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South Project

April 17, 2024

The South Project was a program of events originating in Melbourne designed to explore potential cultural connections between countries of the South[1]

Origins edit

The idea for the South Project emerged in the aftermath of the 1999 Melbourne Visual Arts Biennial. While the biennial was designed to be an ongoing feature of Melbourne's visual arts calendar, lack of support from participating countries meant it was unable to continue. Consideration was given to the model of Brisbane's Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, which used a regional focus to gain profile. The concept of a southern focus emerged through a series of meetings held over 2001–2002 at the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne.

The Director of Craft Victoria, Kevin Murray, developed the South Project in 2003 with support of the Australia Council's Visual Arts Craft Strategy and Myer Foundation. The idea was first introduced with the "Between You and Me" symposium on 18 March 2003, which featured stories about Australian craft practitioners working with traditional communities in Ernabella, Tiwi Islands, East Timor and Gujarat. On 2 April 2003, the Myer Foundation hosted a meeting of the directors of Victorian visual arts organisations at Cranlana to discuss the possibility of a major international festival focusing on the South. By late 2003, project officers Hannah Matthews and Christobel Harvey were appointed. Magdalena Morena became general manager in 2004.

Major elements edit

Melbourne Gathering 2004 edit

South 1: A New Conversation (1–4 July 2004, University of Melbourne) was a unique gathering of artists from more than 16 countries brought together to discuss what it means to live in the south. The opening keynote was given by Mbulelo Mzamane.[2] There were 48 presentations designed to cover the breadth of southern cultural activity, including shared histories of struggle and displacement, current programs of cultural development and ideas for future collaborations across the latitude. These presentations were complemented by workshops, project clusters, performances, readings, walks and a welcoming bonfire hosted by members of the local Indigenous community.

To complement the event, at Craft Victoria the exhibition of Cross Pollination, curated by Anna Davern and Vicki Mason, displayed works by Australian and New Zealand jewellers inspired by botany.

Wellington Gathering 2005 edit

'Between Earth and Sky' in Wellington was hosted by Te Papa Museum 19–21 October 2005. It began with a traditional Pōwhiri followed by talks and workshops featuring Maori, Pakeha, Australian Aboriginal and foreign speakers. "With the theme 'between sky and earth' – ways of making a place in a placeless world- the content of the gathering included a heady mix of indigenous, environmental and socially oriented art production."[3]

Santiago Gathering 2006 edit

The South American gathering 'Crossing Horizons' was held in Chile 1 – 4 October 2006 and hosted by the Centro Cultural Estacion Mapocho. It included talks at the Universidad de Chile, workshop at the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura in Valparaiso, residencies at Galeria Metropolitana and a performance by Domenico de Clario at the Pablo Neruda house La Sebastina. The two exhibitions were Trans Versa curated by Zara Stanhope and Danae Mossman, involving thirteen artists at three venues. And Make the Common Precious curated by Kevin Murray that make the link between 'poor craft' in Australia and the celebration of the ordinary in the poetry of Pablo Neruda.

Johannesburg Gathering 2007 edit

The African gathering was held in Johannesburg 18–21 October 2007 at the Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto. It was opened by William Kentridge. A Festival of the South was presented by the Mbuisa Makhubu Primary School (previously Belle Primary) in Orlando West, featuring results of residencies by Australian artists Sara Thorn, Maree Clarke and Emma Davies. There were also workshops at the Crafts Council of South Africa and African Theatre.

