Last week marked the end of this years Nightshift residencies and what an incredible bunch they were! Its always hard to say goodbye to residents but we know that 90% of the time, come hell or high water, they will be back!
Compiled here is a collection of ‘Visual Treats’ documenting some of the processes/ work/ activity/ sharing / experimentation/ exploring/ FUN… which took place at SSW during the two nightshift residencies this winter. Thank you to all who participated and contributed to this programme, we look forward to the next time: Helen Bird, Hildigunnur Birgisdottir, Linda Bolsakova, Tess Denman-Cleaver, Elizabeth Hudson, Iris Lacoudre, Christiano Mere, Jakob Rava, Emma Sandström, Bobby Sayers, Millie Schwier – Toriga Happi, Katrine Skovgaard.
Elizabeth Hudson:
“I went hoping to learn specific skills to help progress my work, which I did and was really great, but it was a much broader experience than that; the conversations, the sharing of space and ideas and the connections made with people totally changed how I was thinking about everything for the better.”
The nightshift programme took place over two five week blocks from November 2016 to February 2017. This programme is generally self-led but artists are brought together through a lightly thematic thread, the 2016/17 programme’s focus was: Leaving A Trace. For more information on the programme please visit the SSW website page: Nightshift
Iris Lacoudre: perches/ stools with the support of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee
Tess Denman-Cleaver: Salt crystals
Tess Denman-Cleaver: Radio/ interference installation experiments
Tess Denman-Cleaver studio visit
Group Studio discussions
Emma Sandstrom
Bobby Sayers
Boby Sayers: manhole mould
Linda Bolsakova: paper making from local resources with handmade copper screen
Millie Schwier: studio visit
Group studio visits
The potluck tradition continues for Christmas
End of Residency/ Christmas potluck lunch
Hildigunnur Birgisdottir
Hildigunnur Birgisdottir: shelves for screws
Jakob Rava: Bronze/ ceramic/ mixed media experiments
Winter Walks
Elizabeth Hudson: Studio work developing bronze bananas for show at Glasgow Project Room
Elizabeth Hudson’s show at Glasgow Project Room containing work made during her residency.
Sand-casting in the foundry
Late night pour preperations
Katrine Skovgaard repairs the talking wall
Christiano Mere ceramic experiments
Puppy comforts
Katrine Stovgaard ‘s installation in the landscape work: In solidarity with the Dakota Pipeline protests
Group Raku Firing
The abandoned shepherds house and site of many artist’s interventions
Katrine Stovgaard intervention: The land doesnt belong to us we belong to the land
SSW ceramics studio
Winter weekend walks
The super moon rising!
