Joya: AiR / Kevin Boardman / Master of Research Art / Manchester School of Art Postgraduate Residency

Before my arrival I have engaged in a 1 year long artistic project which concerns the flow of idea exploration and active participation in relation to chalkboards and whiteboards.

It considers how reusable mark-making surfaces might be reclaimed and repurposed as spaces for radical thought and action, in contrast to their former conventional use in business and educational institutions. The research is situated within the field of contemporary art, intersecting with design and arts pedagogy. Art-thinking and making methods and new speculation combine to form alternative pathways in collective and individual thinking. The study aims to reinvent reusable media in new formats and spaces, by experimenting with sculpture, installation, performative workshops, and drawing.

My time at Joya was an opportunity to expand this practice, I took one of my reusable objects (the chalkboard ball) into this new environment. By working under a new environment, collaborating with new artists and having the time to reflect in this inspiring place. I was able to create a new body work which focus on ideation and drawing.

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Simon Beckmann27 March 2023