© Josefina Posch/2008

READ ME NOT QUITE WATERPIECES FESTIVAL

READ ME - An interactive exhibition project by the Valand Independent Study Fellows:

Adnan Yildiz, curator
Amanda Herman, artist
Josefina Posch, visual artist
Oscar Lara, artist

The exhibition Read Me was initiated by Valand and Roda Sten to act both as a documentation of the Valand School of Fine Arts Independent Study Fellow´s practice during their year-long course and to introduce the ongoing program to a wider audience outside of the university and art circles.

Continuing with their interest in alternative solutions to traditional forms first explored in their Eat Me, Drink Me seminar and later in their publication Read Me, the fellows created the exhibition of the same name for the Cathedral at Röda Sten. Shifting the focus from object oriented formats, the exhibition is instead centered around a free reference library composed of 100 publications selected by the fellows. Visitors are invited to take part in the fellow´s creative process by reading the publications that have inspired and influenced them -- and are offered the option to photocopy and take with them, free of charge, any interesting passages from the material. The publications are placed on a large table surrounded by comfortable seating, framed by large, hanging photographic prints from the fellow´s individual projects. This arrangement allows visitors to switch their attention between the publications and the large printed works on display, encouraging a deeper understanding of the fellow´s creative process and the meaning of independent study.

An artist´s work is in constant change, negotiation and development, but is even more so during a concentrated period such as the Independent Study Fellowship. Therefore this exhibition will also change and develop during its run. Works might be added or deducted, sounds might be discovered, food might be served, and screenings, lectures and performances might take place. All this may happen announced or unannounced and may be collectively or independently conceived. When the exhibition closes, the space will not have the same presence as it did when it opened. Some of the changes you might be able to see and some of the changes might take place within (just like during an independent study course). This is up to you to explore.



Love Difference at Röda Sten

To combine food and art to inspire understanding and stimulate dialog was previously explored by the Valand Independent Study Fellows in their seminar “Eat me, Drink Me”. For the opening reception of their “Read me” exhibition at Röda Sten in Gothenburg a Swedish version of the Pistoletto Love Difference Ice Cream will be served, as an introduction of Josefina Posch collaboration with Love Difference Pastries, project promoted by Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, and an open invitation to become directly involved with the project.

The objective of the non-profit Love Difference association is to develop creative projects for stimulating dialogue between people from different cultural, political and religious backgrounds, and to construct a solid network between those who wish to meet and resolve social issues through art and creativity.