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SUMMARY:MY BLOOD IS MY VOICE
DESCRIPTION:Ａ ＨＵＭＡＮ ＮＯＩＳＥ  ＲＩＴＵＡＬ ＦＲＯＭ ＢＥＹＯＮＤ ＴＨＥ ＢＩＮＡＲＹ．  \nＡ ＣＩＲＣＬＥ ＣＡＳＴ ＷＩＴＨ ＯＵＲ ＣＯＬＬＥＣＴＩＶＥ ＢＯＤＹ \nＦＯＲ ＴＨＥ ＳＵＲＶＩＶＯＲＳ， ＴＨＥ ＤＩＶＩＮＥ． \nＷＥ ＰＯＵＲ ＯＵＲ ＶＯＩＣＥ ＩＮＴＯ ＴＨＩＳ ＣＲＵＣＩＢＬＥ  \nＴＯ ＲＩＳＥ ＵＰ \nＴＯ ＲＥＳＯＮＡＴＥ \nＴＯ ＦＩＮＤ ＯＵＲ ＨＯＭＥ． \nMy Blood Is My Voice is a brand new ritual gig theatre & collective vocal healing project in co-creation; exploring the queer & neurodivergent experience through decolonised ways of working with the human body as a complete instrument and storyteller. This open space is facilitated by vocal & magical practitioners Porscha Present\, Winter James\, Bea Xu\, Reyhan Yusuf & Tobi Adebajo. This year at Ugly Duck they will begin research & development collaboratively on a collective voice beyond the binary. Throughout the year they will be hosting trauma-informed open workshops & sharing spaces for queer & neuroqueer folk on vocal improv\, noise & drone jams\, sound healing rituals\, vocal drag & collective performance poetry. This body of work is dedicated to building community in sharing the lived experience and vulnerability of finding our voice and resisting together. Their calendar of events will also feature dedicated safer space sessions for racialised voices\, trans voices and sex working voices. Watch this space for upcoming events! \nMethodology: \nWe come together as practitioners to explore the physical experience of an amplified space to support affirmation of the queer & neuroqueer voice. Exploring and defining what spiritual alchemy in transformation means to the individual. \nCreating a vocal ‘noisescape’ collectively to explore questions:  \nWhat binds our voice to identity? \nWhat separates our voice from identity? \nWhat separates humanity?  \nWhat permits us to speak to our ancestry? \nHow do we identify with transformation\, with stepping into our true collective form?  \nA research & development piece which seeks non-hierarchical modes of writing.  Devising theatre/composing music collectively & collaboratively through shared lived experience & magical practice. Decolonizing the method of storytelling. Deconstructing the gender binary of how the human voice should sound. Amplified voices bear witness to\, and hold safe all freedom of expression in catharsis. However ugly. However wild. We are here to make space\, give space & take space. To surrender and give to our collective power.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/my-blood-is-my-voice/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230401T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230904T220000
DTSTAMP:20230524T155216Z
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SUMMARY:@Disturbance Publication
DESCRIPTION:Launch event for the new @Disturbance publication giving context and background on the participating artists & their practice. \nAfter an epic fourth edition the Disturbance team designed a publication to provide more context and background on the participating artists & their practice. A reflection on the birth of the project\, the artists’ experience\, beautiful unreleased pictures AND a whole lot of articles\, sharing and poetry from the extended Disturbance community. The publication will also be the starting point of our living archive. It will be available with print on demand as well as during the launch. \n  \nPrice list \n– Publication £12 + Sending \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/publication/
LOCATION:ONLINE\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230330T220000
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SUMMARY:The Ugly Duck Project
DESCRIPTION:The Ugly Duck Project\nExperience all-female music group Synchrony give a vibrant and intimate performance in one of London’s most unique art venues. \nJoin us on Thursday 30 March for an exciting musical night with chamber ensemble Synchrony playing the extraordinary works of Stravinsky\, Bartók\, Ligeti and Florence Maunders. Chairs will be provided\, but feel free to bring cushions and yoga mats for a different experience of live music! \nAs part of the project\, 30 tickets will be made available (for a nominal fee) to girls with an interest in music from local secondary schools\, and who may not have had an opportunity to experience world-class live chamber music. Invitations will also be sent to Phoenix Place\, a specialist school for students with social\, emotional\, mental health needs\, SEN or complex needs. \nSynchrony aims to celebrate women in music and dismantle the perceived barrier between performers and audience\, by making ourselves and our music accessible to anyone. \nAs with most performance projects\, ticket sales don’t cover our overheads\, and so we rely on philanthropic support and sponsorship to bring our projects to life. \nFor more information\, tickets or sponsorship packages\, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/512781753027
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/synchrony/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck Loft\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230316T220000
DTSTAMP:20230224T200658Z
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SUMMARY:Second Skin: THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE
DESCRIPTION:Second Skin & Ugly Duck presents the UK premiere of the film THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE by Marie Losier followed by a Q&A with the director.\nUgly Duck presents the UK premiere of the film THE BALLAD OF GENESIS AND LADY JAYE by Marie Losier followed by a Q&A with the director.\nAn intimate\, affecting portrait of the life and work of groundbreaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle\, Psychic TV) and their other half and collaborator\, Lady Jaye\, centered around the daring transformations the pair underwent for their “Pandrogyne” project. \nP-Orridge is revealed as an innate artist who inflects and illuminates every aspect of existence\, high and low\, exalted and humble\, with a singular sensibility; Losier’s film captures the poignant paradoxes\, the ecstasies and burdens\, of the transformation of life into art.\n– Richard Brody\, The New Yorker \n“Marie’s technique is very revolutionary. Most documentaries – and I’ve been in a lot of documentaries\, I’ve been in Joy Division\, Brion Gysin\, Burroughs\, Derek Jarman documentaries – all kinds of stuff. But they’re all the same: they sit you down and they stick a camera at you and it’s just your head\, and you’re just going blah\, blah\, blah\, blah\, blah… and it’s very ordinary. There’s nothing very interesting and radical happening. But with Marie there’s animation and she gets you to wear the most ludicrous costumes and do these bizarre things that at the time you’re doing them you’re thinking\, what the hell has this got to do with my life?\nBut when it’s all assembled\, it’s like Fellini meets documentary. It’s a very new\, radical way of making documentaries\, and quite honestly\, we think that what Marie does and the way she does it will be the template for the future.\nShe is totally unique\, very deep with a great sense of joy and emotions below her humor.”\n—Genesis Breyer P-Orridge \nShot on 16mm\, Color\, 72 mn. With Genesis P-Orridge\, Lady Jaye\, Psychic TV… Produced by Marie Losier Premiered at the Berlin Film Festival FORUM\, in 2011\nFilm Distributed by \n\nEPICENTRE FILMS (Paris-France)\nKINO ARSENAL (Berlin-Germany)\nADOPT FILMS (NYC-USA)\n\nSecond Skin\nSecond Skin is the names of a series of evenings exploring multiple trans-identities through films\, performances and discussions. The first one took place in March 2022 showcasing the UK premiere of HERMAN@S (SiblingX) by H. Alix Mourrier. \nUgly Duck’s ground floors HUB and GARAGE are both fully accessible. The access route for wheelchair users is via the car park into the Garage. We have one fully accessible toilet. All toilets are gender neutral. There are benches and chairs accessible in the space to sit down. If you need us to help facilitate your visit to Ugly Duck please contact us at general@uglyduck.org.uk and we will do our best to help you to plan your visit. Ugly Duck is run by queer and queer “friendly” staff. All of us have basic training in inclusivity and accessibility.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/genesis/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230303T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230305T180000
