Social Lab 13Paul Bardwell Gallery of Contemporary Art, Desearte Paz progamme

Jessica Carson, Ireland

Social Lab 13, 2007

BackgroundThis residency created space for creative interaction between people of different abilities. The project explored how dialogue and interaction could be developed through physical interaction and through visual representation of the self and the other. Portraits and self-portraits made valuable contribution to to the conversations as did physical games and exercises that involved physical interaction . These exercises lead to visual manifestations of the connections made between the participants in the project

making the connection, theatre and visual arts exercises

Artist: Jessica CarsonStudents, Fine Art Department, Universidad de Antioqua

Students, Progressar

portrait exchangePortraits and self portraits created in pairs by Colombian and Irish participants.

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Marta by Miriam

Anna by Miriam Stephan by Stephen

Jorge by Miriam Jorge by Mary-Rose

Jane by Jane Miriam by Miriam

Portrait Exchange Raul and Alice

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drawing together with light

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© Mayfield Arts

artists own response to experience

Jessica Carson

Jessica Carson

Mixed media drawing /collage 14X4 Metres

Exhibition Launch

Project participants

Fabio Arboleda, Fredy Gutièrrez, Jesùs Cataño, Maria Antonia Perèz, Nora Perèz, Oscar Àngel, Carlos Mario Arias, Ana Carvajal, Andrès Bruggisser,,, Eduardo Giraldom, Giovanni Rodrìgez ,Gustavo Rivez, Jorge Luis Teran, Juan Pable Benjumea, Marta Liliana Lopez, Olga ELena Diaz, Ràul Fernando Osorio, Sara Velez, William Monsalve.

Thanks to the artists from Cope Foundation & friends and colleagues of who participated in the portrait exchange

Residency hosted by Centro Colombo Americano in collaboration with Progressar, Supported by Alcadìa de Medellìn Secretarìa de Cultural Ciudadana (Medellìn City Council Citizen Culture office). Labatorios Socio-artisticos| DESEARTE PAZ.

Social LAB13

Jessica Carson jessicacreate1@mac.com