The Sober & Lonely Institute for Contemporary Art will occupy a 1.72 x 1.72 x 1.62m space at the Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA) for a three month period, starting 6 June 2012.

SLICA will use this space for a new project called
FOR KARL KRALL: A QUANTIFIABLE EXPERIMENT IN TELEPATHIC THOUGHT TRANSFERAL. Participants from outside of Johannesburg have been invited to telepathically send through images, ideas, or plans for artworks to Sober & Lonely at the VANSA space, at a specific time allocated to each artist. Sober & Lonely will capture these transfers and attempt to create a reasonable facsimile in the space, using the R15 allocated to each manifestation. The artist/participant will select the next artist/participant for the project, and so on – thus creating the possibility of an uncontrolled and unmediated telepathic network.

The project hopes to expand VANSA and Sober & Lonely’s shared interests in creating global and local networks and facilitating experimentation in the arts.

Thursday, 28 June 2012

Experiment Three: Daphne Rink

SENT - I was thinking : waiting in theatre (on stage) for curtain to go up.    This also tied in with Monday 2 weeks ago at 8 waiting to go to theatre for eye op (different curtains lifted). same nervousness..
Daphne Rink, Grahamstown

RECIEVED - A shade of teal, like scrubs or sunlight soap - maybe a bit bluer.
SLICA, Los Angeles & Johannesburg

and

RECIEVED - Something related to dolphins, and ocean, Euridice Kala, audience member at the Parking Gallery Talk, Johannesburg 






Thursday, 21 June 2012

Experiment Two: Dave Sherry

SENT - Collect the bobbles from a knitted jumper and make them into a sculpture.
All the bobbles should be collected from one bobbly jumper.
The bobbles can be arranged on pieces or blobs of pritt-stick glue.
The pritt-stick blobs can be arranged together in anyway.
Dave Sherry, UK

RECIEVED - An instruction to people to step into the space, one person at a time, for one minute at the time. Each person will have a unique experience.
SLICA, Los Angeles & Johannesburg

and

RECIEVED - An arrow hitting the chest, chest pains, Euridice Kala, audience member at the Parking Gallery Talk, Johannesburg 







Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Experiment One: Teemu Räsänen

SENT - Message "Art piece has been removed (excluding the blue tooth paste on the floor)"
Teemu Räsänen, Finland

RECIEVED -  A yellow line, probably builder's thread. The line is a diagonal, reaching from the top left hand corner of the space, across the widest part, connected to the bottom right hand corner 
SLICA, Los Angeles & Johannesburg

and

RECIEVED - Something related to shoes, or walking, or change, Euridice Kala, audience member at the Parking Gallery Talk, Johannesburg 










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