“Counting space” 2020 In the beginning of the pandemic I was performing whilst pregnant in the tB lounge window as part of the collective concentric For International women’s Day. Entitled “Waiting Room” they were flash performances dealing with the anxiety of waiting for Labour to begin and feeling a spectacle. Due to the coronavirus 19 the residue remained on show in the window for 147 days.
My children are the greatest worry to me and how they have been affected. It seemed to make sense to take the residue down in a comical way. My sons words resonate with me, he is 3, “what do strangers look like mama” a statement that holds hilarity yet a dark under tone. To him the virus was some alien thing. I don’t know the affects this will have on him, I do know the contrast was great as there were moments of such happiness as we spent so much time together my two sons and my partner. It made sense to try to produce the comedic sadness and anxiety in the take down of “waiting room” The transition into “counting space” counting down the days , the wearing of masks, looking into windows .
live online mindfulness prefomace, making a mark with feet in grass.
we need to keep our feet on the ground.
(days before lockdown)
We hang stones around our necks holding back on what needs to be expressed, bury feelings of true self behind a mask of social norms. Considering my body current position as subject matter.
voice is unique to each individual we are more unfamiliar with our own.
experimental body Apparatus drawing performance, exploring the sceptical/expectations well being 9 months pregnant. international woman day 2020.
flash performance 4 days (cut short due to pandemic).
“Lead and behave” with sound work “Sermon of bees” a bilndfolded protest. AOTH2019. 23rd November 2019 From st Marks Church 10:00- durational promenade to Victoria Crescent EXPRESS YOURSELF. Newport.
Blindfolded protest activist act of being concerned about bees the humming sound disappearing there Numbers declining so meany flowers and food rely on there pollination what would the world be with out the bee.
I’m worried............... I cannot hear...................as many................The hum......................of the bush.......................is not as clustered............where should I look......................Where are ........................all the beesI’m going to cover my eyes for the day and listen in a gesture of trust a offering of bee friendly seeds take and listen to the sermon of bees.
The main shelter of the urban environment the umbrella, has also been used as a shield in an attempt to repel rubber bullets during the protests in Hong Kong of late. The umbrella became a symbol of the protests. In this instance the umbrella becomes a note pad to share the curiosities and the worries of individuals at night. We often wear a different face at night to the day time, but as we walk alone what do we think of the fact that we originate from different backgrounds and different age groups. Temmah and Stephen Hammett, both are dyslexic, a good example of an umbrella term and an attempt to categorise different ways of thinking. Sharing their stories on a walk of U V illumination, connected by blood they will build with words.
#umbrellaCushing #CalanGaeaf #mudbloodandOrangejuice #pregnantperformanceartist #lostinanightseen #shelteroftheurbanenvironment #umbrella #shield #umbrellasymbolofprotests #notepad #curiosities #individualsatnight #faceofnight #walkalone #dyslexic #umbrellaterm #Sharingstories #UVillumination #meetinthemiddle #perfomativeaction #comingsoon #collaboration #walkingtomeetmydad #fatheranddaughter #dyslexiaawareness #mydadwalkingtomeetme @tactilebosch (video coming soon 3 points of perspective) combined footage time 7 hours.
INSIDE / OUTSIDE is a performative collaboration between TEMMAH and Charlotte Morgan in which the two artists will be joined together within a fabric “body apparatus”. For this particular performance, the apparatus made by TEMMAH is soft and moveable, designed by the two artists to accommodate the needs of Charlotte Morgan who has physical disabilities and chronic pain. The apparatus is reminiscent of bed linen, in which the body seeks comfort and refuge from the world, particularly in times of illness or grief. This refuge is usually sought in private, but as the two artists join themselves together within the soft apparatus, they take the inside outside and into the public space of the museum.
In an intimate performance the artists will work together to ensure they stay within the apparatus, which is held up only by keeping tension within their bodies and following each other’s movements closely. They will each trace their bodies through drawing; Morgan will trace the rhythms and pressure of her chronic pain (with the pain itself dictating Morgan’s, and as a result, both artists movements), and TEMMAH will trace the tension within her body as she works harder to support the apparatus as Morgan’s body weakens. The marks drawn will externalise the internal and have an other-worldly quality about them as they transcend the body.
www.charlottemorganart.com
temmah-rebecca-hammett.squarespace.com
We hang stones around our necks holding back on what needs to be expressed, bury feelings of true self behind a mask of social norms.