Common Goods: Cultures Meet through Craft edit

Common Goods was an exhibition for the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Melbourne Museum involving residencies in host institutions around Victoria. Artisans were invited from Commonwealth countries, including Ahmed Nimad (Maldives) Audrey Boyle (New Zealand), Lewis Dick (Mauritius), Hlengiwe Dube (South Africa), Mary Farrugia (Malta), Niki Hastings-McFall (New Zealand), Zakir Hussain (India), Te Atiwei Ririnui (New Zealand), Margarita Sampson (Norfolk Island), Chandraguptha Thenuwara (Sri Lanka) and Julie Tipene-O'Toole (New Zealand). Each was partnered with a local host artists including Kerri Ann Abbott, Jennifer Bartholomew, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Lucy Irvine, Wendy Lugg, Mark McDean and David Ray. Their collaborations were then exhibited at Melbourne Museum. According to Wulan Dirgantoro, "As many of these artists are no longer entirely dependent on traditional materials to produce their objects, this exhibition presents a challenge for viewers to see the complexity and breadth of 'world craft' outside the notion of exoticism and 'fourth world' façade."[4]

South Artists in Residence edit

Institutions in Australia, Brazil, Fiji New Zealand and South Africa hosted artists as part of a residency program designed to facilitate exchange. The artists who participated include:

  • Vicky Shukuroglou, Australia
  • David Bosun, Australia
  • Alwin Reamillo, Australia
  • Jumaadi, Australia
  • Salote Tawale, Australia
  • Guillermina Antunez, Chile
  • Juan Castillo, Chile
  • Leonardo Ortega, Chile
  • Claudia del Fierro, Chile
  • Laura Vinci, Brazil
  • Elida Tessler, Brazil
  • Cristina Abad Angel, Colombia
  • Michael Mbata, South Africa
  • Jeremy Wafer, South Africa
  • Clifford Charles, South Africa
  • Heri Dono, Indonesia
  • Jooyoung Lee, Korea
  • Mata Smith, New Zealand
  • Gregor Kregar, New Zealand
  • Marie Strauss, New Zealand

South Kids edit

The South Project included a number of schools that hosted a specially made kit that explored connections across the south. This included the story of Susu, an emu that wanted to fly like an eagle. This story was designed as an allegory of the way people of the South often wish they lived in the North. Children were encouraged to come up with solutions for the emu, as well as provide information about the flightless birds in their own country.

Participating schools included:

  • Pembroke Primary School, Victoria
  • Collingwood College, Victoria
  • Abbotsford Primary School, Victoria
  • Carlton Primary School, Victoria
  • Taupo Primary School, New Zealand
  • Achao Primary School, Chiloe, Chile
  • Sculpture Academy, Port Luis, Mauritius
  • Mbuisa Makhubu Primary School in Soweto

Legacy edit

The South Project continued as a Craft Victoria project until December 2007, when it became an independent association under Director Magdalena Moreno. As an independent organisation, South Project hosted further gatherings in Melbourne and Yogyakarta. It closed down in 2013.

The following are initiatives emerging out of the South Project:

  • Southern Perspectives is a network of writers involved in dialogue about thinking that is particular to the South
  • Joyaviva: Live Jewellery Across the Pacific is a project to explore jewellery as art across the South by considering the modern amulet
  • Sangam: Australia India Design Platform is a three-year initiative to promote creative partnerships between artisans and designers

Bibliography edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gardner, Anthony, ed. 2013. Mapping South: Journeys in South-South Cultural Relations. Melbourne: South Project.
  2. ^ Mbulelo, Mzamane. 2004. "Beyond Mythification: Constituting a Southern Identity.” Southern Perspectives. http://www.southernperspectives.net/beyond-mythification-constituting-a-southern-identity-by-mbulelo-vizikhungo
  3. ^ Clarke, Jacquie. 2006. "The South Project 2 in Wellington | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui." The Big Idea – Te Aria Nui. 27 October. http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/node/28008.
  4. ^ Dirgantoro, Wulan. 2006. "Common Goods: Cultures meet through craft' Craft Australia. "Cultures meet through craft in Common Goods - 29 April 2006". Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

