Further Afield – our newest artwork is finally in the ground at Yorkshire Sculpture Park its home for the next 15 years . You can visit YSP website to find out more and/or why not download the Bloomberg Connect App to view a short clip about the work and explore it along with the rest of the amazing collection wherever you are and whatever the weather. Read the YSP Press Release or an interview with us about the work published in Corridor8
Here are some images courtesy of Jonty Wilde, 2021.
Further Afield is on its way…
We’ve been very busy in the past few weeks getting the wordy wooden blocks that make up Further Afield – our new artwork commission for Yorkshire Sculpture Park- ready to install. After days of sanding, treating and painting the words – they were transported to YSP and are now awaiting our arrival there and the tech team’s attentive installation in the grounds.
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We’ve recorded a five minute prediction answering the simple question posed by the Walking Talking project– what might the world of walking be like in twenty years time?
Have a listen here.
Our recording was made at 5pm on 2nd December 2020, whilst walking through deciduous woodland along the boundary line of Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire, somewhere between the A142, the Ipswich to Ely railway line, Turners lorry park and the village of Landwade.
We are delighted to be part of a lovely zine, offering instructional scores that respond to everyday life affected by the pandemic. The Zine has been produced by Alisa Oleva as part of the Woven network/Women’s network project. See the whole zine – http://wovenart.works/
Download it to print out and enjoy – http://wovenart.works/scores
We’re taking part in Norfolk and Norwich Festival’s outreach program – Festival Bridge. Check out the downloadable Pdf available online and get playing at Home (not quite) Alone Too!
Following a lovely trip up to Yorkshire Sculpture Park in March, only days before the outbreak became official, we were all set up to announce the launch of our new work there, which was supposed to take place in May.
Now we – like everyone else we know – are on hold till its safe to go back out. In the meantime – we’ve been invited by Absolutely Cultured to take part in Keeping happy, healthy and creative at home (Thursday 30 April, 6-8pm) – an online session to discuss how, as artists and creatives, we’re tackling creativity during isolation, and to explore how we can better support one another to overcome the barriers each of us may be facing. Do join us by registering here– its free and informal.
We’re also working on a playful provocation for days of social isolation – watch this space for updates…
We are taking part in Sound Walk Sunday by the Museum of Walking, which started on Sunday 1 September 2019 with events taking place that day and through September. We have three walks listed Play Cambridge Now or Never, Play Southend Now or Never, Play Peterborough Now or Never (see links below) and there’s also Play Then Now or Never – which is for those who are in Finsbury Park in London – use the download link and get walking and playing!
You can find out more about Sound Walk Sunday 2019 and dip into the directory of sound walks and walking pieces through the Museum of Walking website.
Today is the big day – we’ll be launching PLAY ANYWHERE NOW OR NEVER! at Furtherfield’s Future Fair which promises to be an amazing day. Designed as a family-friendly ‘Albion’ style fair for Finsbury Park’s 150th anniversary Future Fair forms part of our 3-year programme Citizen Sci-Fi – crowdsourcing creative and technological visions of communities and public spaces, together.
To download PLAY ANYWHERE NOW OR NEVER!
For Android devices click here.
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Come over to Future Fair (at Furtherfield Commons by Finsbury gate) to collect a map at our stall that will provide hints so you can play ‘catch a prompt’ around the park. Come and tell us what its been like for you and collect your badge!
Watch the launch day and Future Fair – all part of Finsbury Park’s 150 Years celebration.
Final round of Beta testing couldn’t have gone better (after some technical issues we won’t bore you with) – App is looking good – full of mischievous instructions for playful interaction that also reference Finsbury Park’s rich political heritage – a wonderful place to make work for (see images to get an idea).
All this is in preparation for our launch at FREE FAIR festival – 10th August (1000-1600) at Finsbury Park . Billed as ‘family-friendly ‘albion’ style fair’ that is a co-production between Furtherfield and 2NQ for Finsbury Park’s 150th anniversary – it promises to be fun and inspiring. Join us to launch PLAY ANYWHERE NOW OR NEVER which is part of Furthefield’s 3-year Citizen Sci-Fi programme – we can’t wait….
