Some thoughts on the cyber-kitchen...

'llo,
Hopefully you have seen the call for the cyber-kitchen (http://www.the-
cyber-kitchen.com) I thought I'd give it bit more of a plug. The call went
out in the UK first and I've noticed a lack of american interest -
strangely?? So for any of you that might be umming and ahhing about
diving into the domestic here's a bit of extra encouragement:-)

Firstly the 'proposal'. This really means just an email to me saying Jess,
I want the washing machine/knives/blender etc. I'm not into a paper
trail, this is purely so I don't get 20 fridges. There's more kitchen 'states'
going up over the next few days so more 'objects' to choose from, or
check the list on the site.

Secondly, I'm directing the project in terms of the overall feel and
(hopefully) the general standard of the work in the kitchen but what I'm
really hoping is the artists feel that they can have freedom in
interpreting this any way they like. Kitchens are eclectic. This evening I
have a bottle of scotch, a tin of baked beans, a knackered modem and
a lego model of buzz lightyear on top of my washing machine. My friend
has two iceboxes. One for her food and one for the tissue samples she
uses for her work. (urgh) One of the artists involved is interpreting one
of the dark corridors of the hall way as a raw, pinched throat using
internal photographs. I love this …where does that suddenly place the
kitchen??One minute you're sitting having coffee in the sunlight the
next you've slipped slipping down into the darkness. The domestic
peace becomes a construction, the locality an illusion…more please!!!

Finally if your still unsure: the artists involved so far include:
Maya,Cathy Ward, Pierre Gauvin, Saskia, giselle kymberly Linda
Munday,amie.bolissian,Susan Burgess,Laurent Sauerwein,Mr
Milk,jorge margolles,samantha caine, neil Jenkins, simon morse…
what more could you want…:-)

Looking forward to hearing from you….
Cheers,
jess.




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