DTSTAMP:20230224T200658Z
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SUMMARY:DOING BETTER WITH WORSE
DESCRIPTION:DOING BETTER WITH WORSE\nFounded in 2018\, A Particular Reality (APR) is an inter-institutional collective focussed on building creative learning environments upon values of anti-racism\, care and collaboration. Formed by students\, alumni\, and educators from the Art Departments at Goldsmiths University of London\, Kingston School of Art\, Manchester Metropolitan and Middlesex University; APR is committed to providing a non-hierarchical space to support marginalised students and staff\, within and beyond practice-based higher education. \nThe artists in this show have all\, in some capacity\, worked with APR undergraduate students tackling the large\, unsaid questions that often go ignored in institutional learning. \nFurther reflecting on these questions around self-advocation\, self-protection and economic uncertainty\, ‘DOING BETTER WITH WORSE’ is a freeform meditation on our tendency to turn towards speculative thinking to briefly circumvent precarity\, uncertainty and burnout. \nBy dodging the constraints of the present and the real\, these artists embellish/exaggerate/dress-up narratives around identity with folklore\, mythology\, pop-culture and science fiction. The result is a diverse selection of works that refuse to speak about institutional problems in institutional languages\, pointedly preferring to create tongues of their own. \nMARION ASCHBACHER @aschbachermarion \nHAZEL BLAIR @hazelnblair \nCHRISTOPHER BOND @skysportz \nLORI-ANN BURGESS @loriannburgess \nVITTOR CAMILO @vittorcamilo \nJOHANNA DE VERDIER @_deverdier \nLEILY MOGHTADER MOJDEHI @mojjyart \nFRANCESCA TELLING @francescatelling
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/dbww/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230225T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230225T180000
DTSTAMP:20230313T171923Z
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SUMMARY:Grief Tending Workshop for the Trans Community
DESCRIPTION:Grief Tending Workshop for the Trans Community. A space where we build trust and safety\, connecting with our bodies and with one another.  \n– space held by Matisse Ciel – \n3 hours workshop where we will share space together. We will start by building a sense of trust and safety between us\, and then connect with and move our bodies. Then I will offer activities to build an expression of our grief and share collectively to witness each other. A good amount of time will be allocated for rest and preparing ourselves to go back outside. \n  \nI am a white french\, trans and genderfluid\, neurodivergent and chronic-pained artist\, who experiences depression and chronic suicidality. I experience grief as a constant\, I feel it every day move through my body\, its heavy and relentless waves crashing on my inner shores. \nI want us to have a space\, a moment and a mess of trans people to allow us to be in presence with the chaos of grief\, witness and hold each other in it. \nI believe that trans-only spaces are the fiercest and softest spaces I’ve ever been into. If there is a shore I want to grieve on it’s ours. \nI’m sad\, I’m sick\, I’m struck-grieven\, I’m crazy\, I’m fucked up and I’m enraged. \nI know that all of this is choking my body and my breath when I can’t move through it. \nI invite you to come feel your grief – whichever form it may take. \n  \nI want to hold space for us\, for the versions of us that have lost all hope\, the ones who never want to wake up\, the ones who want to break everything\, the ones who wish someone could hold them but cannot fathom to be touched\, the ones who would be touched but have no one around\, the ones who had words for their experiences and never had anyone to witness them so they faded away\, the ones who cannot let grief be heard because they have to stay strong to pay rent and care for the ones around them\, the ones who want to be able to laugh before they let themselves cry\, the ones who can’t trust anymore but still want to give it a try. The ones I haven’t known yet. \n  \nAccessibility \nThe space is wheelchair accessible. (Please dm me as I will come to get you by the garage door.) \nBring whatever you need to feel at home – what you need to drink\, to eat\, warm clothes that you feel good in to move or just breathe. A blanket is welcome for resting and feeling held. \nThe co-op nearby Ugly Duck is closed now\, so if you need to buy supplies before please plan ahead. This space is permission-given\, anything you need\, you can do it. There are gender-neutral toilets that are in the space so you can go in and out of them without needing to go far. \n  \nMy dms are open for any questions-doubts\, communicating your needs and hopes and you can also message me at diamondash50@gmail.com
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/workshop-2/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230223T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230223T213000
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SUMMARY:£Brown
DESCRIPTION:The core idea of the showcase is to be able to put on something that you wish you could do in your home country. \nFascism and conservative governments in the subcontinent\, extremist groups and conservative masses\, have made expression through art difficult and unsafe. Oftentimes\, it’s not just the criticism that gets censored\, but also stories of queer joy\, female sexuality and pleasure. \nThis showcase is a platform to be as radical\, experimental and political with their art and mediums that the artists wish to be\, drawing from their lived experiences as a South Asian person. \nThe programme will be a mixture of visual and performing artists. Each performance pieces will be under 30 minutes. \nAbout  £brown\nBrown pounds is the perceived purchasing power of British asian/black communities\, that a lot of advertisers\, companies and agencies tap on. Like any other capitalistic model\, it’s a cycle of working to earn and purchase\, leading to the commodification of brown identities and cashing on brown labour to sell\, well\, chai tea latte. \n £brown is a satirical commentary on the same. It is an attempt to spend brown pounds on brown artists. (Hear that\, prime minister?) \nArtists \nAmani Saeed – Spoken Word Artist \nTeenasi Balamu \nSarah Khan  \nLady Bushra 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/brown/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230216T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230216T213000
