Dear Ian
Thanks so much for this information. The Air Gallery pops up in the Arts
Newsletter monthly magazine. To have a link to the gallery and your
involvement there is great.
Thank you.
Rupert
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From: "ian davidson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: The Factory
> Hi Rupert
>
> I gave a performance recently with Zoe Skoulding and Parking Non Stop at a
> similar space, an old pot bank in stoke on trent. amazing place, the
> benches left as if the workers had just walked out, half glazed objects,
> molds. it's called air space and details are at
>
> http://www.airspacegallery.org
>
> I think they've got the place for a couple of years until its 'developed'
> into fancy urban apartments. The newsletters in the news sections give an
> idea of the range of activities, and a brief of description of our
> performance in the most recent one.
>
> Might be interesting for reasons of comparison.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>>From: mairead byrne <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: mairead byrne <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: The Factory
>>Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:55:24 -0500
>>
>>Actually, Temple Bar wasn't understood to be permanent either. The entire
>>area had ben bought up by CIE (bus company) for use as a bus station. So
>>when people put their back into Temple Bar Studios, it was on a short
>>lease. But the bigness and boldness of that project was contagious among
>>artists and actually reshaped the area. CIE eventually let go. There is
>>no
>>bus station there.
>>
>>The factory spaces here: which are really phenomenal, remind me so much of
>>Temple Bar, though they are much much bigger. My younger daughter had a
>>karate class in one of them for two years. Her teacher is an exceptional
>>guy, but that's another story. For him, martial arts is a spiritual and
>>physical discipline; it shapes his whole life and the lives of the
>>children
>>and adults he comes into contact with. It was interesting for me to see
>>that he felt side-lined and marginalized in the factory, now full of
>>artist
>>studios. If I look back to myself twenty years ago, I think I too might
>>have missed the "arts" in Martial arts. It's great to live long enough to
>>eat some of one's own prejudices.
>>
>>Good luck in the Norwich Factory Studios, Rupert!
>>
>>Mairead
>>
>>On 1/7/07, rupertmallin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for your wishes Mairead. Yes, exactly: the excitement of someone
>>>thinking Big is my feeling about the Norwich Factory Studios.
>>>
>>>Unlike Temple Bar perhaps, the Norwich Factory Studios will not be
>>>permanent. Our tenancy is for a minimum of twelve months but the
>>>buildings
>>>could be levelled within two/three years. Strangely, it is this
>>>impermanence
>>>which attracts me - the sense of urgency it impels. While the studios may
>>>get a lick of paint, the huge factory floor spaces will remain broken.
>>>
>>>I love the idea of you haunting the abandoned factories in Providence!
>>>This old shoe factory of mine is definitely haunted by the lives of so
>>>many
>>>who cut, moulded, stitched and glued so many acres of leather!
>>>
>>>Weirdly, because the factory is built on an incline, I had not realised
>>>that there is a huge basement beneath and this is a functioning warehouse
>>>for B&Q and BHS. I only found out because someone has drilled a hole
>>>through
>>>the factory floor enabling a peephole view of a busy and pristine world
>>>beneath! This stands archaeology on its head! Strange indeed.
>>>
>>>Because of the urgency I shall begin by drawing at the factory tomorrow
>>>after work: shoes, surfaces, levels, spaces, secrets...
>>>
>>>Go strong, go gentle, Rupert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>*Subject:* Re: The Factory
>>>
>>>Good luck, Rupert. I think Temple Bar Studios in Temple Bar, Dublin, was
>>>Doris Fashions before (a very pregnant) Jenny Haughton & lots of others
>>>(even me for a while) gutted it & scrubbed it out. It became the
>>>flagship
>>>from the long 19th century
>>>(which lasted until 1994 or so) to the current Temple Bar, for better or
>>>worse. But it was INCREDIBLY exciting to see someone thinking BIG, at
>>>least
>>>bigger than I'd seen anyone thinking before. One of the best things ever
>>>to
>>>have even a small involvement in. I'm still haunting abandoned factories
>>>here in Providence. Rhode Island's pulverized jewelery and manufacturing
>>>industries have left plenty of them.
>>>Mairead
>>>
>>>
>>>**
>>>
>>>
>>>**
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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