'Transient Spaces,Virtual Words'
is an emote & Craftspace
Touring production
EMOTE
emote works with emerging technologies to produce new media content in the field of arts and education. In 1998, Lifting the Weight, produced, directed and art directed by the core team of emote won a BAFTA in the education category of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.
Craftspace Touring
Is a crafts development and touring exhibitions agency promoting contemporary crafts and crafts practice through exhibitions, education programmes and events. It aims to increase opportunities for makers and is committed to quality and innovation in design, making and presentation of crafts in the widest cultural contexts.
FUNDERS
Transient Spaces, Virtual Words, phase 2 of the Transient Spaces W3 site, was developed with funding from Small Grants for New Media, Arts Council of England.
The first phase of Transient Spaces W3 site was supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England.
Research and Development for Transient Spaces has been supported by West Midlands Arts and the Combined Arts Department of the Arts Council of England.
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS
Asia House
105 Picadilly
London W1V 9FN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 171 499 1287
Fax: +44 (0) 171 499 8618
e-mail: enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
www.asiahouse.org
A membership organisation which aims to promote greater understanding of the distinctive cultures of Asia through a varied programme of cultural activities throughout Britain. The arts of Asia, ranging from traditional to popular culture, are presented in a vital manner with appeal to all ages, including exhibitions and performances of theatre, music, dance and film.
Crafts Council of India, Madras
GF Temple Trees
20, Venkatanatayana Road
T. Nagar
Madras 600 017
India
Tel: 00 91 44 1456
PRASADA (Practice, Research and Advancement in South Asian Design and Architecture)
Leicester School of Architecture
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 116 257 7415
Fax: +44 (0) 116 250 6311
e-mail: ahardy@dmu.ac.uk
Prasada is dedicated to furthering the understanding and revitalisation of the traditional architecture, settlement forms, arts and crafts of South Asia. It brings together the study of the built environment in the Indian sub-continent with issues relating to cultural expression in the contemporary South Asian diaspora. A central objective of PRASADA is the integration of academic study with creative practice. Research, teaching and live design projects support and develop one another. PRASADA aims to nurture appreciation of the interrelation of the arts - performing as well as visual arts - and their capacity for mutual enrichment.
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
Bani Biswas
Bani Biswas lives and works in West Bengal. She teaches Music, Arts & Crafts at Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. She has practised Alpona since she was a child and was taught by her grandmother.
Sarala Chelvaraj
Sarala Chelvaraj has practised kolam since the age of eight, taught by her mother. She lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka. She is Deputy Chief Examiner in Social Studies, Karnataka State Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination, Bangalore, India.
Graeme Hamilton
Graeme Hamilton is a composer with a background in contempory jazz. He has a long term interest in Indian music. Graeme has worked on a number of film and new media projects. His track, Truly, Madly Deeply, is featured in the film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He is presently signed to Sony ATV Music.
Colin Heron
Colin has recently graduated from LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) with a 1st class degree in Sound Technology. His final year at being devoted specifically to multimedia and the Internet. He is currently Web Developer for North West Public Health Observatory
John Humphreys
Born 4.7.63 John has been a practising film maker through-out the nineties, developing a distinctive take as a Director that owes much to his skill as an editor. Working with all mediums with the predominant format being Super 16mm and exploiting new technologies (digital post production, motion control, varied filmspeeds, DV) while remaining distinctly filmic. John has Directed @ £1million worth of productions mainly in the competitive and sometimes innovative ‘pop’ sector while continuing to make his own distinctive films like this years ‘Everyone’s Somewhere Else’.
Stephen P Huyler
An art historian, ethnologist, writer and photographer has spent his life studying India's folk art. He has served as a consultant for several museum exhibitions of Indian Art, and his photographs have been exhibited in museums and galleries in New York and Washington D.C., including the Smithsonian's, Sackler Gallery. For published works see Bibliography.
Ranbir Kaur
Was born in Ropar, Punjab, India, she came to the UK in 1988 and is based in Birmingham, West Midlands in the United Kingdom. Ranbir is a professional craftsperson, aside from Rangoli her specialisms include; embroidery, rag doll making, bead work, Indian Block Printing and tie and dye.
G.Ross
Born in 1965, graduated in 1984 BA Hons (1st ) Music/Electronics and awarded PhD in composition in 1998.
