Knock on Woods @ Open Space Gallery and Core 490, BC, Canada (June 8-15, 2008)


















This was the seventh site for Knock on Woods. Open Space Gallery in Victoria sponsored the project and was hosted by Annette Witteman (director of Core490 on Mayne Island, British Columbia).

Annette Witteman took over as The Resident Technician during the residencies at this site.


RESIDENT ARTISTS (in chronological order)
For each resident you can click the image to view a slide show.


Charlie Gardner








For many years Charlie Gardner has been contemplating the ideal way, moment, and situation to create his masterwork: The coffee-stain dress shirt.

Charlie Gardner was an official resident on 8 June 2008.



Isaac Flagg




"so my thought is maybe i could dig a big hole under the floor of the tent. just to see what's down there. i've considered sorting the soil and rock and putting it back in a certain order, or cutting out furniture, or painting the interior of the hole, putting something new down there, but in the end i'd like to just dig a hole and fill it back up.... i dont have a cv prepared of anything like that but i can assure you i've dug a lot of hole in the last few years. i would be able to ride my bike out to the site with a small spade and maybe a mattock on the weekend or maybe during the week if necessary."

Isaac Flagg was an official resident on 8 June 2008.



Siobhan Humston






"what does it mean?  it means we have time to look at, collect & ponder the world around us... is there a purpose? yes, everything has a purpose, but especially so when one or more persons gather to create
what do i need?  one morning or afternoon (four hours), 100 slide frames, scissors, hemp string, to be loose on the grass, amidst the bushes, trees & air"

Siobhan Humston was an official resident on 9 June 2008.



Annette Witteman with Jasper & Gracie Garrett





First half of the residency:
Annette paints her face as a spotted red and white mushroom and tells folktales to young folk.

Second half of the residency:
Annette, Jasper (5), Grace (3), Ben the Dog (5) weave and dress the forest.

Annette Witteman with Jasper & Gracie Garrett were official residents on 10-11 June 2008.



Brenda Petays








"I am still interested in turning the compost. I will be bringing an old sketchbook and will shred the drawings in it and add them to the compost."

Brenda Petays was an official resident on 10 June, 2008.



Tina Farmilo







"looking/observing/reflecting/recording/writing/talking/ playing flute/blowing bubbles/photographing/establising location/mapping/hiding something/peeing/making small interventions/documenting local species/observing wind patterns/staying present/contemplating the ineffable in the context of dailyness"

Tina Farmilo was an official resident on 10 June, 2008.



Laurie Ljubojevic








Laurie Ljubojevic is "the dotist".
She came to Knock on Woods to dot relevant paperwork.

Laurie Ljubojevic was an official resident on 11 June, 2008.



Waine Rysak








"Planning a performance using sounds emanating from amplified glass rondels and broken glass recordings. Exploration of site, documenting old drawing (photo on site on moss)..."

Waine Rysak was an official resident on 12-13 June, 2008.



Gregory Ball








Gregory Ball made a video animation using local and found materials. His animation procures and obscures notions of the nation-state, citizenship, locality and presence.

Gregory Ball was an official resident on 13 June, 2008.



Gabrielle Hanlon and Nicolas Robins











Gabrielle Hanlon and Nicolas Robins were official residents on 13-14 June, 2008.



Craig Willms



"Taken from the movie The Great Escape, Steve McQueen’s character spends his time in solitary confinement with a baseball glove and ball which he endlessly bounces off the wall and catches. Even though he is in a prison camp, this action appears to allow him some sense of respite and time to think, despite the circumstances around him."

"I will spend the duration of my stay in the dwelling with a ball and glove repeating the same action."

Craig Willms was an official resident on Mayne Island, BC on 14-15 June, 2008.



Helen Marzolf









"I tried to reassemble a tree trunk. But I had to fake it. It's more like an encyclopedia of kitch...."

Helen Marzolf was an official resident on 15 June 2008.
 



Daniel Hogan






Sea Urchin Cake

Danielle Hogan was an official resident on 15 June 2008.