April 17, 2024
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The South Project was a program of events originating in Melbourne designed to explore potential cultural connections between countries of the South 1 Contents 1 Origins 2 Major elements 2 1 Melbourne Gathering 2004 2 2 Wellington Gathering 2005 2 3 Santiago Gathering 2006 2 4 Johannesburg Gathering 2007 2 5 Common Goods Cultures Meet through Craft 2 6 South Artists in Residence 2 7 South Kids 3 Legacy 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesOrigins editThe idea for the South Project emerged in the aftermath of the 1999 Melbourne Visual Arts Biennial While the biennial was designed to be an ongoing feature of Melbourne s visual arts calendar lack of support from participating countries meant it was unable to continue Consideration was given to the model of Brisbane s Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art which used a regional focus to gain profile The concept of a southern focus emerged through a series of meetings held over 2001 2002 at the Australian Centre University of Melbourne The Director of Craft Victoria Kevin Murray developed the South Project in 2003 with support of the Australia Council s Visual Arts Craft Strategy and Myer Foundation The idea was first introduced with the Between You and Me symposium on 18 March 2003 which featured stories about Australian craft practitioners working with traditional communities in Ernabella Tiwi Islands East Timor and Gujarat On 2 April 2003 the Myer Foundation hosted a meeting of the directors of Victorian visual arts organisations at Cranlana to discuss the possibility of a major international festival focusing on the South By late 2003 project officers Hannah Matthews and Christobel Harvey were appointed Magdalena Morena became general manager in 2004 Major elements editMelbourne Gathering 2004 edit South 1 A New Conversation 1 4 July 2004 University of Melbourne was a unique gathering of artists from more than 16 countries brought together to discuss what it means to live in the south The opening keynote was given by Mbulelo Mzamane 2 There were 48 presentations designed to cover the breadth of southern cultural activity including shared histories of struggle and displacement current programs of cultural development and ideas for future collaborations across the latitude These presentations were complemented by workshops project clusters performances readings walks and a welcoming bonfire hosted by members of the local Indigenous community To complement the event at Craft Victoria the exhibition of Cross Pollination curated by Anna Davern and Vicki Mason displayed works by Australian and New Zealand jewellers inspired by botany Wellington Gathering 2005 edit Between Earth and Sky in Wellington was hosted by Te Papa Museum 19 21 October 2005 It began with a traditional Pōwhiri followed by talks and workshops featuring Maori Pakeha Australian Aboriginal and foreign speakers With the theme between sky and earth ways of making a place in a placeless world the content of the gathering included a heady mix of indigenous environmental and socially oriented art production 3 Santiago Gathering 2006 edit The South American gathering Crossing Horizons was held in Chile 1 4 October 2006 and hosted by the Centro Cultural Estacion Mapocho It included talks at the Universidad de Chile workshop at the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura in Valparaiso residencies at Galeria Metropolitana and a performance by Domenico de Clario at the Pablo Neruda house La Sebastina The two exhibitions were Trans Versa curated by Zara Stanhope and Danae Mossman involving thirteen artists at three venues And Make the Common Precious curated by Kevin Murray that make the link between poor craft in Australia and the celebration of the ordinary in the poetry of Pablo Neruda Johannesburg Gathering 2007 edit The African gathering was held in Johannesburg 18 21 October 2007 at the Hector Pieterson Museum in Soweto It was opened by William Kentridge A Festival of the South was presented by the Mbuisa Makhubu Primary School previously Belle Primary in Orlando West featuring results of residencies by Australian artists Sara Thorn Maree Clarke and Emma Davies There were also workshops at the Crafts Council of South Africa and African Theatre Common Goods Cultures Meet through Craft edit Common Goods was an exhibition for the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the Melbourne Museum involving residencies in host institutions around Victoria Artisans were invited from Commonwealth countries including Ahmed Nimad Maldives Audrey Boyle New Zealand Lewis Dick Mauritius Hlengiwe Dube South Africa Mary Farrugia Malta Niki Hastings McFall New Zealand Zakir Hussain India Te Atiwei Ririnui New Zealand