Fiverr is an online skills procurement site. The group were introduced to it in Summer 2014 and were interested in how artists could offer services for $5 and not be exploited. Fiverr Chapter 1 explored this online phenomenom through collaborative artistic interventions with Beth Barlow, Simon Kennedy, CarysAnne Hughes and Fiver artists. Each artist was given a $50 budget to help them realise an art work they had no time to do themself. The work was exhibited at Artwork, Northwich. Chapter 2 hopes to explore how things which work online can be applied to real life for the benefit of local communities.
Norm Exhibition
Norm included the work of artists Jason Shephard, Beth Barlow and Simon Kennedy and looked at what is considered normal in our current society. The exhibition premiered at Artwork, Northwich.
HAZARD Festival in Manchester
Working on from our URBAN NAVAGATORY INTERVENTIONS we took to the streets of Manchester as part of HAZARD 2012 with a giant pointing finger.
The intervention had a comedy light hearted entry point for passing viewers but engaged people in serious debate about health and safety and how it restricts us or keeps us safe. A few things that came up were:
"It was a lot safter in the 1950's"
"In the 1950's they hadn't rebuilt everything after the war, we were playing in the attics of bombed out houses with holes in the floors."
"The glass bottle is unsafe, someone could pick it up and throw it." member of public said "Well we shall note it down." we said "Why don't you pick it up and put it in the bin, its unsafe." member of public said "We aren't authorised to pick it up." we said "Well I'll pick it up and put it in the bin." member of the public said. "Well we can't authorise that but if you want to we can't stop you" we said.
- A tiny net, which could be sourced from local shops, to fish keys out of grids.
- A poster to warn people that "Its not just cartoons who slip on banana skins"
- A high visability vest for buses.
- Straws for children to suck up puddle contents to minimise slip hazards.
- A sensible shoes depot to be placed at the start of any uneven flooring.
- Spray foam to spray around broken glass on the streets.
- Men/women blinkers to stop men/women getting distracted by saucy pictures on the street.
Branded Exhibition
Exploring the power of branding Liquid worked at Northgate Studio and artist Kate Mc Kennan. An open call was sent out and the work of 30 artists was selected to be shown in the form of print runs.
An exploration of the rubbish people carry around in their pockets and what this says about them as individuals and society in general. The exploration manifested itself as a series of collages which hung in the Handel's Court Gallery as part of the opening exhibition. The "Picking Pockets For Picasso" workshop is available for all groups and events and includes the expertise of 2 artists, interpretation and materials.
After the sucess of our conceptual collage piece at Handles Court Gallery we were commissioned to make costumes out of waste for the Regents Canal Festival In London. A bit outside our usual programe but a great chance to go and see how they do things in the big smoke.
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