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SUMMARY:Dance Double Bill : Sophie Brain + Tough Boy Dance Collective
DESCRIPTION:Sophie Brain \nIn 1964’s Notes on Camp\, dyke theorist Susan Sontag said true camp could only be artificial. But what if you’re born this way?\n\nFrom etymology to choreography\, mincing to magic\, drag queen\, dancer and life-long showgirl Sophie Brain responds to the text in a glittering tour de force of movement\, gesture\, costume\, and questioning.\n\nWhat even is camp? The answers might not be in a book.\n\nTough Boys Dance Collective is a queer-led dance theatre collective making contemporary\, multidisciplinary choreographic works. Composed of co-founders; Sula Castle\, Roseann Dendy and Daze Hingorani. Training together at Trinity Laban and consistently collaborating in different forms\, TBDC was established through our like-minded approaches to themes such as self-expression within performance\, and our desire to work with bold and unique aesthetics.\nPulling from each of our individual experiences\, our work concerns itself with the intersections between gender\, sexuality\, religion\, class and community. \n  \nFollowing their recent residency here at Ugly Duck Sophie Brain and Tough Boy Dance Collective will present some of their latest movement work as well as some moving images. Join us for this unique double bill sharing evening. \n  \nFully accessible
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/ddb/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113
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SUMMARY:@DISTURBANCE
DESCRIPTION:watch the replay \n  \nUgly Duck Bermondsey is excited to announce the return of @Disturbance this November. A flagship programme championing LGBTQIA+ performance\, video and digital artists\, @Disturbance hosts a week-long residency culminating in two nights of public performances on November 10 & 12. A simultaneous high-quality livestream enables those outside London and unable to travel to experience @Disturbance in full effect. It is key for Ugly Duck to encourage accessibility and support radical\, diverse\, queer artists. @Disturbance is set to be as brave and breathtaking as previous programmes\, all of which have sold out and featured artists from all over the world.  \nCreative Director of Ugly Duck and founder of @Disturbance Deen Atger says: “At @Disturbance we find and nurture the talents of tomorrow. Bold and forward-thinking artists deconstructing boundaries and paving the way for totally new aesthetics. Each year @Disturbance gets bigger and we’re excited to welcome new artists into our growing network”.  \nUgly Duck is currently celebrating a decade of revitalising underused buildings and supporting marginalised artists. Established in October 2012\, the organisation has transformed a spacious\, empty Victorian warehouse in SE1 into a thriving\, creative hub. Over 1500 significant artists and arts collectives have collaborated with Ugly Duck over the past 10 years.  \nAbout @Disturbance 2022 artists:  \nGisou Golshani is a London-based Iranian artist. Their work depicts abstract narratives from seemingly disparate elements. Through multilayered editing and playful uses of sampling\, they investigate the intimacy of the voice\, the effects of sound on the body and their mother tongue Farsi’s complexities in translation. Looking into archival found material\, Gisou will create a multi-sensory\, immersive installation and performance at @Disturbance. Previous work has been shown at Nottingham’s New Art Exchange\, Mimosa House\, London and internationally including their home country.  \nJoy Yaa Kincaid is a London-based multidisciplinary artist. Intersectionality is a focus of their work which at @Disturbance will encompass both performance and video art. Centered on presenting worldly and political truths of contradiction\, randomness and beautiful messiness\, they view themselves as a mirror reflecting multiplicities of gender and culture in addition to the many absurdities of whiteness. Joy is an exciting new talent who @Disturbance hope will soon be on the cultural radar of both arts organisations and audiences.  \nRiver Cao is a moving image and performance artist originally from China now London based. Their intriguing work is created from the act of mourning\, with an emphasis on the return of the revenants. In folklore\, a revenant is an animated corpse believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. Revisiting their marginalised queer experience of growing up in the small town landscape of southern China\, they will create a series of self-narrative spaces at @Disturbance\, to rethink the emotions of grief. River has previously presented work at the Saatchi Gallery\, ICA London\, Beijing’s Joy Museum and Cologne’s Museum Ludvic.   \nKhairullah Rahim is an interdisciplinary artist based in Singapore. He works across installation\, painting\, photography and moving image. For @Disturbance\, Khairullah presents the UK debut of their short art film Buah Dahsyat (Fantastic Fruits). His research looks into strategies of resourcefulness for survival in environments under surveillance. Khairullah’s works have been shown extensively all over the world. The Barbican in London\, Millepiani in Rome and the Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York location have all played host alongside many other international arts spaces ad galleries.   \nNoam Youngrak Son is a queer artist based in Ghent (Belgium). Noam presents Yummy Body Truck\, a video work about a fictional food truck selling edible human body parts. In their practice they attempt to convey stories of marginalised bodies which often include themselves into designed forms that don’t conform to the cis/heteronormative and colonial power structures. Noam has previously shown work with the Queer Institute of Ecology in Amsterdam. This November\, @Disturbance presents their work in the UK for the first time.  \nOlivia Morrison is a video artist who presents new work Hug Me Properly\, in which she follows the lives of a young\, queer community on a night out. They discuss how their loved ones and lives during the pandemic have changed and how their community is more important than ever. Being a queer disabled filmmaker\, Olivia has a distinct focus on these themes. Olivia was recently on the Feature Film Jury for Iris Prize\, an international LGBTQ+ Film Festival and past work includes Cyber Sex\, a documentary giving a platform to digital sex workers. Their short film Révérence\, tackled themes such as Mental Health\, Class and LGBTQ+ rights.  \nSandrine Schaefer is a video artist. Their practice is frequently presented as performance art installation work that challenges conventional viewing by using repetition\, duration and multisensory elements to enrich the curious viewer. @Disturbance will show a new performance specifically made for camera titled Simple Relations No. 4. They recently relocated from Boston\, Massachusetts to South Carolina in the United States. @Disturbance is excited to profile their first American artist who has extensively shown work in Chicago as well as throughout the United States.  \nOrlando Myxx is an Italian-born London-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses photography\, film-making and performance. As a non-binary trans-masculine person\, they mainly focus on the exploration of transness as a mental\, physical and cultural experience. Myxx explores how gender non-conforming people are not only questioning the gender norms but are actively opening up awareness and opportunities gender subjectivities and for a cultural change. They will be presenting their film The Plastic Drag\, a visual and sound work that investigates how a new wave of underrepresented gender-non-conforming and diverse drag artists are redefining the art of drag and its subversive potential.  \nSophie Hoyle is a video artist exploring post-colonial\, queer\, feminist\, critical psychiatry and disability. They relate personal experiences of being queer\, non-binary and part of the SWANA (South-West Asian and North African) diaspora to wider forms of structural violence. They will be showing Hyperacusis at @Disturbance: Two films about mental health\, trauma\, gender and sexuality\, access to healthcare and transcultural psychiatry. As well\, intergenerational impacts of racism\, colonialism and other socioeconomic inequalities are highlighted in Sophie’s work. Sophie has previously shown work at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Newcastle\, London’s Science Gallery and the Arnolfini\, Bristol as well as internationally\, as far afield as Berlin\, France and Mexico.  \nTalia Beale is originally from London. Their practice\, which includes film\, music and more dissects the process of society’s inner dichotomy via storytelling. This is created through the lens of a queer woman of colour navigating her twenties\, existing in spaces such as Central Saint Martins when their home is a block of flats in Tottenham. For @Disturbance Talia presents To Trudge in Zundon exploring how film making could subvert ideas about housing estates and address new voices\, specifically creative\, queer kids who live in blocks of flats. Talia has collaborated with fashion designer Charles Jeffrey\, musicians Obongjayar and Cruel Santino plus creative organisations who are platforming young artists. Talia’s music has been presented at the likes of Roundhouse\, seminal London  music venue 100 Club\, Tate\, PxssyPalace and more.  \nFor press inquiries\, contact Anna Goodman on 07976247026 abstrakt@abstraktpublicity.co.uk   \n  \n  \n  \n  \n				 \nGallery Item Name\n\n                             \n				 \nGallery Item Name\nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet\, consectetur adipisicing elit. Quidem\, provident. \n\n                             \n				 \nGallery Item Name
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LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
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UID:7389-1665918000-1665943200@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Otherness Archive: Masculine Desires
DESCRIPTION:A Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc\nexperience.\n																														 \nAccess: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out chairs with back support. \n Tickets: We encourage everyone who can afford to to buy the higher priced tickets\, especially if you are not someone from the community that Otherness Archive holds space for. We appreciate your support with this. \n Content Warning: The Dark Room will feature 18+ work and is not suitable for children (be advised: sex\, nudity) \nOtherness Archive presents a selection of moving image work from both international and national filmmakers and artists who submitted to our open call as well as films found by our researchers. The intention of this archival project and exhibit is to create potential ideas and thoughts on what a trans masc archive could look like. Additionally\, to document the process of constructing an archive\, rebuilding an archive\, assembling an archive and how it can act as a no cost living resource for our community. \n“To describe such collections as archives can be controversial; to describe oneself as an archivist without the proper accreditation is hubristic. And yet I believe in the power of the unofficial archive as a place of experimentation\, exploration\, and joy. An unofficial archive creates a playground for research and representation that lives outside the bounds of traditional cataloging and binary systems. It empowers those who collect\, those who donate. It allows limits to be pushed in a way that perhaps the Arts Council England or National Lottery wouldn’t fund; allows freedom from those in power\, who have a stake in prolonging the heteronormative binaries system that we currently live within and around. It is a lawless land\, it is ours for the taking.” – Izzy Kroses (Trans Masc Studies) \nThrough our recent Arts Council grant\, we will be launching a sustainable digital publicly accessible archive focused on core categories. The first of these categories is dedicated to the trans masc experience\, to be launched in November 2022. \nCurated by Sweatmother \nResearchers: Romeo Roxman Gatt\, Yaz Metcalfe\, Sweatmother \n			REGISTER FOR Friday 14/10\n			REGISTER FOR Saturday 15/10
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/otherness-archive-masculine-desires-day-3/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ugly Duck Spaces":MAILTO:katy@uglyduck.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T180000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085654Z
CREATED:20220907T104554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085654Z
UID:7382-1665831600-1665856800@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Otherness Archive: Masculine Desires
DESCRIPTION:A Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc\nexperience.\n																														 \nAccess: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out chairs with back support. \n Tickets: We encourage everyone who can afford to to buy the higher priced tickets\, especially if you are not someone from the community that Otherness Archive holds space for. We appreciate your support with this. \n Content Warning: The Dark Room will feature 18+ work and is not suitable for children (be advised: sex\, nudity) \nOtherness Archive presents a selection of moving image work from both international and national filmmakers and artists who submitted to our open call as well as films found by our researchers. The intention of this archival project and exhibit is to create potential ideas and thoughts on what a trans masc archive could look like. Additionally\, to document the process of constructing an archive\, rebuilding an archive\, assembling an archive and how it can act as a no cost living resource for our community. \n“To describe such collections as archives can be controversial; to describe oneself as an archivist without the proper accreditation is hubristic. And yet I believe in the power of the unofficial archive as a place of experimentation\, exploration\, and joy. An unofficial archive creates a playground for research and representation that lives outside the bounds of traditional cataloging and binary systems. It empowers those who collect\, those who donate. It allows limits to be pushed in a way that perhaps the Arts Council England or National Lottery wouldn’t fund; allows freedom from those in power\, who have a stake in prolonging the heteronormative binaries system that we currently live within and around. It is a lawless land\, it is ours for the taking.” – Izzy Kroses (Trans Masc Studies) \nThrough our recent Arts Council grant\, we will be launching a sustainable digital publicly accessible archive focused on core categories. The first of these categories is dedicated to the trans masc experience\, to be launched in November 2022. \nCurated by Sweatmother \nResearchers: Romeo Roxman Gatt\, Yaz Metcalfe\, Sweatmother \n			REGISTER FOR Friday 14/10\n			REGISTER FOR Sunday 16/10
