BOUNDLESS: TRANSITIONS EXHIBITION
A.P.T. GALLERY, DEPTFORD
5-29 OCTOBER 2023
Boundless: Transitions was an immersive multi-media interactive exhibition with a range of collateral events.
The Project explored the theme of Diaspora in a planetary and a local Deptford context – a sensory journey where narratives of the natural world and human world coincide and collide. Stories of displacement include those of human/animal migrations, the movement of ideas and beliefs, the multi-perspective histories of Empire with its complex legacies and impacts.
Displacement/diaspora have shaped the mapping of our world culturally, socially, politically and philosophically since the dawn of the Anthropocene - migrations of plant/animal life on the planet predate human existence by millions of years.
Our exhibition & events promote deep engagement with the ideas and technologies used by the artists, a space where co-creation is encouraged, where outcomes will be exciting and evolving.
Our artworks/installations feature interactive embedded electronics, an immersive soundscape, 2D/3D works, projected films and olfactory elements. Alongside the physical exhibition we have created a virtual exhibition which can be accessed online, here leaving a legacy of the project going forward.
EVENING EVENTS held during the exhibition:
7 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘The City & The City: Transitions & Diasporas’ featuring speakers: Thomas Picard (expert in Identifying and explaining emerging technology trends, such as smart cities design); Nazia Parvez (A-Maze artist and specialist in service design ), Freddie Sanders (A-Maze Artist) ; Karina Bezeera, Workspace Manager and local resident; moderated by: Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist). Discussion focused on how Urban environments need to adapt to changes in Industry, Technology, Culture and Climate.
14 October from 6 – 8pm
Organised by MoFaF (Museum of Slavery & Freedom) People from the Windrush generation have been interviewed about their experiences. Dr Cox Juanita Cox presented the project.
19 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘The Future of Exhibiting’ featuring speakers - Joris LeChene (Storyteller, activist), Maureen Kendal (A-Maze Artists co Lead), Ardern-Hulme-Beaman (A-Maze artist) moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist), discuss how technology and materiality are effecting audiences, galleries and institutions.
22 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘Deptford: Legacy of Empire’
featuring speakers - Dr Sebastian Kaalwij (Medical Director @ Vikand Solutions), Gabriela, Fion Gunn (Independent artist, Irish Diaspora, Lead A-Maze Artist) Gabriela Macho (Paleo-anthropologist), Gabriela Mendoza (Independent local artist, A-Maze intern), moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist),
26 October from 6 – 8pm
Exiled Writers Ink Event
Poets from Argentina, Iraq, and Iran focused on diaspora and the issue of transition in response to the exciting visual interpretation by international visual artists from A-Maze Artists Collective.
Featured poets: Shabnam Azar, Leo Boix, Ghareeb Iskander, Sana Nassari introduced by Maureen Kendal (A-Maze Artists co Lead)
27 October from 6 – 8 pm
‘Artists & Institutions’ event featuring speakers - Joris Lechene, storyteller and activist, Audrey Mullins ( A-Maze Artists) moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist). The conversation will focus on finding a way for artists to rebalance the power dynamic when they work with institutions and how institutions mitigate the space between artists and the public. During the evening the audience is invited to join with the artists in formulating a draft manifesto for best practice, one where inclusion is key and that means inclusion for artists as well as for the public.
Watch on Youtube youtu.be/3W93dFb_psM
28 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘An Ecological Vision for the future: Presenting our Co-creators’
featuring speakers: Alan Hudson, (A-Maze Artist with an environmental vision), Maureen Kendal, (A-Maze artist co Lead), Caitriona McAllister (Creative Technologies Artist) Audrey Mullins (A-Maze Artist & Representative from Stoke Newington School)
The Project explored the theme of Diaspora in a planetary and a local Deptford context – a sensory journey where narratives of the natural world and human world coincide and collide. Stories of displacement include those of human/animal migrations, the movement of ideas and beliefs, the multi-perspective histories of Empire with its complex legacies and impacts.
Displacement/diaspora have shaped the mapping of our world culturally, socially, politically and philosophically since the dawn of the Anthropocene - migrations of plant/animal life on the planet predate human existence by millions of years.
Our exhibition & events promote deep engagement with the ideas and technologies used by the artists, a space where co-creation is encouraged, where outcomes will be exciting and evolving.
Our artworks/installations feature interactive embedded electronics, an immersive soundscape, 2D/3D works, projected films and olfactory elements. Alongside the physical exhibition we have created a virtual exhibition which can be accessed online, here leaving a legacy of the project going forward.
EVENING EVENTS held during the exhibition:
7 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘The City & The City: Transitions & Diasporas’ featuring speakers: Thomas Picard (expert in Identifying and explaining emerging technology trends, such as smart cities design); Nazia Parvez (A-Maze artist and specialist in service design ), Freddie Sanders (A-Maze Artist) ; Karina Bezeera, Workspace Manager and local resident; moderated by: Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist). Discussion focused on how Urban environments need to adapt to changes in Industry, Technology, Culture and Climate.
14 October from 6 – 8pm
Organised by MoFaF (Museum of Slavery & Freedom) People from the Windrush generation have been interviewed about their experiences. Dr Cox Juanita Cox presented the project.
19 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘The Future of Exhibiting’ featuring speakers - Joris LeChene (Storyteller, activist), Maureen Kendal (A-Maze Artists co Lead), Ardern-Hulme-Beaman (A-Maze artist) moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist), discuss how technology and materiality are effecting audiences, galleries and institutions.
22 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘Deptford: Legacy of Empire’
featuring speakers - Dr Sebastian Kaalwij (Medical Director @ Vikand Solutions), Gabriela, Fion Gunn (Independent artist, Irish Diaspora, Lead A-Maze Artist) Gabriela Macho (Paleo-anthropologist), Gabriela Mendoza (Independent local artist, A-Maze intern), moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist),
26 October from 6 – 8pm
Exiled Writers Ink Event
Poets from Argentina, Iraq, and Iran focused on diaspora and the issue of transition in response to the exciting visual interpretation by international visual artists from A-Maze Artists Collective.
Featured poets: Shabnam Azar, Leo Boix, Ghareeb Iskander, Sana Nassari introduced by Maureen Kendal (A-Maze Artists co Lead)
27 October from 6 – 8 pm
‘Artists & Institutions’ event featuring speakers - Joris Lechene, storyteller and activist, Audrey Mullins ( A-Maze Artists) moderated by Fion Gunn (A-Maze Lead Artist). The conversation will focus on finding a way for artists to rebalance the power dynamic when they work with institutions and how institutions mitigate the space between artists and the public. During the evening the audience is invited to join with the artists in formulating a draft manifesto for best practice, one where inclusion is key and that means inclusion for artists as well as for the public.
Watch on Youtube youtu.be/3W93dFb_psM
28 October from 6 – 8pm
Panel discussion ‘An Ecological Vision for the future: Presenting our Co-creators’
featuring speakers: Alan Hudson, (A-Maze Artist with an environmental vision), Maureen Kendal, (A-Maze artist co Lead), Caitriona McAllister (Creative Technologies Artist) Audrey Mullins (A-Maze Artist & Representative from Stoke Newington School)