>Crossfire gaining momentum…
> The deadline for Cross-fire is looming however the project has certainly gained considerable momentum in the last fortnight. With only one more piece of the jigsaw to finish the 7 sound artefacts that make-up Cross-fire will be completed. Now it’s time for a re-think of the website and those PR emails collated and sent [...]
>Cross-fire series
> Cross-fire cutlery detail from Studio Mrmann on Vimeo. Cross-fire Natural Occurrence series Mix media 2010 The focus of the Past, Present & Future Craft Practice commission was to examine the intangible characteristic of the spoken word and investigate the unseen affect of sound upon its inhabited environment. The project centralizes around the context of [...]
>WIP…
> image courtesy of Jochen Holz This is one of the first images I’ve seen of the wineglass from the Cross-Fire animation. The piece has come alive since interpreted in glass compared to the static nature of the resin prototype. I’m also currently writing the synopsis for the Cross-Fire series to be exhibited in March. [...]
>Cross-fire trailer 2
> Cross-fire trailer 2 from Studio Mrmann on Vimeo.
>Cross-fire trailer 1
> Cross-fire trailer 1 from Studio Mrmann on Vimeo.
>On The Move Exhibition edit
> With the Christmas festivities coming to a close it’s time to look towards 2010. In January I am honoured to be exhibiting alongside Muybridge, Marey and Jonathan Shaw to name but a few at The Estorick Collection in London. The exhibition titled On the Move will be showcasing the collections’ Italian Futurist masterpieces. On [...]
>The Danish Design School – Thankyou
> Just back from Copenhagen and straight back into the studio. I just want to thank Flemming tvede Hensen for his invitation & hospitality over the last 3 days. Also it was great to randomly bumping into Di Mainstone again, she was holding a 2 week worshop in the CIID department within the design school. [...]
>The Danish Design School OPEN LECTURE 9th Dec 9.30am
> This week I will be splitting my time between Aberdeen and Copenhagen. I will giving an Open Lecture to the students of the Danish Design School in Copenhagen on Wednesday the 9th Dec. I will focusing the lecture towards the new Crossfire series and examining possible deformers in the natural environment. The image is [...]
>New contact address…
> So due to an unmanageable amount of spam mail I have changed my contact details. enquiries@mrmann.co.uk I will still be contactable on my previous email address but will be slowly migrating to just one address. I would just like to thank De Monfort University for their great hospitality during their Digital Design (&) Art [...]
>edit: The weirdness begins… + video
>So I received the prototypes from DMC last night and have been frantically sanding and mending (thanks UPS) the pieces for presentation tomorrow. As this is the first time I have seen the pieces outwith a virtual environment it has taken me a few hours to create a relationship with them. As these pieces are [...]
>Crossfire installation
>image © Chris Labrooy This is just a snap shot of the new HD animation titled ‘Conflict‘ that I’ve finally finished. The work centers around a marital argument across a dinner table. As the discussion intensifies, the tableware begins to deform according to the sound-waves. On Monday 16th November @ De Monfort University, Leicester I [...]
>Further cross-fire tests…
>image and video © Chris Labrooy commissioned by PPFCP This project is coming to it’s final stages of development. The work has now raised new unexpected questions regarding the emotional power of the speech and how this effects the innocent tableware caught in the crossfire. The objects have all reacted in their own individual manner.
>edit: Financial Times – How to Spend it article
> image © Financial Times Firstly I do apologise for the terrible scan of the article. This is a feature titled ‘Look No hands’ in the current Oct 17th edition of the Financial Times supplement How to Spend It, article link. Apart from the rather posed image of myself the article written my Emma Crichton-Miller [...]
>More scream…
> image © Chris Labrooy Just another couple of highlights from the upcoming crossfire tableware series. The scream sound is only for testing purposes but thank you for the emails enquiring about the availability of these prototypes.
>MAD New York permanent collection
>image © Stuart Johnstone I am pleased to annouce MAD New York have included Blown cup & saucer as part of their permanent museum collection. I would like to thank David McFadden and will look forward to possible future collaborations with MAD.Museum of Arts & Design2 Columbus CirlceNew York, NY10019 image © Stuart Johnstone
>Studioworks – Scream Plate
> This is just a sample of the series of sound works I am currently working on. The aim is to create a snap-shot of the morning freud between a married couple. The objects will not be functional in the traditional sense but will carry the aesthetic of well known tableware archetypes.
>No Definition…
> With the JCM prize finally finished and de-installed, I feel I can move on to a next stage of my practice. I had always approached this opportunity as a period of reflection for the work that had never been realized to it’s potential. I also feel that the way the work was exhibited was [...]
>Sound sketches…
>A big thank you to everyone who attended Saturdays ‘In Conversation’ event at the Dovecot Studios. A podcast of the dialogue will be available soon. I’ve posted two new animations of ‘Cross-fire’. I’m really liking the the unexpected interventions the sounds are creating. I was asked during Saturdays event why I never exhibit the films [...]
>Edit: ‘In Conversation’ & Alfred thankyou…
> On 19th September, I will be ‘In Conversation’ at the Dovecot Studios talking to Frances Priest discussing my practice and the work currently exhibited as part of the Jerwood Contemporary Makers, find more details here. The event is free however through are limited places. I would like to take this oppertunity to thank everyone [...]
JCM 09 – Dovecot Studios
Here a link to a series of images taken by photographer Douglas Walker of the work currently exhibited at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh. Solid Air Installation link On 19th September I will be taking part in a ‘In Conversation’ talk chaired by Frances Priest held within the Jerwood Contemporary Makers exhibition. This will be [...]
>Blown spoons & Crossfire…
> I’ve been working on these spoons recently as a ‘excuse’ to start working with precious metals. Though the effect is simalar to the cups & saucer, which are still being exhibited @ MAD New York as part of the Object Factory II exhibit, I was interested to see how using a reflective material would [...]
>Jerwood Private View – Dovecot Studios…
>I just want to thank everyone that managed to attend the opening night of the Jerwood Contemporary Makers Prize last night at the Dovecot Studios. As you can see I’m not a big fan of getting my photo taken…
>Web round-up & Jerwood…
>With the Jerwood Contemporary Makers exhibition now installed @ the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh and The Studio opening it’s doors for the festival, I now have a moment for reflection. The new studio is now complete and accommodates for both my digital and physical explorations. I’m currently at a cross-roads in my practice as I’m [...]
>Crafts Magazine Review – JCM
>Thanks to Anna bates for a good review for the work presented a the Jerwood Space. “Digital craftsman Geoffrey Mann is a good exemplar of this. The self-named product artist uses CAD modelling, cinematic stop-motion techniques and rapid prototyping to capture the shape of movement and turn it into a sculpture. Mann is already known [...]