FORKBEARD and so forth…

Well, well, well where do I start… A lot has been going on recently with the YAACers so apologies for the slight abandonment. Everyone has had their art exam in the past couple of weeks so its all been a bit manic.

In response to the new Lingua Franca season at the Arnolfini we started writing on the walls of the cafe bar. The beginning of the story  features a woman called Nora who is referred to in Otto Zitko’s current exhibition. We are encouraging the public to add a word and carry on our story, so please check it out and pick up a pen!

These past few days was YAACs first residential weekend. On Friday afternoon we met at Temple meads to get the train to Devon. On arriving at Tiverton Parkway we were greeted by some friendly taxi drivers, who were to be our chauffeurs for the weekend… we stayed in some adorable cottages where we were indulged by a swimming pool and trampoline, and awoke on Saturday morning to be taken to the FORKBEARD FANTASY studios.

We were greeted by two men Ed and Chris, who led us into a huge warehouse. Immediately when we stepped inside we all went silent and were mesmerized by the sheer size of the place and all the equipment and props. There was so much stuff and things to look at, and you got the impression that everything had a story of its own. We later met Tim and Penny, all four of them were so enthused and theatrical about what they were doing and really inspiring.

We started by experimenting with using film to record ourselves acting something or another and then interacting with ourselves on a screen after it had been recorded. It’s hard to imagine but the outcome is really effective and quite entertaining. We also were shown various animation and film techniques which we developed ourselves on sunday. This included using old scraps of film rolls to scratch and manipulate to create really beautiful films, various animations with sand, paper, props, anything you could find really. Some of us were shown how to create masks using latex and various other materials… there was so much to do and it was a really brilliant course. Some of these films and animations we hope to use in a perhaps our last exhibition so watch this space…The staff were incredible and the weekend was a grand success all round really, huge thanks to everyone who made in happen, was just fabulous and I definitely recommend it.

ciao, jessie.

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