Voice is unique to each individual we are more unfamiliar with our own.
The evolution of human beings is reproduced in an event for each individual known as “the descent of the larynx” at the age of 4 months. This event is attached to the evolution of language and the tone of human voice as we know it. Only one other animal have a larynx in a similar position, a Red deer. A symbol of what we once were, the animal self.
We can not forget the Red dear. photography by @phisheads
images, sculptural traces and video works will re live. There's a definite smell to this one......
#nightlife #dressed #art #rebeccahammett #temmah #video #performanceart #photography #dark #light #wrightssoap #sculpture #tactilebosch #japan #Tokyo #Taiwan #Korea #antibodiescollective #nightculture #utcc #WAI #dawia #performance #GlobalArtsWales@BCouncil_Wales #Chikan #thisisnotconsent @tactilebosch Video by Jake R. Smith sound work by Concentric artist Adeola Dewis and Leona Jones. #mybodyismine #taiwan #korea
@tactilebosch Video by Jake R. Smith sound work by Concentric artist Adeola Dewis and Leona Jones.
We blame ourself, who else is left, we carry stones. On the 28th March I experienced a miscarriage it was my second; in Japanese culture they have a Buddhist ceremony called ‘the water child memorial service’ devoted to abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth. A stone is represented as the lost baby and they wash the stone babies with hope of rebirth. There is very little research of mental health in connection with the trauma of miscarriage.I will attach brushes to my face, drawing attention to the head and I will wash stones in water from the sea and cast them free.
Water is imbedded in Welsh culture, Saint David drank only water and was known as ‘ the water drinker’. As a self imposed penance he would stand up to his neck in a lake of cold water reciting scripture.
#Penance #embodimentofaction #performativeaction #residency2019
In life presser builds up as a result of gender, status, work, relationships and identity we carry; that weight heavy on us. Feelings become displaced cross over we spread the weight evenly as to not shatter the precepts of coping. Is it ok not to cope can we share the load. Who is the other? How can we really deem ourselves as different from the other when it is quite impossible to truly walk in the others shoes, with past history, experiences and actions that correspond to formulate each other’s characteristics. To empathise understand and share the feelings of another. Do we only respond to reflections of ourselves ? Time is Fractal not linear we remember things as we want to remember them but how can we gauge control of the subconscious
Manja Williams photography
performance art on the streets of Brighton with the support of ACW Draw to perform residency with @ramsamocha @drawtoperform At @copperdollarstudios 27th April-11th May
Attending Residential Artists
- Mieke van den Berg(Australia) - https://artbymieke.com
- Liu Bin(China) in Bins position a participant wanted to try.
- Julia Higgs(Australia) - http://juliahiggs.com
- Rebecca Jayne Hammett(UK) Wales - http://temmah-rebecca-hammett.squarespace.com
- Cheryl Walker(USA) - http://cherylwalkerart.com
#residency2019 #D2P2019
Manja Williams photography
Photography by Zoe Gingell
A performative action that explores the flux of borderlines. Involving ideas of restriction, cultural identity and divide. Boundary’s are developed whether they be physical or internal . However not a constant but contrary a fluid concept built upon by ideals. Ideals can change and boundary’s expanded . After the position we are in following political agendas it is important to deem that these lines can be crossed. If this can be changed we can also change it. The medium of chalk has been used to amplify the idea that all these lines are illusions that can fade with time.
24th November 2018 see if you can spot me as you discover Art on the Hill Newport starting at St Marks Church at 9:30-11:00ish
Art on the hill (draw something) ‘Head Paint’.
November 20, 2017
25th November 2017.
Drawing performance.
The theme of exploring mark making through performative action has been of interest to me since the masters course in 2015.
Head Paint is experimenting with the Notion Conflicting with Technology misunderstandings and anonymity
Exploring themes of humiliation, domination and gender with a whimsical approach to mark making with hints of hilarity.
