On 2009.10.23-24 @ ift presented a workshop with two artist; Jeann Landry-Belleu and Mamoru Okuno.
Jeanne works on the issues related to Web culture and especially the icons. She introduced her ideas about the Web and her current research that is to create new icons, and at the end all of the participants tried to make their own icons.
Sound artist Mamoru introduced one of his “etude for everyday objects and practices”The “etude no.12 variation for eating Nori paste together” involves people eating Nori paste on a Japanese cracker with other seasoning as snack. During the workshop, Mamoru made these snacks for participants to enjoy eating. At the end, he showed the process of empty glass bottle of Nori paste becoming “etude no.12”, a sound object. People passed the object that was put on a small light box one by one to listen to the sound.
There were 13 participants and each payed 2000yen as a fee.
30% goes to ift (mainly to pay rent and other running cost)
30% x 2 goes to two artist
10% goes to pay expenses (food and drink)
note: The expenses went over 10% of the sales, so ift and artist split the cost.
18日は、ひじょーーに寒の中、iftのLiftING party vol.1"Arvo Part編 presenter mamoru"にお越し下さり、ありがとうございました!
この数日で外も一気に寒むくなって、長家も隙間だらけで、暖房をしてもかなり寒く、寒い記憶と一緒に第一回目のLiftING party が、みなさんの中に残ったかもしれません。