Shadow drawing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gChROlQRZ_Q

Scholar's Rock

We were visited several times during our residency at Islington Mill by Wang Jun, the current Artist in Residence at the Chinese Arts Centre in Manchester.  He made a particular contribution to our 3rd Open Studio, where we invited the public to take part in a live drawing event.  Shortly after this open studio, Wang Jun invited us to respond to his Scholar's Rock project.  Wang Jun invited several local artists, including Lee Machell, Antony Clarkson, Naomi Lethbridge, Sean Caherty, Gweni (Emma Williams), David Hancock, Philip Davenport, Nicola Smith and Tony Trehy, to exhibit their response to his project, along side his work, during his Open Studio in April.  More information can be found here about the project.  Scholar's Rock

Association presented some work that has originated from a series of walks in the areas of Salford surrounding our studio at Islington Mill.  We make particular reference to Ying and Nina’s regular pilgrimage to The Graceful Rock, a boulder in a local piece of wasteland with a particularly classic form.

Sarah

We are sorry to announce that Sarah Sanders has decided to leave Association. We would like to thank her for the fantastic contribution she has made to the many discussions and experiments that have taken place over the last year.  We would like to wish her well and invite her to pop back from time to time to see how we are getting on.

Best wishes,

Jessica, Ying and Nina

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Clarification

After reading the interview Jessica Longmore gave to Manchester Mouth, I would like to clarify to our readers that I have never 'liked' the name Mutually Advantageous Association. I agreed to it at the start because I could not suggest another title. Thankfully we reduced our name to Association during our residency at Islington Mill.


Nina, Ying and Jess;

Why do you like the name Mutually Advantageous Association?

It is important to you to be Mutually Advantageous in this collaboration? Why?

Answers revised

Please list the most significant moments of the Association residency. (The more the better)
learning the significance of trust and respect

Have you collaborated?
I have taken part in a series of experiments

If so, [refering to question number 2] why have you collaborated?

I wanted to see what would happen

Have you made work?

No