Last updated: January 2012
ComPeung Grant 2012 - Call for applications
Due to our continuous support by our generous private donor, we are able to continue the ComPeung Grant program and are very pleased to advertise the ComPeung Grant 2012!
We are calling for applications for 2 one month ComPeung AiR grants for 2012.
Eligibility & Conditions:
Individual artists as well as artist duos are eligible to apply. Artist groups (max. 3 people)
can also apply but we won't be able to fully fund the travel expenses for the whole group.
At the end of the grant residency we expect the grant beneficiaries to present their
outcomes in form of a public presentation/lecture.
The period for the 2 residencies is fixed and scheduled for October 2012, which is not
negotiable.
Each of the 2 grants covers:
Air ticket to/from artist's home country
Transportation to/from Chiang Mai International Airport
Small artist fee
Accommodation/studio
3 home-cooked meals per day
Interested artists are to apply online only by providing:
ComPeung Grant Application Form (.pdf / .doc)
Proposition of work or project to be undertaken during the grant residency, which can be
part of a current work-in-progress or a new body of work.
Artist statement clearly stating the objectives for applying for this particular residency.
Curriculum Vitae (2 pages A4)
Max 10 images of the work
Links to sound, video/animation work and/or artist websites
*All documents are to be merged into a single pdf/doc file (not exceeding 5 MB).
Disciplines & Media (open list)
· Visual Arts, Media, Architecture, Performing Arts, Literature, Music
Grant application deadline: 31 May 2012. Late applications will not be considered.
Applications are be sent to: compeung@yahoo.com
Grant notifications will be emailed by end of June 2012.
ComPeung Revisited 2007 - 2012
catalogue
Photo Credit: Mona Oren
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM 2012
The ComPeung Artist-in-Residence Program is designed for local and international artists to live and work together with our team and the local community. Interested artists are encouraged to apply by providing ComPeung with a preliminary proposal of her/his/their art work or project. As a work-in-progress we understand that the proposed project might change in the process.
We are now accepting applications for our regular residencies in 2012. (more details)
ARTISTS
Maia Sørensen (Denmark)
ComPeung Grants 2011 Artist
The ComPeung Grants 2011 are funded entirely by a private donor.
A SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE
A Subjective Experience is becoming a doodle of movements that overlap the edited video clips. I have worked with three different approaches: object moving in front of still camera, deliberate camera movements and in collaboration with Ong attaching the camera to moving objects such as a ballon, kite and inside a plastic ball. The video will be connected through direction of movements, that lead the spectator through a scrapbook of my first experience in Thailand.
A SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE is a three-screen-video-dance-collage- installation, where everything is seen from the perspective of a dancing body. A camera is attached to different body parts while moving through the landscape of ComPeung. The camera movements create an independent dance that invites the spectator to feel the movement:
...feeling the temperature, feeling the soil, feeling the grass, feeling the leaves on the trees, a stone in my sandal, the freedom of spinning around myself while seeing the unfamiliar land, the color of the sky, a spider moving, the new smell, a strange flower, the sensation of a lake or waterfall, falling to the ground, feeling the dry sand in sweat, covering my body as I roll down hill...
The 'I' is removed, the body, the surface, and left is a nonlinear story of physicality and sensations.
The three screens will each be a collage of cut out moving images. Some images are static wide shots of the landscapes, that the other images (my point of view) is moving through. The three screens continuously change, as the POV images are traveling and discovering new things. The collage images will demonstrate how an experience brings along memories and associations, which help to shape and color the present.
http://maiasorensen.weebly.com/
ELIN&KEINO (Finland)
ComPeung Grants 2011 Artist Duo
The ComPeung Grants 2011are funded entirely by a private donor.
…Repetition, Repetition, Repetition…
During the residency we wanted to investigate continuous movement - its sense and senselessness.
This theme can be seen in the chosen elements and the act of creating the art works, as well as in a more conceptual/spiritual way; as an exploration of an unknown culture - the Buddhist way of viewing life as a continuous circle and the principles of meditation. As Repetition has an important role in meditation, we decided to take this feature as a starting point for our project.
We explored this theme by working on two separate works; a site-specific installation / environmental artwork where the focus was on the continuous movement of a sculptural form, and with a performative piece situated in the local surroundings and in which the mental process was emphasized. In both cases, we chose to work in a meditative way, keeping in mind the Buddhist way of thinking and focus on the process and ephemerality of the work instead of on the final product.
Practices
#1 Growth (Kasvu) – Practice to acknowledge the potential of growth in all situations
#2 In a/the Moment (Hetkessä) – Practice to live in the moment
#3 Life (Elämä) – Practice to understand the notion of life as a continuous circle
#4 Materia (Materia) – Practice to understand the unimportance of material wealth
#5 Body (Keho) – Practice to acknowledge the temporary nature of the body
