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Future Reflections: A Conference on Reflection in Research
Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th of April 2007
Future Reflections is a three-part project that includes an exhibition, a publication and a two-day conference focusing on the interplay between research and reflection at different stages in the art-making process.
The exhibition will present artworks discarded by UAL students. Failed experiments, no-longer useful studies, projects too difficult to store, etc. will be collected in the Triangle Gallery and reconfigured into new forms over the course of the conference. At the end of Future Reflections, these temporary works will be crushed in the waste compacter in acknowledgment of the many forms of recycling involved in making and thinking about art.
In contrast to the notions of “re” characterizing the exhibition (reconfiguring, reconsidering, recycling, reflecting), the publication explores notions of “pre” by bringing together proposals by Chelsea students for artworks that have yet to be made.
What is the relationship between practice and research and/or is there a distinction between these two activities? What role does the institution of the art school play in shaping research processes? In what ways can practice and theory be reflective and to what ends? The aim of this conference is to explore these and associated questions in relation to the work of individual practitioners. Tutors, research fellows, and students connected to Chelsea will present on their research over the course of the three-day event.
The first-year Chelsea MPhil/PhD students organising Future Reflections see this project as a unique opportunity to share the College’s rich research culture and invite discussion across UAL and the wider art community.
Location:
Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art & Design – Millbank
Cost:
Free – everyone welcome
Date and Time:
18th to 20th of April – Exhibition open every day from 10:00 – 6:30
Wednesday 18th April – 5:30 – 7:30 Private View & Catalogue Launch
Thursday 19th April – 10:00 – 5:00 Conference. Refreshments provided
Friday 20th April – 10:00 – 5:00 Conference. Refreshments provided