MICHAEL RIDGE
Knit, Loop and Grate
April 2015
A selection of new solo and collaborative cassette and record works by UK based multimedia artist Michael Ridge.
Inspired by and conceptually rooted in the Dada and Fluxus movements this selection explores and presents his fascination with deconstructing and re-imagining both audio formats. The viewer/listener will be presented with works which are insightful, interactive and a little absurd.
On several pieces Michael has collaborated with textile artist and illustrator Lisa Little and Douglas Lucas of NONE records (USA)
Michael has exhibited and performed works at a variety of venues including Norwich Arts Centre, Luise T Blouin Institure, Royal Opera House, Rathmines Library (Dublin), New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Phoenix Art Museum (USA)
Since 2008 he has been a member of the Norwich artist collective other/other/other and in 2013 with fine artists Elizabeth Scrase co-founded Ridge & Scrase– a sound and drawing arts collaboration.
The exhibition is brought to Abingdon Studios as part of the Other World Festival 2015.
Also: The exhibition coincided with?LeftCoast’s Golden Section guest talk by Chris Watson, which took place at Grundy Art Gallery
Last Updated: 2nd January 2017 by Abingdon Studios
Show #1: Studio artists move in
Abingdon Studios opened its doors as part of Blackpool’s first ever Other Worlds Festival of Experimental Music and Sound Art in April 2015.
To coincide with the Project Space exhibition Knit, Loop and Grate by artist Michael Ridge, the studio artists exhibited a selection of works and works in progress alongside an open studio setting for visitors to see the types of work/s being experimented with and developed ?in Blackpool.
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Michael Ridge (Gallery)
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Lisa Wigham
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Michael Ridge
MICHAEL RIDGE
Knit, Loop and Grate
April 2015
A selection of new solo and collaborative cassette and record works by UK based multimedia artist Michael Ridge.
Inspired by and conceptually rooted in the Dada and Fluxus movements this selection explores and presents his fascination with deconstructing and re-imagining both audio formats. The viewer/listener will be presented with works which are insightful, interactive and a little absurd.
On several pieces Michael has collaborated with textile artist and illustrator Lisa Little and Douglas Lucas of NONE records (USA)
Michael has exhibited and performed works at a variety of venues including Norwich Arts Centre, Luise T Blouin Institure, Royal Opera House, Rathmines Library (Dublin), New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and Phoenix Art Museum (USA)
Since 2008 he has been a member of the Norwich artist collective other/other/other and in 2013 with fine artists Elizabeth Scrase co-founded Ridge & Scrase– a sound and drawing arts collaboration.
The exhibition is brought to Abingdon Studios as part of the Other World Festival 2015.
Also: The exhibition coincided with?LeftCoast’s Golden Section guest talk by Chris Watson, which took place at Grundy Art Gallery
Last Updated: 2nd January 2017 by admin
Ruth Heritage
Ruth Heritage
Ruth practices across arts and film, and academia and has produced & directed several broadcast documentaries, written, produced/directed short indie fictions, & practices, plays & experiments around creative truth and lies of film and ?the document? through arts, culture, & trans/media work. Ruth lectures across cultural sociology, film & media, and engaged arts/communities. Ruth established socially-engaged arts & cultural producers They Eat Culture in 2009, and is creative director.
www.theyeatculture.org
Last Updated: 2nd January 2017 by Abingdon Studios
Graduate Placement Studio
Abingdon Studios currently offers a shared studio space in support of Final Year BA(hons) students through to graduation; in order to support their Professional Placement Practice Module- a crucial stage in their artistic development and decision making as artists.
Abingdon Studios is in partnership with Blackpool & Fylde College and School of Creative Arts in order to offer the studio as an ongoing opportunity for student artists to experience working in context amongst emerging Blackpool based artists, whilst being able to engage and liaise with a new network of creative practitioners.
The space has been dedicated to Graduating studients since late 2015?and afford up to 6 weeks for artists to continue to develop work post study.
Artists supported to date, Megan Kelsall, Steven Wilson, Ian Fraser, Brian Fish