Margarita Sampson Norfolk Island Chandraguptha Thenuwara Sri Lanka and Julie Tipene O Toole New Zealand Each was partnered with a local host artists including Kerri Ann Abbott Jennifer Bartholomew Lorraine Connelly Northey Lucy Irvine Wendy Lugg Mark McDean and David Ray Their collaborations were then exhibited at Melbourne Museum According to Wulan Dirgantoro As many of these artists are no longer entirely dependent on traditional materials to produce their objects this exhibition presents a challenge for viewers to see the complexity and breadth of world craft outside the notion of exoticism and fourth world facade 4 South Artists in Residence edit Institutions in Australia Brazil Fiji New Zealand and South Africa hosted artists as part of a residency program designed to facilitate exchange The artists who participated include Vicky Shukuroglou Australia David Bosun Australia Alwin Reamillo Australia Jumaadi Australia Salote Tawale Australia Guillermina Antunez Chile Juan Castillo Chile Leonardo Ortega Chile Claudia del Fierro Chile Laura Vinci Brazil Elida Tessler Brazil Cristina Abad Angel Colombia Michael Mbata South Africa Jeremy Wafer South Africa Clifford Charles South Africa Heri Dono Indonesia Jooyoung Lee Korea Mata Smith New Zealand Gregor Kregar New Zealand Marie Strauss New ZealandSouth Kids edit The South Project included a number of schools that hosted a specially made kit that explored connections across the south This included the story of Susu an emu that wanted to fly like an eagle This story was designed as an allegory of the way people of the South often wish they lived in the North Children were encouraged to come up with solutions for the emu as well as provide information about the flightless birds in their own country Participating schools included Pembroke Primary School Victoria Collingwood College Victoria Abbotsford Primary School Victoria Carlton Primary School Victoria Taupo Primary School New Zealand Achao Primary School Chiloe Chile Sculpture Academy Port Luis Mauritius Mbuisa Makhubu Primary School in SowetoLegacy editThe South Project continued as a Craft Victoria project until December 2007 when it became an independent association under Director Magdalena Moreno As an independent organisation South Project hosted further gatherings in Melbourne and Yogyakarta It closed down in 2013 The following are initiatives emerging out of the South Project Southern Perspectives is a network of writers involved in dialogue about thinking that is particular to the South Joyaviva Live Jewellery Across the Pacific is a project to explore jewellery as art across the South by considering the modern amulet Sangam Australia India Design Platform is a three year initiative to promote creative partnerships between artisans and designersBibliography edit The South Issue New Horizons Artlink 27 2 http www artlink com au issues 2720 the south issue new horizons Gardner Anthony and Charles Green 2013 Biennials of the South on the Edges of the Global Third Text 27 4 442 455 Gardner Anthony ed 2013 Mapping South Journeys in South South Cultural Relations Melbourne South Project Murray Kevin 2008 Keys to the South Australian Humanities Review 44 http www australianhumanitiesreview org archive Issue March 2008 murray html Murray Kevin 2006 The South Project A Conference of Flightless Birds Australian and New Zealand Journal of Art 6 7 2 1 6 Murray Kevin 2008 Let s Look Both South and North to Find Our Place The Age 17 June http www theage com au federal politics lets look both south and north to find our place 20080616 2rl2 html page 1 Zeplin Pam 2011 Heading South A Meditation on the ruins of the South Project Southern Perspectiveshttp www southernperspectives net region pacific heading south a meditation on the ruins of the south project South 1 1 4 July 2004 South Project org Retrieved 11 December 2023 https web archive org web 20080219121426 http www southproject org south1 index htmReferences edit Gardner Anthony ed 2013 Mapping South Journeys in South South Cultural Relations Melbourne South Project Mbulelo Mzamane 2004 Beyond Mythification Constituting a Southern Identity Southern Perspectives http www southernperspectives net beyond mythification constituting a southern identity by mbulelo vizikhungo Clarke Jacquie 2006 The South Project 2 in Wellington The Big Idea Te Aria Nui The Big Idea Te Aria Nui 27 October http www thebigidea co nz node 28008 Dirgantoro Wulan 2006 Common Goods Cultures meet through craft Craft Australia Cultures meet through craft in Common Goods 29 April 2006 Archived from the original on 17 January 2014 Retrieved 2 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Project amp oldid 1191327825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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