A piece in a New York based exhibition

Pan-demonium resonates with the current global political, ecological and economic situation - one in which the hegemonic forces of order have been overwhelmed by a dynamic of chaos and disorder, turning the world 'upside-down'. Does it offer a metaphor for a critique of global capitalism and its 'devils' - its pan-demons - in all their guises (pan-demics included)? Or perhaps it conjures up collective creative forces for political challenge and the re-inscription of Pan in contemporary mythology?

bricolagekitchen invited visual, sonic and written responses to the idea of Pan-demonium and brought this together in an exhibition presented at AC Institute [Direct Chapel] New York 3 September 10 October 2009. The exhibition, documented and explored in this publication, assembled a cacophony of over fifty contemporary artistic responses and global voices gleaned via the web in a panorama of sound, text, visual and moving imagery, celebrating the affective power of disorder and noise. So, what does Pan-demonium mean to you?

AC Institute [Direct Chapel]
547 W 27th St 5th Floor New York NY 10001
www.artcurrents.org bricolagekitchen
aka Gillian Whiteley

Update

Just scraped through 2nd yr, pleased considering extremely tricky subject matter for essay ('Can Art Be Taught') as well as some strenuous circumstances. Out of the trees now though and getting down to some real creating and planning. Completed first workshop for kids at Bloc and started entering some exhibitions including Pan-demonium (NY) and Leeds Open as well as looking at ideas for a 2 week placement. The Montessori School are interested and have asked me to write further, (also see Pyrites for some really interesting alternative education philosophy) the Cyprus College of Art sounds like a nice one for a standard month's residency, seeing as I'm heading that way anyway soon. One other idea is spending time with a clinical psychologist researching synaesthesia which ties in nicely with Freenoise and so back to the live paintings on stage and waiting to hear from a couple of researchers.

The Sea In Legend & Tradition: Call for Papers

This two-day conference at the Time & Tide, the maritime museum at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, will be held on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September 2009 as the fourth Legendary Weekend of the Folklore Society.

We'd like to hear from anyone who can attend and present a paper - folklorists, performers, historians, singers and cultural or local historians. Come and celebrate mermaids, scrimshaw, ghost ships, shanties, shape-shifting seals, omens, lost lands and lucky beach-combings. Presentations, which should be 20 minutes long, can take the form of talks, performances, or DVD. There will be a limited number of opportunities for art installations. The main event will take place on Saturday with additional material and site visits on Sunday.

If you would like to attend or to present a paper or performance, please contact:

Jeremy Harte, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey KT17 1UF
Tel. 44 (0) 208 394 1734 Email: JHarte@epsom-ewell.gov.uk