In the past few years Gordon’s work has developed a growing audience and achieved wider recognition. As a composer 1995 saw commissions for both Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Proms `95). 1996 saw the premiere of "Tool" for cello and computer, commissioned by the Groupe des Récherches Musicales (Paris) and the BBC Radio 3 premiere of "Beating Time" for flute, cello and live electronics. In 1996/97 he was appointed composer-in-residence for Cheshire County and composed "The Brine Boilers" for Cheshire County Youth Band and sampler, released on CD in 1999. In 1997/98 Gordon collaborated with the artist Georgina Starr as producer/composer on her lottery funded installation 'Tuberama' to mark the opening of the new Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.
As a sound designer Gordon have been involved in several film, video and CD-ROM projects designing sound worlds for Fire Chester’s educational CD-ROM and a Post Office project. In 1998 'Lifting the Weight', a lottery funded CD-ROM in collaboration with Jubilee Arts, won the BAFTA for best educational CD-ROM. In 1997 he collaborated with the Dutch sound designer Mark Pluk (Apollo 13, CopyCat, and numerous other films) via the internet on the creation of a sound world for "LSD-TV", part of BBC2’s Expanding Pictures series.
Gordon is currently working on a commissioned work for Price Waterhouse (Los Angeles) to produce two works composed specifically for web delivery: Non-Transient for orchestra will exploit specific advantages of ‘discrete cosine transform coding’ (MPEG2 Layer III) while Beat Frequency will tackle ‘sub-band coding’ (MPEG2 Layers I & II).
Heather Steele
Heather has lived and worked in the countryside for most of her life. Part of the farming community, she has always been deeply aware of the power of Nature, the changing seasons, the cycles of creation, destruction and regeneration. Her fascination with natural phenomena and her experience of the rituals of farming informs her work as an artist. Made from organic materials collected from the farm, the local countryside, woodlands and from gardens, both cultivated and wild, her work - sculptures, installations and ground drawings - are made in response to their intended environment, be that an art gallery or in a more natural open space.
ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS
Sheila Baker
Sheila Baker has been studying and practicing Yoga since 1973, working specifically in the Viniyoga tradition since 1983. In 1988 she successfully completed a four year diploma teacher training course under the direction of Paul Harvey which emphasized individual tuition using Yoga as a therapy. Personal training is on going. This includes tuition and study weekends with Paul Harvey and work at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in India under the guidance of Sri Desikachar. Sheila is also a qualified designer and design lecturer with a special interest in the use of colour and mandala painting. Sheila Baker is presently undertaking an MA at PRASADA studying the links between the transient ritual art forms practiced by South Asian women and the 'higher' philosophical disciplines such as yoga and mandala more commonly the preserve of men.
Deirdre Figueiredo
Has a particular interest in the transient art forms of women of the South Asian community. Ambitious to "collect the uncollectable" she is working to increase recognition and awareness of the transient art forms in Britain today.
Adam Hardy
Foremost designer of Indian temples in Britain, is the Director of PRASADA. Since completing his architectural studies at Cambridge University, Dr Hardy has divided his time between practice and academic life, developing his interest in and empathy with the architecture and culture of the Indian sub-continent. He has published extensively. His book 'Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation' (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts with Abhinav Publications, New Delhi 1995; foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan), is a seminal work in this area. Other publications include a new chapter on South Asia in Banister Fletcher's 'A History of Architecture' (forthcoming centenary edition), and a lengthy series of entries in Macmillans 'Dictionary of Art'.
Vijaya Nagarajan
Is currently working toward a Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley, in the Department of South/Southeast Asian Studies with an emphasis in Art History and Anthropology. Both at Berkeley and in Tamilnadu, she works on issues of folklore and the environment with the Institute for the Study of Natural and Cultural Resources. For published works see Bibliography.
G. Sivakumar (siva@cse.iitb.ernet.in)
Is currently a Professor in the Computer Science Department at IIT Bombay. He did his schooling in Madras, receiving his Bachelor's degree from IIT Madras. He completed his Ph.D. at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in September 1988. He returned to India in 1991 after working for 3 years as faculty in Computer Science at the University of Delaware. His research interests are in the various applications of Logic in Computer Science. He also dabbles with Computer Networks and is addicted to Internet, chess and carnatic music.
Manorama Talaiver
An Indian-American woman of South Indian origin. A math's teacher, she has developed elementary math's lessons based on the internal principles of Kolam. Lessons cover skip counting, multiplication, geometric design, function concept and concept of closed curves. For published works see Bibliography.