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/otherness-archive-masculine-desires-day-2/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ugly Duck Spaces":MAILTO:katy@uglyduck.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221014T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221014T220000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085654Z
CREATED:20220906T085151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085654Z
UID:7348-1665745200-1665784800@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Otherness Archive: Masculine Desires
DESCRIPTION:A Trans Masc Moving Image Exhibit; a wide range of work focusing on the nuances of the trans masc\nexperience.\n																														 \nAccess: There will be a BSL interpreter for Friday and Saturday Events. The films will all be captioned in English. The space is wheelchair accessible and includes 1 disabled toilet. Seating includes plastic pop out chairs with back support. \n Tickets: We encourage everyone who can afford to to buy the higher priced tickets\, especially if you are not someone from the community that Otherness Archive holds space for. We appreciate your support with this. \n Content Warning: The Dark Room will feature 18+ work and is not suitable for children (be advised: sex\, nudity) \nOtherness Archive presents a selection of moving image work from both international and national filmmakers and artists who submitted to our open call as well as films found by our researchers. The intention of this archival project and exhibit is to create potential ideas and thoughts on what a trans masc archive could look like. Additionally\, to document the process of constructing an archive\, rebuilding an archive\, assembling an archive and how it can act as a no cost living resource for our community. \n“To describe such collections as archives can be controversial; to describe oneself as an archivist without the proper accreditation is hubristic. And yet I believe in the power of the unofficial archive as a place of experimentation\, exploration\, and joy. An unofficial archive creates a playground for research and representation that lives outside the bounds of traditional cataloging and binary systems. It empowers those who collect\, those who donate. It allows limits to be pushed in a way that perhaps the Arts Council England or National Lottery wouldn’t fund; allows freedom from those in power\, who have a stake in prolonging the heteronormative binaries system that we currently live within and around. It is a lawless land\, it is ours for the taking.” – Izzy Kroses (Trans Masc Studies) \nThrough our recent Arts Council grant\, we will be launching a sustainable digital publicly accessible archive focused on core categories. The first of these categories is dedicated to the trans masc experience\, to be launched in November 2022. \nCurated by Sweatmother \nResearchers: Romeo Roxman Gatt\, Yaz Metcalfe\, Sweatmother \n			REGISTER FOR Saturday 15/10\n			REGISTER FOR Sunday 16/10
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/otherness-archive-masculine-desires-day-1/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221004
DTSTAMP:20220917T085655Z
CREATED:20220905T105818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085655Z
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SUMMARY:The Production of Post-Truth by Fetchish_net
DESCRIPTION:The Production of Post-Truth is an exhibition investigating how truth is presented and disseminated in the ‘Information Age’. Works engaging with technologies for information production and interpretation\, abstract robotics\, and digital myth-making will be exhibited.\n\nThe exhibition employs a disruptive chronology\, including a variety of works that; challenge the authority of analogue mass-media mechanisms\, analyse the impact of communication technologies\, reconsider the role of archival practices and construct speculative and dystopian realities. The broad range of artists\, some established\, others emerging\, working within differing\ncultural contexts provide a variety of viewpoints from which to explore ideas around ‘post-truth’.\n\n\nExhibiting artists:\n00 Zhang @aio0o0o0\nAnna Engelhardt @engelhardt_x\nAtay Ilgun @atayilgun_ecolagbohrsac2021\nB.X. @swarmlink_ai\nCeidra Moon Murphy @ceidra_\nDavid Varhegyi @david_varhegyi\nLidija Antanasijević @lidijaantanasijevic\nLina Deng @linatheebean\nMalu Laet @mmmmmmllll1\nMost Dismal Swamp (@most_dismal_swamp)\nNeema Nkontchou @nkneemz\nOliver Walton\nWinnie Soon https://siusoon.net/about\nZlata Mechetina @zzltm\n\nCurated by Sophia Charap and @fetchish_net\n\nOpening event  / 30th September 17:30-21:30 / £6\n18:30 → Performance by Malu Laet : Cyborg Sally and the Twins\nA cyber-alchemical ensemble:\nCyborg Sally and The Twins stand in a magic circle\,\nthey are about to start an alchemical work of sonic integration…\n20:00 → live curated DJ set : Santi Pro & Guest
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/fetchish/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ugly Duck Spaces":MAILTO:katy@uglyduck.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220925
DTSTAMP:20220921T142708Z
CREATED:20220907T140027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T142708Z
UID:7406-1663977600-1664063999@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pioneer: Art\, Augmented Reality and Lost Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Pop Up Exhibition: Pioneers and Apparitions\n\nThis one-day exhibition showcases the cutting-edge augmented reality artworks of Luciana Haill and is the London premiere of Pioneer\, an ambitious\, augmented reality (AR) artwork which explores urgent contemporary themes around innovation\, hubris and technology elitism through a reflection on Victorian engineering. The work juxtaposes Victorian engineer Magnus Volk’s unique seagoing electric train on stilts called ‘Pioneer’ (nicknamed ‘Daddy Long Legs’ (1896-1901) to contemporary mobile technologies such as augmented reality\, 5G and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network.\nAlso\, on show will be a newly updated version of Haill’s earlier series of augmented reality artworks entitled Apparitions\, inspired by three Victorian landmarks lost in wars\, storms and during rapid gentrification.\n\nThe artworks can be triggered using special apps and images or actually at the sites of lost heritage via geotagging. In the case of Pioneer\, the AR artwork is geotagged in such a way that the seagoing train actually appears to travel along the original route of the tracks (between Brighton and Rottingdean) as you walk the coastal path. The works are accompanied by immersive soundscapes which can be experienced using headphones or a wearable SUBPAC tactile audio system.\nThe artist\, Luciana Haill will be present and happy to demonstrate the works and answer questions.\n\n\nArtist Talk Event:\nPioneer: Art\, Augmented Reality and Lost Heritage\n7:30pm\n\n\nJoin artists Luciana Haill and Alex May for a discussion about how artists can work with augmented reality to explore lost heritage and contemporary issues around technology and gentrification\, chaired by Anna Dumitriu. Luciana Haill will present Pioneer and Apparitions and the background to her practice and ideas including her work with EEG brainwave analysis to explore lucid dreaming. Alex May will discuss the process and challenges of bringing historical and natural forms into the world using augmented reality. The presentations will be followed by a discussion and a chance for the audience to ask questions.