Life Drawing with Rosie Gibbens

Date/
11:00-13:00 Sun 8 Dec 2024
Location/
Studio Wayne McGregor, Here East Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E15 2GW
Level/
Open

Age/
All ages

This life drawing class will be run by Rosie Gibbens. The model will take a number of poses linked to Rosie's work, inspired by the idea of body extensions and restrictions. Props and costumes from Rosie's studio will be incorporated. Expect extra limbs and stuffed appendages. You will also be encouraged to build the 'scene' collaboratively. There will be a mixture of short, quick and longer-term poses. Please bring the materials you'd like to draw with.

EVENT/

Tracing Movement screening

Date/
19:00-20:00 Fri 6 Dec 2024
Location/
Close-Up Cinema, 97 Sclater St, London E1 6HR

Flux Projects is proud to present Tracing Movement, a screening of seven short films exploring the intersection of mark marking and dance.

These ways of working, usually shown in separate contexts, are both fundamentally gestural and, as such, deeply kindred. Abstract art can be said to be the recorded outcome of movement, often intuitive, emotional and even musical. Dance, often thought of as transient and intangible, can also be perceived as a series of invisibly drawn shapes.

Join us for this one-off screening of seven short films by: M.Lohrum X Calvin Richardson, Caroline Denervaud, Daphne van de Velde, Olive Hardy X Lydia Walker, Megan Rooney, Heather Hansen and Jade Blackstock.

Doors open: 18:30

Event run time: 1hr (i.e. 19:00-20:00)

FILM/

Untitled (ETNA) by Jade Blackstock

Untitled (ETNA) is a performance by Jade Blackstock, set on Mount Etna, a 3,403-metre active volcano in Catania, Sicily. Traces of footprints etched into the snow mark the artist’s path to the site. Jade carefully shovels away layers of snow, revealing a hollow in which she slowly embeds herself, her body contacting the black ash underneath. This intimate gesture invites contemplation on the delicate relationship between human and nature, exploring themes of belonging, solitude, and meditative connection. Captured by Alex Gulino using both drone and handheld cameras, the performance reflects on presence and the sacredness of place.

FILM/

Grand Isle by Heather Hansen

Grande Isle is a short film by artist Heather Hansen and photographer Bryan Tarnowski, with music by Dustan Louque, capturing Heather’s Emptied Gestures series. Heather, recalling the genesis of film, explains “at that time I wanted to reconnect to the origins of my kinetic drawing practice. I told Bryan about a time years earlier at the beach with my son when we had been drawing in the sand with our feet doing ballet turns and when I looked back on the tracks I had the idea to try something like that on canvas. At that time I was living in a warehouse space with a community of artists in New Orleans, and this collaboration with Bryan and also Dustan on music was one of the many projects we worked together on. It was a very exciting and creative time period and there was a fantastic sense of camaraderie and community”.

WORKSHOP/

Contemporary Dance with Tristan Carter

Date/
13:30-15:30 Sun 17 Nov 2024
Location/
Studio Wayne McGregor, Here East Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E15 2GW

A soft-power approach to the floor, with a focus on skill building and efficiency as a means of maximising strength and flow. Rooted in phrase work, this class run by Hofesh Shechter Company dancer Tristan Carter is open to all levels and will progress from simple skills and pathways to more dynamic power moving. Come with an open mind and your enthusiasm and Tristan will meet you where you are.