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is an emote & Craftspace
Touring production
EMOTE
emote works with emerging technologies to produce new media content in the field of arts and education. In 1998, Lifting the Weight, produced, directed and art directed by the core team of emote won a BAFTA in the education category of the first BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.
Craftspace Touring
Is a crafts development and touring exhibitions agency promoting contemporary crafts and crafts practice through exhibitions, education programmes and events. It aims to increase opportunities for makers and is committed to quality and innovation in design, making and presentation of crafts in the widest cultural contexts.
FUNDERS
Transient Spaces, Virtual Words, phase 2 of the Transient Spaces W3 site, was developed with funding from Small Grants for New Media, Arts Council of England.
The first phase of Transient Spaces W3 site was supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England.
Research and Development for Transient Spaces has been supported by West Midlands Arts and the Combined Arts Department of the Arts Council of England.
ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS
Asia House
105 Picadilly
London W1V 9FN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 171 499 1287
Fax: +44 (0) 171 499 8618
e-mail: enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
www.asiahouse.org
A membership organisation which aims to promote greater understanding of the distinctive cultures of Asia through a varied programme of cultural activities throughout Britain. The arts of Asia, ranging from traditional to popular culture, are presented in a vital manner with appeal to all ages, including exhibitions and performances of theatre, music, dance and film.
Crafts Council of India, Madras
GF Temple Trees
20, Venkatanatayana Road
T. Nagar
Madras 600 017
India
Tel: 00 91 44 1456
PRASADA (Practice, Research and Advancement in South Asian Design and Architecture)
Leicester School of Architecture
De Montfort University
The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 116 257 7415
Fax: +44 (0) 116 250 6311
e-mail: ahardy@dmu.ac.uk
Prasada is dedicated to furthering the understanding and revitalisation of the traditional architecture, settlement forms, arts and crafts of South Asia. It brings together the study of the built environment in the Indian sub-continent with issues relating to cultural expression in the contemporary South Asian diaspora. A central objective of PRASADA is the integration of academic study with creative practice. Research, teaching and live design projects support and develop one another. PRASADA aims to nurture appreciation of the interrelation of the arts - performing as well as visual arts - and their capacity for mutual enrichment.
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
Bani Biswas
Bani Biswas lives and works in West Bengal. She teaches Music, Arts & Crafts at Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan. She has practised Alpona since she was a child and was taught by her grandmother.
Sarala Chelvaraj
Sarala Chelvaraj has practised kolam since the age of eight, taught by her mother. She lives and works in Bangalore, Karnataka. She is Deputy Chief Examiner in Social Studies, Karnataka State Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination, Bangalore, India.
Graeme Hamilton
Graeme Hamilton is a composer with a background in contempory jazz. He has a long term interest in Indian music. Graeme has worked on a number of film and new media projects. His track, Truly, Madly Deeply, is featured in the film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He is presently signed to Sony ATV Music.
Colin Heron
Colin has recently graduated from LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) with a 1st class degree in Sound Technology. His final year at being devoted specifically to multimedia and the Internet. He is currently Web Developer for North West Public Health Observatory
John Humphreys
Born 4.7.63 John has been a practising film maker through-out the nineties, developing a distinctive take as a Director that owes much to his skill as an editor. Working with all mediums with the predominant format being Super 16mm and exploiting new technologies (digital post production, motion control, varied filmspeeds, DV) while remaining distinctly filmic. John has Directed @ £1million worth of productions mainly in the competitive and sometimes innovative ‘pop’ sector while continuing to make his own distinctive films like this years ‘Everyone’s Somewhere Else’.
Stephen P Huyler
An art historian, ethnologist, writer and photographer has spent his life studying India's folk art. He has served as a consultant for several museum exhibitions of Indian Art, and his photographs have been exhibited in museums and galleries in New York and Washington D.C., including the Smithsonian's, Sackler Gallery. For published works see Bibliography.
Ranbir Kaur
Was born in Ropar, Punjab, India, she came to the UK in 1988 and is based in Birmingham, West Midlands in the United Kingdom. Ranbir is a professional craftsperson, aside from Rangoli her specialisms include; embroidery, rag doll making, bead work, Indian Block Printing and tie and dye.
G.Ross
Born in 1965, graduated in 1984 BA Hons (1st ) Music/Electronics and awarded PhD in composition in 1998.