\n\n\n\nBiographies\n\nLuciana Haill is a British contemporary artist working with new technologies\, neuroscience\, and the unconscious to make invisible mental processes visible. Her work explores lucid dreaming\, meditation and nostalgia and she is known of as a pioneer of EEG art (working with brainwave analysis) as well as augmented reality art. She creates artworks which combine digital media\, augmented reality\, performance\, drawing\, sculpture\, installation and binaural soundscapes. Her work has been shown internationally at locations including The Royal Academy (UK)\, Waag Society Amsterdam\, The Psychedelic Society of The Netherlands\, Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia\, KIBLA in Slovenia\, CENART in Mexico City\, The Royal Institution (UK)\, and The Sage Gateshead (UK).\nhttp://www.lucianahaill.co.uk/\n\nAlex May is a British contemporary artist whose practice questions how our individual and collective experiences of time\, and formation of memories and cultural record\, are mediated\, expanded\, and directed by contemporary technologies. His international exhibition profile includes Ars Electronica\, LABoral (Spain)\, IMPAKT (Netherlands)\, FACT (Liverpool)\, Furtherfield (London)\, WRO Media Art Biennale (Poland)\, HeK (Basel)\, The Francis Crick Institute\, Bletchley Park\, Eden Project\, Science Gallery in Dublin (Ireland) and Bengaluru (India)\, ZHI Art Museum (China)\, and the Beall Center for Art + Technology\,\nUniversity of California\, Irvine. Alex May has artwork in several collections including ZKM\, The Amelia\, The Computer Arts Society CAS50 collection\, Eden Project and the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum.\nMay worked as creative technologist on Pioneer and on the latest version of Apparitions as well as collaborating with Anna Dumitriu on his own AR artwork Blue Flower.\nhttps://alexmayarts.co.uk/\n\nAnna Dumitriu is an award-winning British artist who works with BioArt\, sculpture\, installation\, and digital media to explore our relationship to infectious diseases\, synthetic biology and robotics. Past exhibitions include ZKM\, Ars Electronica\, BOZAR\, The Picasso Museum\, HeK Basel\, and MOCA Taipei. She holds artist-in-residence roles with the modernising Medical Microbiology Project at the University of Oxford\, and the National Collection of Type Cultures at the UK Health Security Agency. Current collaborations include the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells at Helmholtz Zentrum in München and the University of Leeds. Anna Dumitriu has artwork in the collections of ZKM\, The Computer Arts Society CAS50 collection\, Eden Project and the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. Dumitriu mentored Luciana Haill as part of the Pioneer project.\nhttps://annadumitriu.co.uk/\n\nPioneer is supported by a project grant from Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/pioneers/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ugly Duck Spaces":MAILTO:katy@uglyduck.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220922T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220922T213000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085655Z
CREATED:20220831T143101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085655Z
UID:7275-1663871400-1663882200@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:HUNGER GAMES – UNDER THE TABLECLOTH a two-course tasting menu \nA night of performance art \n\n If all the food emojis mean different queer attitudes to you\, or if you often hear yourself saying “not in front of my salad”\, explore more with our provocative performances centred around food.  \nQueer food and hospitality are rooted in being outcasted by blood families or closest friends when coming out. Queer food is a story\, a journey to finding acceptance. Queer food is not ingredients or labels\, but rather the act of a performance! It’s desire\, disgust and other social and psychological modes of excess that straight culture often shames. \n\n\n18:30 doors open  \n19h – 21h // Performances by Dolly Kershow – Kane Stonestreet – Mandla Rae & more \nAbout Fringe \nSince 2011\, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest has been an entirely volunteer-run organisation rooted in London’s queer creative scene. In Novembers\, and throughout the year\, we showcase an eclectic mix of films\, arts and events celebrating LGBTIQA+ stories from around the world\, welcoming everybody. \nFringe! started in 2011 as a community response to arts cuts carnage\, and since then we’ve ‘expanded exponentially to become one of the most innovative and exciting festivals on the circuit.’(Londonist) \nFrom feature films to experimental installations\, workshops and lively debates to wild parties\, Fringe! hosts a multitude of diverse events to tickle every one of the senses. You’ll see us flooding East London’s cinemas\, art galleries\, pop-up venues and basement clubs with the powerful\, provocative and strange. \nAs we continue to develop and our Fringe! family continues to grow\, some things stay the same: a lot of our screenings and events are free or affordable\, we remain open to new voices and ideas\, and we’ll always be queer: celebratory but critical as hell. \n \n 
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/fringe-queer-film-arts-festival-performance-evening/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220901T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220901T213000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085655Z
CREATED:20220802T144218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085655Z
UID:7194-1662058800-1662067800@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Ugly Duck presents: These claws shine into belonging by Byuka (Sharing)
DESCRIPTION:These claws shine into belonging is a performance-ritual project created by Byuka (they/them) as part of the Intimate Animals Collective research. \nEvery Tuesday\, for the entire month of July\, Byuka facilitated ritual-workshops at Ugly Duck in correspondence with the phases of the moon. Informed by these workshops\, Byuka will present a performative work in progress piece on the 1st of September\, in collaboration with sound artist Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. \nThese claws shine into belonging is a series of experiments at creating mythologies informed by hybridity\, queerness and magic. They are focused on werewolf transformations as a framework for expanding the self\, questioning normativity and reconnecting our bodies’ rhythm to nature’s cyclicity. This is not a Hollywood trope glorification\, but an animist reflection on identity and belonging. \nThese themes are tackled through a couple of theoretical and embodiment approaches\, such as ritual\, shapeshifting techniques\, ancestral healing and embodied speculative fiction. \nAs our society changed\, the meaning we assigned to the werewolf hybrid changed. A multispecies mythology is not (only) about reframing past narratives\, but its most important role is in futuring. \nWhat is the meaning of the werewolf’s archetype and spirit in our future? Can they become an empowered ally who inspires us due to their ability to transcend nature-culture binaries?
