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, 5 July 2012

Experiment Four: Cetusss

SENT - I was thinking about pope’s influence I consider as a human crime in matter of major public health concerns.

The installation could be a big paperboard, or a patchwork of paperboards
(what you can find on the streets which is not used for shelters)
With the text STOPLISTENINGTOHIM cut close to you can see in the picture.
You can hand is straight or diagonal, as you want.

Cetusss, Spain

RECIEVED - I saw the colour orangey brown sort of like the Mark Rothko http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/4031510191_32e9a2b7d1.jpg (perhaps this could be related to the cardboard?? but perhaps I am hoping too much)

- I saw a target - a circle something with a bullseye, also shooting, arrows
- I saw me smashing things inside the space - making a big mess - perhaps with food?
- It was quite angry but calculated

does this make any sense to you?
SLICA, Los Angeles & Johannesburg




 





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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