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Stone of Free Speech - an International platform where performers, writers, dancers and film-makers share their views on reality

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Parallax(ArtWorks): a project seeking to create an international platform for conversation by telling stories about different experiences of reality through the arts.

The project seeks to collaborate with artists, writers, academics, political activists and institutions, whose work is exhibited in form of a conference/event. 

PLACE 

The Stone of Speech in Parliament Hill Fields alternatively Central Saint Martins in Spring 2015 (exact date TBC).

INTENTION

Using the arts as a participatory method in order to open dialogue on various humanitarian issues, to reach out and involve a wide audience possible. 

Equally, to  bring a diversity of views in discussion to these themes

The project also seeks to raise awareness about the role of the participants involved in context of a wider community (the artists, academics, political activists / organizations and institutions) and how these groups participate in shaping and re-shaping perceptions and spreading ideas.

SUGGESTED THEMES

Freedom of Movement

Life, Death & Rituals

Gender & Sexuality

Accumulation

SELECTED THEME FOR FIRST CONFERENCE

 Gender & Sexuality 

INCOME 

A symbolic sum to pay as entrance fee to the conference being 5 pounds.

PARTICIPATION AND EXPRESSED INTEREST

-Restless Development (monitoring, contacts and volunteers and networking countries such as Nepal, India, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia)

-Central Saint Martins (support and interest from professors and students to participate)

-Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (students)

-The Freedom Theatre (contacts, invitations for students to visit the organizations, and hopefully the theatre group will perform at the first event)

-Passion for Freedom (participating in spreading the project to involve its artists)

-Academics (Political Philosopher Jonathan Wolff from University College London)

-STEPS Southern Africa: working with film as a participatory method to discuss poverty

-Actors from Brazil (supporting with contact and discussion)

NEXT STEP

As a project leader, I am inviting the participants who have expressed their interest to a preparatory meeting at Restless Development held in late autumn 2014. 

September the 30th at  6-8pm

At 7 Wootoon St, London SE1 8TG

or 

October the 1st at 6-8pm

At 7 Wootoon St, London SE1 8TG

Kind regards,

Nathalie Czarnecki 

Project Leader

with support from working group from Central Saint Martins,

Cat Parrott (Producer)

Constanza Nuñez-Melgar Molinari (Artistic Director)

Javier Bernal-Arevalo (Artist)

Daniela Sánchez B (Artist)  

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I believe that there are several obstacles possible of intervening in the project. Firstly, it might not be possible to form the performance/conference at the Stone of Free Speech at Parliament Hill Fields (Solution - a lecture hall at Central Saint Martins). Secondly, students along with other participants need time to prepare their input - (solution- I need to start working and promoting the event as soon as I am back in London late-september and accept that the first conference/performance might not have all the artists which I would ideally like to involve due to time and budget being limited). Thirdly, I will need to allocate weekly meetings with the support-group to enable more help and support with planing and managing the event as I can not do this on my own, this is outside my control as I can not be sure that everyone will be able to work on this as much as I will (solution- Restless Development is playing an important role in mentoring and monitoring). Fourthly, after the event, there is need to clean and care about whatever location we have been allocated (solution- i would need to find people to help me clean). Lastly, this is not a political project but a conference seeking to use theatre and performance -live and on film- as methods to talk about how people from across the world live and experience their everyday lives (solution - we have to make it clear that we are not making any political statement and for this reason I would like to invite Jonathan Wolff from UCL to speak from a more academic perspective about the importance of the arts i today's society from a political-philosophical angle and also talk about the problematic between cultural relativism and the universality of human rights).

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    An international cultural conference by the Stone of Speech in Parliament Hill fields, London - a collaboration between artists, theatre groups, writers and film-makers. Inspired by the Aristotelian concept: 'Catharsis'- purification of emotions through the arts. The idea is to give space to talk about different experiences of reality through the arts. I began developing the project in practice 2013 during my MRes in Theory and Philosophy at Central Saint Martins, although an interest in researching the question 'How do we express reality in a way capable of reaching out to a wide audience possible?', has been constant since I started reading philosophy in high-school in Stockholm 2009. The question also stayed with me during my three years studying Philosophy and Politics at the University of York from 2010-2013. In my first year as an MRes student at Central Saint Martins (CSM), I established a network of collaborate partners. This being students and professors from CSM, students from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and University College London. Further interest was expressed by organizations such as Restless Development, The Freedom Theatre and STEPS Southern Africa. I have also networked with artists and organizers from Stockholm Culture Festival. I am now applying for funding to kickstart the project, a contribution to the fees at Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts London - £ 3'750. Last year, I funded my program through a scholarship from The Trask Fund MRes Art Bursaries £2'000 (available only for first-year students enroling at CSM). This, as well as taking a loan and using own savings. The idea is there, the people are ready to start working. Material and equipment, and more funding can be provided by Central Saint Martins. Based on experience from last year, the project is demanding, requiring full-time commitment, all my focus and attention. I have also applied to take a loan from the Swedish governmental Institution, CSN, providing Financial Aid for Studies, and am also planning to work during the weekends and in the evenings if there is time to do so. In conclusion, I am pledging 3'750 to enable enrolling at Central Saint Martins (CSM), to continue working with the students, use all the equipment and material provided. Whilst at CSM, I will also apply for more funding from University of the Arts London (UAL). I have added shipping as I am aware that a couple of the organizations I am working with might need to ship material - film and photographs and paintings estimated cost being 250 £.

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    An international cultural conference by the Stone of Speech in Parliament Hill fields, London - a collaboration between artists, theatre groups, writers and film-makers. Inspired by the Aristotelian concept: 'Catharsis'- purification of emotions through the arts. The idea is to give space to talk about different experiences of reality through the arts. I began developing the project in practice 2013 during my MRes in Theory and Philosophy at Central Saint Martins, although an interest in researching the question 'How do we express reality in a way capable of reaching out to a wide audience possible?', has been constant since I started reading philosophy in high-school in Stockholm 2009. The question also stayed with me during my three years studying Philosophy and Politics at the University of York from 2010-2013. In my first year as an MRes student at Central Saint Martins (CSM), I established a network of collaborate partners. This being students and professors from CSM, students from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and University College London. Further interest was expressed by organizations such as Restless Development, The Freedom Theatre and STEPS Southern Africa. I have also networked with artists and organizers from Stockholm Culture Festival. I am now applying for funding to kickstart the project, a contribution to the fees at Central Saint Martins - University of the Arts London - £ 3'750. Last year, I funded my program through a scholarship from The Trask Fund MRes Art Bursaries £2'000 (available only for first-year students enroling at CSM). This, as well as taking a loan and using own savings. The idea is there, the people are ready to start working. Material and equipment, and more funding can be provided by Central Saint Martins. Based on experience from last year, the project is demanding, requiring full-time commitment, all my focus and attention. I have also applied to take a loan from the Swedish governmental Institution, CSN, providing Financial Aid for Studies, and am also planning to work during the weekends and in the evenings if there is time to do so. In conclusion, I am pledging 3'750 to enable enrolling at Central Saint Martins (CSM), to continue working with the students, use all the equipment and material provided. Whilst at CSM, I will also apply for more funding from University of the Arts London (UAL). I have added shipping as I am aware that a couple of the organizations I am working with might need to ship material - film and photographs and paintings estimated cost being 250 £.

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