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/byuka/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ugly Duck Spaces":MAILTO:katy@uglyduck.org.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220820T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220820T220000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085655Z
CREATED:20220706T103349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085655Z
UID:6796-1661000400-1661032800@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:Black Magic
DESCRIPTION: Black Magic is an event curated and created by Moses Kamanga. It is held to give black and brown artists a platform to showcase their talents and make connections. Black Magic will be held on August 20th\, 2022 at Ugly Duck. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nLine up \nVisual artists \nMarlowe (@4camp) \nKemi \nTalia \nBlue (@confusedcu1ture) \nPerformers \nOwiny (@glowiny) \nOduenyi \nTheodore \nKEYAH/ BLU \nPop up \nBobbi ( Tattoos) \nMore TBA \n  \nCurated by Moses Kamanga (@7oses) in partnership with Ugly Duck \n[modula id=”7109″]
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/blackmagic/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220808
DTSTAMP:20220917T085655Z
CREATED:20220727T115455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085655Z
UID:6964-1659484800-1659916799@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:相/Phase Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:相/Phase is an interactive\, algorithmic artwork\, exploring how the abstract\, mathematical and basic\nrules of physics evolve into our infinitely varied\, macro and observable/tangible world of organisms\nand things.\n\nOriginally commissioned by Chinese Arts Now in 2020 as a digital artwork\, 相/Phase will be\npresented as a sculptural\, moving image installation for the work’s first physical exhibition. Visitors\ncan experience 相/Phase physically in the space and use a bespoke device to influence its infinite\noutcomes.\n\n相/Phase is a visual manifestation of physicist Stephen Wolfram’s theory that the universe is\ncomprised of “a set of simple rules\, that with repetition and expansion\, could contain infinite\npossibilities for creation” (Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics\, 2020). This theory\nresonates with the principles of Daoist philosophy\, known as Daosim or Taoism\, founded in the late\n4th century BCE in China. The core principle of Daoism is living in harmony with the ever-changing\nrhythms of life\, with the word ‘Dao’ meaning “way or path”. Dao represents the pattern and\nsubstance of everything that exists\, acting as the underlying natural order of the universe.\nTo express these enigmatic notions\, Seph uses the aesthetics and fluidity of Chinese ink painting\,\ntranslating this ancient medium into a contemporary digital form. As visitors use the small device to\ninteract with the installation\, a mesmerising cosmic experience unfolds within the painting in front\nof them.\n\n\nDates & Times \nWednesday 3rd August\, 12pm – 6pm \nThursday 4th – Saturday 6th\, 10am – 6pm \nSunday 7th\, 10am – 3pm \n\nEvents/Live Programme\nPrivate Tours\, Wed 3rd Aug\, 12pm – 6pm\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/379084962327\n\nLate Night Opening Event\, Thurs 4th Aug\, 6-9pm\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/379566713257\n\nArtist Talk with Seph & Katrina\, Sun 7th Aug\, 12pm – 1:30pm\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/379701747147\n\nArtist Biography – Seph Li\nBorn in 1988 in Beijing\, China\, Seph holds bachelor degrees in both Compute Science and Digital\nDesign from Tsinghua University. After obtaining his M.F.A. in Design | Media Arts department\,\nSchool of Art & Architecture from UCLAs in the United States in 2012\, he has travelled and worked\naround Asia and Europe. He has then lived in Tokyo\, Barcelona\, Shanghai\, Amsterdam and London.\nDuring his time in Tokyo\, he has been working with famous art collective teamLab and led its\ninteractive team for several major installations that are still on tour today. Seph’s works have been\nexhibited internationally in the U.S.\, China\, Japan\, Germany\, Spain\, Brazil and Norway\, in many\nmajor media arts festivals. After relocating to London\, Seph has been working as a freelance tech\nartist\, as well as continuing his own art practice http://solid-jellyfish.com/\n\nCurator Biography – Katrina Man\nKatrina is an independent curator and arts producer based in London. During and since completing\nher History of Art BA (UCL) and History of Art MA (University of York) she has been specialising in\ninnovative and under-represented contemporary art\, especially art that engages with technology\,\nsocial/political issues\, the moving image and sculpture\, and emerging artists’ practices.\nShe has worked on a range of projects in museum\, gallery\, public programme\, art consultancy and\nindependent curatorial project contexts. This includes Chinese Arts Now (London-based;\nUK/International)\, Mayor of London (London; online)\, Sculpture in the City (City of London)\,\nNocturnal Creatures (City of London/Whitechapel)\, Culture Mile (City of London)\, and The\nHepworth Wakefield (Yorkshire\, England) www.katrinaman.com
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/%e7%9b%b8-phase-exhibition/
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220801T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230101T220000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085656Z
CREATED:20220726T104657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085656Z
UID:6941-1659373200-1672610400@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:10 years of Ugly Duck
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 10 years of Ugly Duck! We can’t believe it’s already been a decade of Ugly Duck\, supporting emerging and underrepresented artists. Help us improve the next 10 years by taking our Impact and Future Survey. We so appreciate everyone who has walked through our doors and would love to hear your feedback. Also\, share your Ugly Duck best moments with the hashtag #10yearsofuglyduck \n10 minutes for 10 years LINK TO SURVEY
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/10years/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220723
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220724
DTSTAMP:20220917T085656Z
CREATED:20220607T230039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085656Z
UID:6494-1658534400-1658620799@uglyduck.org.uk
SUMMARY:TRANS TALES FOR TOXIC TIMES
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS ( FREE\, BUT A DONATION IS ENCOURAGED ) \nTRANS TALES FOR TOXIC TIMES\nA day of workshops\, film screenings and performance celebrating the work of trans and non-binary artists curated by the visual culture stream of the FGEN (Feminist Gender Equality Network). The works centre on issues around living and representing gender diversity\, and trans and gender non-conforming experiences\, sharing lived experiences of intersecting discriminations\, diverse networks of support\, and exciting approaches to art in the complex times we live. \n\n\n\nRoxman Gatt\, Smoke Machine Lion and Jeep\, Film Still.\n\n\nRoxman Gatt\, Smoke Machine Lion and Jeep\, Film Still.\n\nFeatured photo: \nFGEN Visual Culture Stream\, Placard making workshop.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/trans-tales-for-toxic-times/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220712T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220712T210000
DTSTAMP:20220917T085656Z
CREATED:20220607T230014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220917T085656Z
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SUMMARY:WAXING MOON CEREMONY
