Space of Appearance is a two-day event of discussion, performance and exhibition concerned with examining the value of objects as artworks and the thought processes that such examinations might provoke. Space of Appearance refers to Jan Verwoert’s use of the term to describe moments where a group might convene with “shared intuitions…to make something appear…and create a moment of artistic and intellectual significance”. This one-off event will open up the decision-making processes that inform an exhibition at the Joinery and, in Verwoert’s terms, allow participating individuals to address the issue “together in ways not solicited by the usual structures of authority”.
From 7pm on Thursday 7th February, a live event will see a group of participants convene to whittle thirty-two objects down to one via five fast-paced rounds of discussion. This is a BYOB event and the rounds will be interspersed with various readings and screenings throughout the evening. On Sunday 10th February, between 12pm and 9pm, there will be a series of short exhibitions incorporating the selected object, during which various curatorial approaches will be tested out within the space.
Space of Appearance marks the culmination of a collaboration between postgraduate students from Art in the Contemporary World, NCAD, independent curator Vaari Claffey and the Joinery.
Jan Verwoert (2006). Lessons in modesty: the open academy as a model. Metropolis M.
Our 32 object-bringing participants for Space Of Appearence in the Joinery on Thursday night are listed below. Everyone else is welcome to come along and observe proceedings also. There will be a full list of goings-on for Sunday posted shortly as well …
Emily Aoibheann
Lily Cahill
Emily Carson
Annika Cassidy
Yann Chalmers
Will Curtis
Vanessa Daws
Orla Fitzpatrick
Emily Gallagher
Steph Gallagher
Shawnagh Mungardi Hackett
Francis Halsall
Niamh Hannaford
Denis Kehoe
Ruth Kerr
Anna Keyes
Aine Killeen
Barbara Knezevic (by proxy)
Katherine Maurer
Art Mooney
Denis Mortel
Rob Murphy
Diarmuid MacDiarmada
Sean McCrum
Susan McDonel
Mags McLoughlin
Fintan Neylan
Gearoid O’Dea
Garrett Phelan
Jennie Tayler
Sarah Usher
Dan Whelan