installations. A multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural background inspires the Scottish-Chinese Mauritian artist to explore issues around food, trade and tourism, related to aspects of history, the senses, memory and the personal and global politics of food, trade and tourism. These lead her to produce context-specific work, to create temporary communities, or involve people in rituals to exchange ideas.

Gayle was born in Edinburgh and currently lives and works in London, she has shown extensively in the United Kingdom and abroad: ‘Tales from the New World’, 10th Havana Biennial, Cuba; ‘Memoryscape Moravia’, Centro Cultural de Moravia, Medellin, Colombia; 'New London School’, Galerie Schuster, Berlin; ‘Utopia’, Museu Berardo, Centro Cultural do Belem, Lisbon; ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’, Platform for Art, London.

Green Flash
video & sound; 20 minutes; 2006

An emotional weather system of storms, lightning, and clouds in sound and video, recorded with the chefs in the kitchens of the Great Eastern Hotel in London. Tapping into the memories and sensory experiences of the chefs, ’Green Flash’ is created out of the leftovers from the kitchens and recreated into a miniature version of the secret marble Masonic temple, which was built into the centre of the hotel by the original owner.

Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth
cardboard, speakers, CD player, white plate, spring rolls; 180x180x60cm; 2006

The ‘Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth’ plays with authenticity and fashion in Chinese art, food and architecture. Visitors are given the opportunity to listen to recorded memories or fictional stories associated with the food, left by previous visitors. In the same way that ‘Chinese’ food undergoes a kind of translation or manipulation into other countries’ tastes, each memory or sensory recollection is a creative act affected by the circumstances in which it is experienced. The architecture of the booth is based on the design of Luke Lightfoot’s Chinoiserie Room, created for the quintessentially English Claydon House in Buckinghamshire in the 1760s.

Find out more in the Artist's website link on the right!!

Ruth Archibald-Swaans

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Ruth Archibald-Swaans, Play Please!, 2009 photo copywrite Ruth Archibald-Swaans

Ruth Archibald-Swaans

Newly graduated, Ruth continues to work on what she has been interested in - food as a vehicle for social interaction and communication. In the era of fast food and when more and more people start to calculate the confusing numbers and percentages on our food packaging, she encourages the view of eating as something that is not altogether rational and should not involve forced efficiency, but plays a more important part in our social lives.

Ruth graduated with a BA in Mixed Media Textiles from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, Dundee in 2009 and is the Designer in Residence in the College at present. As an artist and designer, Ruth works with very different materials which are only linked to textile through concept.

Play Please!
food, photographs, video; 2010

The 2 games – Domino and Chess made out of food - are a playful attempt to encourage people to spend more time eating as a social activity. Their title ‘Play Please!’ also challenges the traditional role of the gallery space by encouraging people to take part in the artwork. Photographer Ewan Bachell

Find out more in the Artist's and Photographer's website links on the right!!

Contact

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FCA&C

Tel: +44 (0) 1334 474610
Fax +44 (0) 1334 479880

Emails:
General: info@fcac.co.uk
Press: angela.turner@fcac.co.uk
Artists & Curator: tonia.lu@fcac.co.uk

Address:
Fife Contemporary Art & Craft
Town Hall
Queen's Gardens
St Andrews Fife, KY16 9TA

Website: http://www.fcac.co.uk/

St Andrews Museum

Tel: +44 (0) 1334 659380

Events Programme

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FREE ACCOMPANYING EVENTS

Sun 24 Jan, 2pm
Exhibition tour with curator Tonia Lu and Diana Sykes of FCA&C

Sun 31 Jan, Sun 7 Feb, & Sun 21 Feb, 1pm
Discussion event (with soup) with artist Alex Wilde

Frid 12 Feb, 11am-12.30pm
Workshop with artist Ruth Archibald-Swaans for 8-12 year-olds

Frid 12 Feb, 1.30-3pm
Workshop with artist Ruth Archibald-Swaans for 13-16 year-olds

Sat 20 Feb, 1pm
Artist Gayle CHong Kwan will run a tasting & recording session for her work 'Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth' - Spring roll will be served.

Booking required for all Alex Wilde events & workshops
Please contact St Andrews Museum 01334 659380

HOTPOT [art, food + people] Exhibition Press Release

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Alex Frost, Adult (Slimatee), 2007 photo copywrite Alex Frost & Sorcha Dallas

HOTPOT [art, food + people]

St Andrews Museum 23rd January 2010- 7th March 2010.

Have you recovered from the seasonal festivities? Then the calorie free ‘HOTPOT [art, food + people]’ is the exhibition for you, on show at St Andrews Museum from 23rd January 2010 through to 7th March. Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in collaboration with SAC funded trainee curator Tonia Lu brings together a group of artists who present work which is inspired by the emotional relationship between food and people. Artists Ruth Archibald-Swaans, Gayle Chong Kwan, Alex Frost, Alex Wilde and Rebecca Wilson take part.

Food is one of the basic necessities of human life. Whether a daily meal or a banquet to celebrate a special event, eating and drinking together has been an important way of developing relationships across all cultural, gender, age, race or class agendas.

Our relationship with food is a significant part of our lives. This fascinating subject has inspired the show’s artists who have explored, manipulated and responded to the theme of food resulting in drawings, photographs, sculpture, video and installation pieces which are creative, challenging and quirky with the added ingredient of humour.

Consumption and consumerism is questioned in a mix of sculpture and new drawings by Glasgow based international artist Alex Frost. Installation and photographs by ceramicist Rebecca Wilson explores the indulgent, frivolous even naughty nature of food cravings.

Audiences are invited to participate throughout the show. Gayle Chong Kwan’s, ‘Manipulated Memory Tasting Booth’, entices you in with nibbles and invites you to listen to memories of food left by previous visitors. The local community will be invited to a tasting and memory recording session run by the artist as part of the artwork.

Fife Contemporary Art & Craft have commissioned two artists to produce works for the HOTPOT exhibition. Alex Wilde’s project, ‘A Fertile Ground (Soup and Conversation)’ will engage the local community in the gallery. A series of discussion events over a bowl of soup will encourage the exploration of the everyday philosophy surrounding food, from individual rituals to family recipes. Ruth Archibald Swaans’ ‘Play Please’- games made of food - will be the centrepiece of a performance held before the exhibition and explores our interaction and handling of food. The games along with a series of photographs documenting the pre-event will be on show encouraging the audience to play the games in the gallery.

The artists range from recent graduates to the more established and are based in Scotland. For more information and electronic images please contact Angie Turner at FCA&C on angela.turner@fcac.co.uk or telephone 01334474610.