DESCRIPTION:WAXING MOON CEREMONY: WEREWOLF RITUAL-WORKSHOP\nJOIN OUR WEREWOLF TRANSFORMATION SERIES\, AS WE CELEBRATE THE WAXING MOON THROUGH A POETIC-MEDITATIVE MOVEMENT JOURNEY!\nWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:\nAs the light of the moon is growing\, it’s a fertile time for self-reflection and gathering momentum for new beginnings. This first workshop will be the start of our reconnection to our wolf siblings through an anti-speciesist lens. \nUsing poetic visualization\, breathwork and movement\, we will travel back to our embryonic state\, which in its early development shares the same stages as other mammals\, including wolves. \nWe will go to our first meetings\, thousands of years ago\, tracing the root of our histories together\, including our long term friendship with dogs and the widespread portrayal of wolves and their fusion with our species into one creature- as either magical helpers\, curses from the gods\, or frightening monsters with an impressive amount of space taken in the horror genre in the last 2 centuries or more. \nFOR WHO:\nThe workshops are open to all levels – no movement or performance experience necessary . Participants can choose their own rhythm within the journey. \nUnfortunately the space is not accessible by wheelchair. \nMORE ABOUT THE OVERALL PROJECT:\nThese claws shine into belonging is a performance-ritual project created by Byuka (they/them) as part of the Intimate Animals Collective research. \nEvery Tuesday\, for the entire month of July\, Byuka will facilitate workshops at Ugly Duck in correspondence with the phases of the moon. Informed by these workshops\, Byuka will present a performative work in progress piece on the 1st of September in collaboration with sound artist Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. \nThese claws shine into belonging is a series of experiments at creating mythologies informed by hybridity\, queerness and magic. They are focused on werewolf transformations as a framework for expanding the self\, questioning normativity and reconnecting our bodies’ rhythm to nature’s cyclicity. This is not a Hollywood trope glorification\, but an animist reflection on identity and belonging. \nThese themes are tackled through a couple of theoretical and embodiment approaches\, such as ritual\, shapeshifting techniques\, and embodied speculative fiction. \nAs our society changed\, the meaning we assigned to the werewolf hybrid changed. A multispecies mythology is not (only) about reframing past narratives\, but its most important role is in futuring. \nWhat is the meaning of the werewolf’s archetype and spirit in our future? Can they become an empowered ally who inspires us due to their ability to transcend nature-culture binaries? \nMORE ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:\nByuka (they/them) is a migrant witch and performance artist\, working at the intersections of poetry\, dance and film. Their work investigates animism\, queerness and intimacy through ritual and speculative fiction. \nThey are the co-creator of the Intimate Animals collective\, where they explore eco-somatics through experiments of multispecies mythology-making and hybridisation workshops. Their work is also focused towards community engagement and ancestral healing through the collaborative project Your pain is humming in my vertebrae. \nByuka holds a BA in Performance Art from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and has performed and facilitated workshops internationally. \nRecent residencies include ‘Transcendence’ with Kimatica Studio at the Watermans Art Centre (London\, 2018) and “Beauty Kit female farm” with Isabel Burr Raty at Mediamatic (Amsterdam\, 2019). Performances include ‘Water Temple’ at Heart Culture Festival (Austria\, 2018)\, ‘Walking through porous soil’ at the Royal Albert Hall (London\, 2018)\, ‘Wet’ at Camden People’s Theatre (London\, 2019) and The Ghost Port (Iklektik\, 2022). \nDATES:\n5\, 12\, 19\, 26 July 2022 (7 – 9 pm)
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/waxing-moon-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:CLUSTER CRAFTS 2022 FAIR
DESCRIPTION:CLUSTER CRAFTS 2022 FAIR\nProud to announce Cluster Crafts 2022 Fair\, our first post pandemic Crafts art fair\, featuring a physical exhibition of 70+ international artists. Cluster Crafts is officially returning\nto the physical realm after a long and fruitful virtual season. After our last in-person Crafts Fair in 2019\, Cluster is returning to London in Spring 2022 with a focus on Glass & Movement\, celebrating the United Nations International Year of Glass 2022. The fair seeks to platform young\, emerging designers working within all mediums of craft and challenge the boundaries between craft\, design\, sculpture and Fine Art. \nOne central part of our fair will be dedicated to honouring the intricate craft of glassblowing and highlighting its connection to physical movement in terms of its different techniques. We will be showcasing a range of emerging artists working with this versatile medium in a variety of striking\, experimental and unique ways\, representing the full breadth and richness of contemporary glass craft. Alongside this\, Cluster Crafts 2022 will also be displaying works in other mediums such as ceramics\, wood\, metal and more\, which bear an imprint of motion and of the body through a highly physical\, often laborious and therefore particularly intimate process of creation. \nAbandoning the gallery-based model of traditional art fairs\, Cluster pioneers in direct representation\, working with artists and cutting out middlemen. Unfiltered\, our connection to artists permits an intimate engagement making the fair not only a place to sell but a location for development and camaraderie. The event will take place at the atmospheric Ugly Duck warehouse – historically\, it was a Victorian tannery and many original features still remain to this day.\nWe hand-picked each of the participating artists\, making sure the whole professional spectrum is represented – already acclaimed and established names\, emerging artists\, award-winning craftsmen and fresh graduates. They will be coming to London for an exclusive\, one-of-a-kind Crafts fair to make their statements.For each edition of Cluster\, we strive towards new ground\, we find new talent\, we create new experiences and we make new opportunities. Join us on this voyage as we come together forging an innovative pathway through the creative landscape of the Twenty-First Century. \nOpening Night 7th July | 6:00PM – 9:00PM\nOpening Times: 8th – 10th July 11:00AM – 6:00PM
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/cluster-crafts-2022-fair/
LOCATION:Ugly Duck\, 47/49 Tanner Street SE13PL\, LONDON\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL X UGLY DUCK PRESENTS “IMPRESSIONS”
DESCRIPTION:IMPRESSIONS\n\nCITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL X UGLY DUCK PRESENTS “IMPRESSIONS”\nThis year we are presenting a body of work which celebrates the ongoing development of students from first and second year BA Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School. The interim show is a brilliant opportunity to view work from a multitude of talented artists beginning their careers as creative practitioners. It offers an insight into the studio practice from an art school that has smaller and more personal groups. This in turn reveals a coalescence of artworks that are made in a creative environment that grows organically and collectively. We as students have cooperated to present artworks ranging from paintings and prints to sculptures and installations\, some fierce and raw\, others clean and uncluttered. However\, all come together to leave a mark\, a presence\, an impression on the space that they occupy.
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/city-and-guilds-of-london-art-school-x-ugly-duck-presents-impressions/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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