Sunday, January 1, 2012
Mrua: translocal residencies for artists and dance-makers, January 2012
Mrua
translocal residencies for artists. curators and dance-makers
I am delighted to welcome artist in residency MAEVE COLLINS
see www.maevecollins.net, sitemeetings.blogspot.com
Maeve is using her research time here exploring where Irish society is at today. She is inquiring into where do we go from here and responding through art, culture and business, working with collectives and imaginings for the future.
Maeve has been part of our Morning Medititation and Movement Meetings for the past 2 years. We have worked together in Sitemeetings 17/06/10 for abunDANCE festival, Karlstad, Sweden and PoliticalHEARTworks in Ennistymon, July,2011, and she performed as part of SALT, our exhibition in Tallinn, Estonia as well as developing the many strands of her own participatory practice. I continue to learn from her.
Maeve Collins, Alexandra Boetcher, Maria Kerin,
Morning Meditation and Movement Meetings, ongoing at Mrua, Ennistymon.
Maeve Collins performing in SALT, Tallinn, Estonia, March 2011.
Maeve Collins partaking in politicalHEARTWORKS in Ennistymon, Co. Clare.
see blog politicalHEARTworks.blogspot.com for more details
Friday, December 9, 2011
Mrua -translocal transdisciplinary mentoring/residencies/exchange
Images of Mrua: translocal residencies for artists, curators and dance-makers, Monreal North, Ennistymon, Co.Clare
MRUA Downstairs studio view
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Rose tinted view from Studio
Maria Kerin outside Luisne, Monreal North www.sitemettings.blogspot.com, politicalheartworks.blogspot.com
MRUA Downstairs studio view
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Maria Kerin outside Luisne, Monreal North www.sitemettings.blogspot.com, politicalheartworks.blogspot.com
Mrua - mentoring/residencies/exchange
I am in the process of developing Mrua:
translocal residencies for artists, curators and dance-makers
Mrua offers the space for Translocal Engagement
- putting the local issues in a global context and making it widely accessable through the internet, through live channel feed and web platforms Mrua invites artists and curators across the disciplines to partake in this residency, and as Maria Kerin is a transdisciplinary artist working through merging contemporary dance with her visual arts process, dance- makers are also very welcome.
Mentoring is offered SOURCED THROUGH EMBODIMENT in the rural domestic setting of her home, Luisne, Monreal North, Ennistymon, Co.Clare as an extension of her creative practice: USING PRESENCE AND EMBODIMENT FOR CLEARLY LISTENING and engaging with others.
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Offering:
Residential Studio space (wooden floor, east and south facing windows)
with separate bedroom and bathroom in a beautiful modern lightfilled home with inticing views of a river valley and open skies and sounds of the pheasants and the donkeys next door
Mentoring-supporting reflection and considerations for:
Research inquiries
Development of process
Finetuning end productions
For curators: meeting and linking with other artists in the west of Ireland or just a time out rural retreat. Opportunities to brainstorm with AMrtai
Translocal: Linking world wide to other audiences/artists through web channel, live and archival video and text
Networking -introductions and sharings:
Meetings with communities for collaborations, curating, coalitions
Workshop space- safe comfortable warm environment : atmospheric support for sensitive work
Mrua source:
Listening, sharing hospitality, generosity, friendship, meeting, support, reflection and consideration, embodiment and presence.
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Mrua hosts:
Weekly gatherings
Antoinette Spillanne - Grace work
Transdiscipline movement and voice workshops. Nov 11
Alexandra Boettcher- independent contemporary dance artist research and development of process into embodiment and presence in movement. Site meetings.blogspot.com. Ongoing collaboration since 2009.
Fine art mentoring –painting and drawing workshops with Ailse Ellis, Christine Porter, Densise Ryan and Emma Stuart Liberty. Ongoing since 210.
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Residencies:
Liquid artist group from Estonia were our invited guests for a week in August 2011 while they took part in the Power of Local festival in Ennistymon. Ongoing collaborations have developed and they are returning in July 2012 to continue working here.
Artist in Residency December 2011
Fiona Woods.
Supporting her Work in progress: Vocal process being developed with a group 17th-18th Dec, by hosting a supper and providing the studio space with the right conditions sensitive to the work being explored.
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Extra offerings:
Dining: As I have many diatery exclusions I can offer home cooked wheat free/ dairy free food and cater for any special requests.
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If you are looking for mentoring, studio residency or assistance in making links in Clare please contact me directly on my email: kerinmaria@gmail.com.
Rates are open to barter and bargaining...
A web site is being developed to expand MRUA and will be up in the new year.
translocal residencies for artists, curators and dance-makers
Mrua offers the space for Translocal Engagement
- putting the local issues in a global context and making it widely accessable through the internet, through live channel feed and web platforms Mrua invites artists and curators across the disciplines to partake in this residency, and as Maria Kerin is a transdisciplinary artist working through merging contemporary dance with her visual arts process, dance- makers are also very welcome.