Break the restrictions of preconceptions and share as a freedom of expression.
There are traditions/garments that originally had an application that linger in present contemporary culture, existing displaced from their purpose and proposed now as an almost ritual act of defining the individual as unique.
Some of these preconceptions have become restrictions.
‘Degradable’ is about chipping away at this repression through the creation of body attachment to the face, made from materials that degrade with use. The materials act as a medium which produce an image.
Date-2015.
Location- MADE. Cardiff. 'Clear Cut'.
Medium- An experimental painting/performance using a metal helmet/ exoskeleton with two wooden arms made autonomous through the use of magnets that exert opposing force within the arms: producing marks using charcoal.
This performance is a play on control in the mark making process as my vision is impaired by the helmet/exoskeleton. I am no longer aware of the marks produced, just movement. In addition, the exoskeleton itself is in a limited way autonomous, which further affects the outcome of the work. The lines between me and the exoskeleton become unclear in the action of movement.
Date- 2015.
Location- Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Medium- An experimental painting/performance using a metal helmet/ exoskeleton with two wooden arms made autonomous through the use of magnets that exert opposing force within the arms: producing marks using black acrylic paint.
Date- 2015.
Location- ARCADECARDIFF.
Day One.
Medium- Painting Performance with Exoskeleton/Video Documentation and Open Event.
This performance is a play on control in the mark making process as my vision is impaired by the helmet/exoskeleton. I am no longer aware of the marks produced, just movement. In addition, the exoskeleton itself is in a limited way autonomous, which further affects the outcome of the work. The lines between me and the exoskeleton become unclear in the action of movement.
‘When wearing this exoskeleton one is reacquainted with the ability of the movement the human body and its capability to make elaborate jesters, also how the body is forced to redefine its parameters with the integration of this new found skin’.
In contemporary western culture it is not deemed unusual to communicate only using the means of social networking sites, email or mobile phones. Through these means communication has become more accessible; however there are some senses in the wake of technological advancement which are becoming obsolete to communication, such as touch and smell, (face to face contact). This performance aims to experiment with the human body’s parameters and its awareness of the prosthetics’ and the identifiable imprint that resonates upon our environment.
Day two.
Day three.
Day four.
Date-2015 24th February.
Location: Cardiff Metropolitan, GAP Space, Studio 7.
Medium: Participants Drawing performance.
An experimental performance with 2 participants each wearing exoskeletons with 6 arms, attached together with a bendable sprung backbone , attached at the end of the arms of the first participant invisible ink security pens and in the second graphite pencils.
Date – 2014 25th November.
Location: Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus.
Medium- Painting performance.
In contemporary western culture it is not deemed unusual to communicate only using the means of social networking sites, email or mobile phones. Through these means communication has become more accessible; however there are some senses in the wake of technological advancement which are becoming obsolete to communication, such as touch and smell, (face to face contact). This performance aims to experiment with the human body’s parameters and its awareness of the prosthetics’ and the identifiable imprint that resonates upon our environment.
Date- 2014.
Location- Upmarket Gallery, Newport.
Medium- Installation/sound/performance (drawing device).
This is one of an experimental series of performances experimenting with simplified technological interaction (in the form of performance and installation/exoskeletons). I became intrigued by the idea that the term ‘cyborg’, originally meant to refer to more simplified technological integration to human physiology, such as someone riding a bike.
Date – 2010
Location- Empty shop 2, Newport Gwent.
Medium- Wall projection 1.2m x 1.5m. Originally a 1 hour performance (eating jelly man).
The main subject matter throughout my work is the manifestation of the human condition, this includes childhood, death, psychological/ physiological aspects and the identifiable imprint that resonates upon our environment. My video art has a more playful approach dealing with a contrast of the senses and word play to invoke a sense of hilarity. The focus of my current practice is the effect social media has on physiological communication. Recent performance practices focus on communication through movement, introducing a prosthetic element.
Date – 2010
Location- Empty shop 1, Comedy Festival, Newport Gwent.
Medium- Wall projection 1.2m x 1.5m.
Shyness of the skin