Perform. Play. Art.

I am Professor of Film and Visual Culture at the University of Aberdeen and Director of the George Washington Wilson Centre for Visual Culture, which organises the VIEW Visual Arts and Culture Programme.

Amy Bryzgel

Perform. Play. Art. 
Friday, March, 18, 2016. 10:00 – 17:00
Craig Suite, 7th Floor, Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen invite you to participate in a one-day artistic event putting art theory into practice and vice versa. "Perform. Play. Art" will consist of talks by artists and arts practitioners from the former Yugoslavia, a participatory performance by artists from Slovenia, in which attendees in Aberdeen can be involved, and a public performance by artists from Scotland and Slovenia, linked up with Aberdeen via Skype.
The field of art emphasises experimentation as well as the strong need for theorizing itself, questioning the techniques and the technology used and the context in which the art is produced. By doing so, art has undergone continuous changes of practices, styles, notions, positions and topics. It tried to detect and react towards the everyday, pinpointing the invisible yet present materiality. With questioning authorship, contempt and resistance of high art and through the process of institutionalization, performative, ephemeral and collective processes are emphasized.
The forms and formats of expression should not be dictated by the authority. Creativity should be continuously on the search for its own means and therefore experimentation should become an indispensible part of art, with the aim of testing out our own abilities, our own sensations and to be prepared for the journey into the unknown. The art that does not repeat itself, but rather searches, was for this reason always the most precious—it managed to cross the pre-given boundaries and enrich its audience with a different experience.
This event, “Perform. Play. Art” bridges the significance of performance art in the past with the one produced today, emphasising social, political and economic changes. It will provide glimpses into two countries, the former Yugoslavia and Scotland, pointing out connections, relations and the exchange of the artists’ creative potentiality. 
 
The event is free and open to the public, but booking is essential.
 
SCHEDULE
10:00 –10:30 / Registration and coffee / Artistic re-enactment
10:30 – 11:30 / Introduction: Amy Bryzgel and Jasmina Jaloznik - Experimental Art in Yugoslavia and Scotland; Creating Under Challenging Conditions
10:45-11:30 / Artist Talk: Franc Purg (Slovenia/UK)
11:30 – 12:30 / Dejan Srhoj (Slovenia): Mapping the Campus / participatory performance
12:30 – 13:00 / post-performance talk / discussion on the performance Mapping
13:00 – 14:30 / Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 / Public Readings / public performance: Franc Purg (Slovenia/UK) Jasmina Založnik (Slovenia/UK), Hannah Burrows (UK), Aleksandra Gruden (Slovenia), Andreja Džakušić (Slovenia), Borut Holland (Slovenia), Simon Macuh (Slovenia) and Petra Kapš (alias OR poiesis) (Slovenia). Sound installation by Suk-Jun Kim (Korea/UK), Lecturer in Music, Rae Kim, PhD student in Music and composition.
15:30 – 17:00 / Experiment in Art, Past and Future /Round Table: Franc Purg (Slovenia/UK), Miško Šuvaković (Serbia), Gergelj Urkom (Serbia/UK), Jasmina Založnik (Slovenia/UK); moderated by Amy Bryzgel (USA/UK)

University of Aberdeen

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Perform. Play. Art.

More events from Amy Bryzgel

Discover more events from Amy Bryzgel, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Aberdeen and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Perform. Play. Art.

More events from Amy Bryzgel

Discover more events from Amy Bryzgel, from Arts to other experiences you might love.

More Arts events

Browse more Arts events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Aberdeen and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.