The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
You need a bit of Time and Space
Arts organisation Metal has revealed its latest round of ‘Time and Space’ artist residencies in Peterborough.
The residencies are open opportunities to artists working in all disciplines and literally results in the chance to access Metal’s spaces at Chauffeurs Cottage, the support of its staff and its networks in order to help artists develop their skills and ideas.
Past residencies have led to the creation of new art works inspired by and launched in Peterborough which then toured to major festivals such as Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Women of the World Festival in London. It has also led to close working partnerships between artists and communities, for example with The Green Backyard, residents of Lincoln Rd and local schools.
From early 2016 artists Pete Cox, Eloise Moody, Talia Randall and Marina Velex will be in residence.
Pete Cox is a Peterborough based poet and performer, known to many in the city as the organiser of ‘Pint of Poetry’ at Charters. For his residency, Pete will develop a new full-length spoken word show that stems from his childhood fascination with plastic fangs, forbidden cults, fake blood and generally all things that scared him. Working with fellow poets Mark Grist and Ross Sutherland, Pete will utilise elements of horror and film noir; and puppetry to create a new show to tour to Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror conventions.
Eloise Moody already has a relationship with Peterborough following her commission ‘Breaking Bread’ as part of Harvest. For her new project, she is keen to explore issues around remembrance, commemoration and the interpretation of memory through objects, whether made or found.
Talia Randall cites her influences as dyslexia, 1980s pop culture and global injustices. Talia is a multidisciplinary Performance Artist based in London, with roots in spoken word.
For her time in Peterborough, she will re-develop her show Bloodlines, originally commissioned by The Roundhouse, which mixes Garage MCing, communist manifestoes and Hulk Hogan speeches, working with set and sound designers.
Marina Velez is a multidisciplinary artist based in Cambridge. Her work is concerned with people’s behaviour, how they organise themselves and assign value to things; and how people influence their environment and each other.
Marina often works in collaboration, most recently with the Reisner Lab, the Institute of Astronomy and Cosmology, and NANO research at Cambridge University and Philips Research Lab.
She is the founder and organiser of the Cambridge Sustainability Residency.