'Talking Heads' are short presentations by artists to camera about their practice and approaches to making. The 'Talking Heads' films are part of the Agency's 'Documentation Bank' Collection, which consists of an extensive range of artists' 'Talking Heads' films, documentation of artists' works and a selection of Agency projects: http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/resources/collections/documentation-bank. This item is part of the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)
This film is part of the Agency’s ‘Documentation Bank’ Collection, which consists of an extensive range of artists’ ‘Talking Heads’ films, documentation of artists’ works and a selection of Agency projects: http://www.thisisliveart.co.uk/resources/collections/documentation-bank.
Fierce Festival, Birmingham 22nd-27th March 2011.
Shown at The Lowry Theatre at Manchester International Festival 2011
Louise Gray sniffs out the latest projects by Curious, Kira O Reilly and Third Angel.
Artists an practitioners are interviewed by Franko B: Small Acts at the Millennium. Italian arts magazine, this article is printed in English.
Kira O’Reilly, “Stair Falling” performed 3-19 July 2009. “Marina Abramovic Presents …” Manchester International Festival Whitworth Art Gallery. This item is part of the Study Room Guide: On Falling by Amy Sharrocks (P2249) and the Study Room Guide On shit, piss, blood, sweat and tears by Lois Keidan (P2195)
One thing that all Kontejner’s projects have in common, at least from an entirely subjective viewpoint, is precisely that very direct, unequivocal focus on that which is “human, all too human” or phenomena that coexist with the standards of humanity. In this sense, Kontejner’s work is a permanent cabaret with acts that deal with the transgression of social conventions, with passions and fears related to machines and cybernetic mechanisms, obsessions with sensual pleasures and obstacles that prevent us from indulging in them…- Maroje Mrduljas, architecture and design critic, Zagreb.