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Justin Allen
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- Where do you live?
- London
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- http://www.switchperformance.co.uk/timecapsule
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- I am an artist, curator and instigator based in London, England. My practice is an ongoing investigation into human connection, intimacy and taboo. I am interested in the borders of the public and private, testing these limits through live interaction. In my work I often risk vulnerability and exposure to make a connection, leading to the creation of tender shared moments for individuals and small groups.
Together with Ewelina Kolaczek I run Switch Performance, an artist-led group based in the UK. We work individually, as a duo and in collaboration with other artists to make, produce and enable live art and performance. We both passionately believe in the possibilities offered by the live experience. Over the past 3 years Switch has worked with a range of established and emerging artists including Rajni Shah, Kira O'Reilly, Rachel Parry, Robin Dingemans and Fakir Musafar.
I am currently the artist-in-residence here on The Art of Engagement. Find out more >>
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Justin's residency culminates in live online ceremony on Tues 22nd Sept
Since the start of August I have been the artist-in-residence here at The Art of Engagement. For my online residency I have created VTC2.0 (messages for the future), a virtual time capsule into which people from around the world can place something for the future.
This Tuesday 22nd September the capsule will be sealed through a live ceremony that you can join via the Internet. I will have my lips sealed with stitches and then observe an hour of silence. You are invited to be part… Continue
This Tuesday 22nd September the capsule will be sealed through a live ceremony that you can join via the Internet. I will have my lips sealed with stitches and then observe an hour of silence. You are invited to be part… Continue
Posted on September 14, 2009 at 12:00pm —
Why have my mouth sewn shut?
I recently received a warm and loving email from someone, asking me why I'd chosen to have my mouth sewn shut at the end of my online residency. This is what I wrote in response:
There are a number of reasons behind my decision to have my lips sewn together. First of all the online residency series I'm curating invites artists to consider the meanings of the disembodied space we inhab… Continue
There are a number of reasons behind my decision to have my lips sewn together. First of all the online residency series I'm curating invites artists to consider the meanings of the disembodied space we inhab… Continue
Posted on September 5, 2009 at 6:52am —
VTC2.0 update: contributions from weeks 2 and 3
VTC2.0 has been online for almost three weeks now and we've had some more amazing contributions. Each contribution consists of a public part (name, email address, website, message to the keeper) and a secret part (message for the future and attachment). Here is a selection from the public part of this week's entries:
Sex radical and urban tantrika Barbara Carrellas wrote:
In memory of all those lost to AIDS and in salute to all those… Continue
Sex radical and urban tantrika Barbara Carrellas wrote:
In memory of all those lost to AIDS and in salute to all those… Continue
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 10:30am —
VTC2.0 update: contributions from the first week
VTC2.0 has been online for just under a week now and we've already had contributions from some amazing people. Each contribution consists of a public part (name, email address, website, message to the keeper) and a secret part (message for the future and attachment). Here is a selection from the public part of this week's entries:
Previous Art of Engagement online resident artist Tim Jeeves wrote:
Thanks for the invite Jus… Continue
Previous Art of Engagement online resident artist Tim Jeeves wrote:
Thanks for the invite Jus… Continue
Posted on August 20, 2009 at 7:48am —
Further thoughts about VTC2.0 - in dialogue with Caffyn Kelley
As artist-in-residence for August and September I've developed VTC2.0 (messages for the future), an interactive online artwork. To find out more about the piece please go here first.
Since publishing my initial thoughts I have been in dialogue with artist Caffyn Kelley about VTC2.0. Here are some extracts from our e-conversation:
Caffyn: Some thoughts about the time capsule text to… Continue
Since publishing my initial thoughts I have been in dialogue with artist Caffyn Kelley about VTC2.0. Here are some extracts from our e-conversation:
Caffyn: Some thoughts about the time capsule text to… Continue
Posted on August 16, 2009 at 8:30am —
My work
Aphiemi (collaboration with Rachel Parry)
May 09
Aphiemi is a ritual performance exploring the physical and psychic nature of burdens. Inside a cage lives a mythical creature. His keepers -- three smartly dressed bureaucrats -- invite individual audience members to share their burdens with the creature in an intensely intimate moment.
See documentation
Hamstrung
Mar 09
For 2 weeks after a knee operation I received a series of visits to my home - from friends, other artists and strangers. The visits were curated by my collaborator Ewelina Kolaczek, each one a surprise on the day. After each visit I blogged in response to the conversation.
See documentation | Visit the blog
Strip in four stages
Nov 08
Strip in four stages is a live performance exploring male prowess and vulnerability in relation to women. The piece takes the form of an achingly slow striptease, performed with and for a faceless mannequin while the audience looked on voyeuristically. The piece culminates in a powerful image of male bonding through vulnerability, created safely with and by the audience.
See documentation
Mehetabel
Jun-Jul 08
Mehetabel is a domestic performance for groups of three visitors. Built on the dynamics of gifting the performance took the form of a series of live encounters between the audience members, the house and me. The performance culminated in the visitors collaborating to leave a message for baby Frank, the home owners’ one-year old son. The book of messages will be given to Frank on his 13th birthday.
See documentation
May 09
Aphiemi is a ritual performance exploring the physical and psychic nature of burdens. Inside a cage lives a mythical creature. His keepers -- three smartly dressed bureaucrats -- invite individual audience members to share their burdens with the creature in an intensely intimate moment.
See documentation
Hamstrung
Mar 09
For 2 weeks after a knee operation I received a series of visits to my home - from friends, other artists and strangers. The visits were curated by my collaborator Ewelina Kolaczek, each one a surprise on the day. After each visit I blogged in response to the conversation.
See documentation | Visit the blog
Strip in four stages
Nov 08
Strip in four stages is a live performance exploring male prowess and vulnerability in relation to women. The piece takes the form of an achingly slow striptease, performed with and for a faceless mannequin while the audience looked on voyeuristically. The piece culminates in a powerful image of male bonding through vulnerability, created safely with and by the audience.
See documentation
Mehetabel
Jun-Jul 08
Mehetabel is a domestic performance for groups of three visitors. Built on the dynamics of gifting the performance took the form of a series of live encounters between the audience members, the house and me. The performance culminated in the visitors collaborating to leave a message for baby Frank, the home owners’ one-year old son. The book of messages will be given to Frank on his 13th birthday.
See documentation
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Since the start of August I have been the artist-in-residence here at The Art of Engagement. For my online residency I have created VTC2.0 (messages for the future), a virtual time capsule into which people from around the world can place something…
Since the start of August I have been the artist-in-residence here at The Art of Engagement. For my online residency I have created VTC2.0 (messages for the future), a virtual time capsule into which people from around the world can place something…
I recently received a warm and loving email from someone, asking me why I'd chosen to have my mouth sewn shut at the end of my online residency. This is what I wrote in response:
There are a number of reasons behind my decision to have my lips sewn…
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I'm interested in connections between people, and I want to create it as artwork. I like this project as each connection I make everyday is real.