LOS+GAZQUEZ+PROJECT


 * "Collaborations are enjoyable exercises; a good collaboration is like going on a long journey without a map, never knowing quite where you will end up. Working with another person or people automatically makes the art a social experience, which is often reflected in the work"** (Jeremy Deller) from 'Life is to Blame for Everything' Collected Works 1992-99

//"We propose using our// //time at Joya to develop a sustainable model for artistic collaboration. As students on a new MA programme specifically designed to challenge existing working practices and look at the social context of cultural production, Joya will provide us with an intensive opportunity to test out some of these ideas and create work through collaboration, dialogue and exchange. In limiting the materials we bring with us, as well as being removed geographically and conceptually from our normal studio environment, our aim is to make work relying solely on each other and the natural resources we encounter at Cortijada Los Gazquez. We hope to arrive at a model of self-sufficient production, both in social and environmental terms. Whilst our process will be one of experimentation and reflection (largely developed on site) in order to ensure the project remains focused and structured we will work within the overarching theme of sensory experience. We are interested in exploring the 5 senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch) in relation to the environment around// //Cortijada Los Gazquez////, and will break down our residency, so that each day is focused on a different sense."//


 * Very draft programme**: (Please add to/comment)

Arrive from Alicante, grocery shopping, settling in INITIAL EXPLORATION 11am Deputy Mayor of Vélez Blanco and Dietmar Roth to give a guided tour of the castle de Los Fajados, the. old Moorish Medina and the church of Santiago. After lunch - tour of Los Gazquez 5pm Maite Fraide Garcia (Education officer for the Jardines Botanicos de la Sierra Maria-Los Vélez) to give a talk and slide show about the flora, fauna history and culture of the natural park and the people who live in it. 7pm - plan for thurs Review collaborative approach/focus/plan for next 3 days DEVELOPMENT OF WORK/FURTHER EXPERIMENTATION Decide (if we havent yet done so) on how to pull things together PRESENTATION
 * Tues 23rd** Arrival
 * Weds 24th** Acclimatising
 * Thurs 25th** Sensory/collaborative Experiment 1
 * Fri 26th** Sensory/collaborative Experiment 2?
 * Sat 27th** Sensory/collaborative Experiment 3?
 * Sun 28th** Sensory/collaborative Experiment 4?
 * Mon 29th** Pull different experiments/work strands together
 * Tues 30th** Present work (in the form of an installation/exhibition/performance/walk/ presentation/screening......)
 * Weds 31st** Leave for Granada


 * Sensory experiment = a way of precipitating collaborative and site responsive work via imposing restrictions that give us a focus right from the start. For example: We could give ourselves 6 hours, in groups of 3, to investigate a particular sense in relation to a particular geographical area around Los Gazquez. (Or at least to use these criteria as a starting point for exploration). We could then reconvene, share findings and plan for the next day/stage. Variables could be //how// we work together, senses, location etc
 * Here´s a more expansive starting point for exploring the different senses:

If Jeremy Deller´s wise words are to be trusted (above) then it´s likely our collaborative process will develop a life of its own, (which may well involve rejecting the initial rules we set ourselves). But probably good to define a starting position at least.

__Individual__ Jen - camera Trish - video camera, string Nicky - camera, tape Donna - camera, brown envelopes, voice recorder and Rosalie - blank postcards, threads (and needles if Ryan Air will let me?) Kimathi - camera, drawing / painting stuff, laptop
 * Tools/Materials:** (Please add to list)

__Collective__ (materials we should ensure we have between us). Paper? Printing cartridges

- sleeping bag - sturdy shoes/outdoor boots - tea bags
 * Packing List - essentials to bring from UK**: (Please add to list)

__Allergies:__ Nuts (Jen), anything with lactose in (Lindi)
 * Food:** (Please add to list)

__Recipes:__ (Full ingredients in attached doc) Spicy prawn and coriander rice with side salad - Rosalie Chicken, Chorizo or Vegetable Paella - Jen Beef/or vegetable stew - Trish Tomato (and goats cheese?) pasta - Lindi (send ingredients)