Mentoring is offered SOURCED THROUGH EMBODIMENT in the rural domestic setting of her home, Luisne, Monreal North, Ennistymon, Co.Clare as an extension of her creative practice: USING PRESENCE AND EMBODIMENT FOR CLEARLY LISTENING and engaging with others.
---------
Offering:
Residential Studio space (wooden floor, east and south facing windows)
with separate bedroom and bathroom in a beautiful modern lightfilled home with inticing views of a river valley and open skies and sounds of the pheasants and the donkeys next door
Mentoring-supporting reflection and considerations for:
Research inquiries
Development of process
Finetuning end productions
For curators: meeting and linking with other artists in the west of Ireland or just a time out rural retreat. Opportunities to brainstorm with AMrtai
Translocal: Linking world wide to other audiences/artists through web channel, live and archival video and text
Networking -introductions and sharings:
Meetings with communities for collaborations, curating, coalitions
Workshop space- safe comfortable warm environment : atmospheric support for sensitive work
Mrua source:
Listening, sharing hospitality, generosity, friendship, meeting, support, reflection and consideration, embodiment and presence.
-----------
Mrua hosts:
Weekly gatherings
Antoinette Spillanne - Grace work
Transdiscipline movement and voice workshops. Nov 11
Alexandra Boettcher- independent contemporary dance artist research and development of process into embodiment and presence in movement. Site meetings.blogspot.com. Ongoing collaboration since 2009.
Fine art mentoring –painting and drawing workshops with Ailse Ellis, Christine Porter, Densise Ryan and Emma Stuart Liberty. Ongoing since 210.
------------
Residencies:
Liquid artist group from Estonia were our invited guests for a week in August 2011 while they took part in the Power of Local festival in Ennistymon. Ongoing collaborations have developed and they are returning in July 2012 to continue working here.
Artist in Residency December 2011
Fiona Woods.
Supporting her Work in progress: Vocal process being developed with a group 17th-18th Dec, by hosting a supper and providing the studio space with the right conditions sensitive to the work being explored.
----------------
Extra offerings:
Dining: As I have many diatery exclusions I can offer home cooked wheat free/ dairy free food and cater for any special requests.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you are looking for mentoring, studio residency or assistance in making links in Clare please contact me directly on my email: kerinmaria@gmail.com.
Rates are open to barter and bargaining...
A web site is being developed to expand MRUA and will be up in the new year.
Monday, September 26, 2011
drawings from Estonia
During my residency in Moks, Centre for art and social practice, Mooste, Estonia this year I did some drawings.
The bridle broke
Nervous Around Horses proved to be a very challenging piece to install. The Vets office had some difficulties with it - the challenges of showing work in a public space takes all parties involved to be open to it. However, miscommunications led to the work being lost in the politics. Im grateful however to the Pets shop for hosting it with such welcome.
The Pet Shop, Skibereen
The Pet Shop, Skibereen
Liquid -Vedelik come to Ennistymon
The Estonian based art group came to Ennistymon this August for a week to partake in the Power of Local, a cultural festival. 
"Pink Wall, Parliment Street, Ennistymon" was the final intervention orchestrated by myself with everyone present invited to make a huge map of the art links, naming the places we are all linked to through our art projects.
Throughout the weekend the shared sense of creativity buzzed and filled our hearts. I showed my performance piece on video "Raadi airport" that was made in Tartu, 2010.
Michael Walsh created an installation in a disused shop, using
100 empty flour bags that he had previously designed for a flour company in Estonia.
"Pink Wall, Parliment Street, Ennistymon" was the final intervention orchestrated by myself with everyone present invited to make a huge map of the art links, naming the places we are all linked to through our art projects.
Throughout the weekend the shared sense of creativity buzzed and filled our hearts. I showed my performance piece on video "Raadi airport" that was made in Tartu, 2010.
Michael Walsh created an installation in a disused shop, using
100 empty flour bags that he had previously designed for a flour company in Estonia.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Nervous around Horses
An invitation to partake in the West Cork arts festival this July has inspired a new soundscape, sourced in the body, expressed through the voice. Nervous around horses is a sound installation of live recordings of my engagement with Robert, my nieces 13.2 pony. I have been trying to learn to horse ride again for the past month. This requires facing my fear. I love horses but am nervous around them. I discovered that I talk continuously to the pony. Ive always been in awe of the farrier, PJ Connole who has been shoeing our ponies for 25 years. I listened to him and witnessed his calmness and control as he spoke to Robert while shoeing him. This is the first recording. The second part is a live recording of me saddling and riding Robert, a strange day that put a limit to my horse riding. The bridle broke. Robert snapped the bit from the lead and broke the bridle.
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