In the past few years Gordon’s work has developed a growing audience and achieved wider recognition. As a composer 1995 saw commissions for both Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra (Proms `95). 1996 saw the premiere of "Tool" for cello and computer, commissioned by the Groupe des Récherches Musicales (Paris) and the BBC Radio 3 premiere of "Beating Time" for flute, cello and live electronics. In 1996/97 he was appointed composer-in-residence for Cheshire County and composed "The Brine Boilers" for Cheshire County Youth Band and sampler, released on CD in 1999. In 1997/98 Gordon collaborated with the artist Georgina Starr as producer/composer on her lottery funded installation 'Tuberama' to mark the opening of the new Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.
As a sound designer Gordon have been involved in several film, video and CD-ROM projects designing sound worlds for Fire Chester’s educational CD-ROM and a Post Office project. In 1998 'Lifting the Weight', a lottery funded CD-ROM in collaboration with Jubilee Arts, won the BAFTA for best educational CD-ROM. In 1997 he collaborated with the Dutch sound designer Mark Pluk (Apollo 13, CopyCat, and numerous other films) via the internet on the creation of a sound world for "LSD-TV", part of BBC2’s Expanding Pictures series.
Gordon is currently working on a commissioned work for Price Waterhouse (Los Angeles) to produce two works composed specifically for web delivery: Non-Transient for orchestra will exploit specific advantages of ‘discrete cosine transform coding’ (MPEG2 Layer III) while Beat Frequency will tackle ‘sub-band coding’ (MPEG2 Layers I & II).
Heather Steele
Heather has lived and worked in the countryside for most of her life. Part of the farming community, she has always been deeply aware of the power of Nature, the changing seasons, the cycles of creation, destruction and regeneration. Her fascination with natural phenomena and her experience of the rituals of farming informs her work as an artist. Made from organic materials collected from the farm, the local countryside, woodlands and from gardens, both cultivated and wild, her work - sculptures, installations and ground drawings - are made in response to their intended environment, be that an art gallery or in a more natural open space.
ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS
Sheila Baker
Sheila Baker has been studying and practicing Yoga since 1973, working specifically in the Viniyoga tradition since 1983. In 1988 she successfully completed a four year diploma teacher training course under the direction of Paul Harvey which emphasized individual tuition using Yoga as a therapy. Personal training is on going. This includes tuition and study weekends with Paul Harvey and work at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in India under the guidance of Sri Desikachar. Sheila is also a qualified designer and design lecturer with a special interest in the use of colour and mandala painting. Sheila Baker is presently undertaking an MA at PRASADA studying the links between the transient ritual art forms practiced by South Asian women and the 'higher' philosophical disciplines such as yoga and mandala more commonly the preserve of men.
Deirdre Figueiredo
Has a particular interest in the transient art forms of women of the South Asian community. Ambitious to "collect the uncollectable" she is working to increase recognition and awareness of the transient art forms in Britain today.
Adam Hardy
Foremost designer of Indian temples in Britain, is the Director of PRASADA. Since completing his architectural studies at Cambridge University, Dr Hardy has divided his time between practice and academic life, developing his interest in and empathy with the architecture and culture of the Indian sub-continent. He has published extensively. His book 'Indian Temple Architecture: Form and Transformation' (Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts with Abhinav Publications, New Delhi 1995; foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan), is a seminal work in this area. Other publications include a new chapter on South Asia in Banister Fletcher's 'A History of Architecture' (forthcoming centenary edition), and a lengthy series of entries in Macmillans 'Dictionary of Art'.
Vijaya Nagarajan
Is currently working toward a Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley, in the Department of South/Southeast Asian Studies with an emphasis in Art History and Anthropology. Both at Berkeley and in Tamilnadu, she works on issues of folklore and the environment with the Institute for the Study of Natural and Cultural Resources. For published works see Bibliography.
G. Sivakumar (siva@cse.iitb.ernet.in)
Is currently a Professor in the Computer Science Department at IIT Bombay. He did his schooling in Madras, receiving his Bachelor's degree from IIT Madras. He completed his Ph.D. at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in September 1988. He returned to India in 1991 after working for 3 years as faculty in Computer Science at the University of Delaware. His research interests are in the various applications of Logic in Computer Science. He also dabbles with Computer Networks and is addicted to Internet, chess and carnatic music.
Manorama Talaiver
An Indian-American woman of South Indian origin. A math's teacher, she has developed elementary math's lessons based on the internal principles of Kolam. Lessons cover skip counting, multiplication, geometric design, function concept and concept of closed curves. For published works see Bibliography.
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