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My name is Freya and I'm on the Art Gallery and Museum Studies MA and this term have been on a fantastic placement with visual arts organization Pavilion. Currently Pavilion have been working on a really exciting project to research the historic grounds at Temple Newsam, so that contemporary artist Harold Offeh can produce a response to the landscape. On the 17th of March Offeh will perform Pinatopia and Mount Folly with a group of young people from East Leeds.
I've really enjoyed working alongside Pavilion, the other volunteers, artist and young people to develop this project. Temple Newsam has quite a unique and eclectic history and through our research into the gardens we found out that pineapples used to be grown in hot houses there, as in the 18th century Pineapples were an ostentatious status symbol. Offeh will be running a workshop and performance, using the pineapple as a motif to explore issues of money, power and escapism. At dusk audiences will be invited on an exploration of the grounds at Temple Newsam to bear witness to a number of playful performances.
This is going to be a really fun event and it would be lovely if some of you could come along, plus there is a free bus running from the HMI so if you are interested email linzi@pavilion.org.uk or call 0113 343 2718
Read more at http://www.pavilion.org.uk/project.php?pid=148 and check out the blog too http://pavilionypp.tumblr.com/
I've really enjoyed working alongside Pavilion, the other volunteers, artist and young people to develop this project. Temple Newsam has quite a unique and eclectic history and through our research into the gardens we found out that pineapples used to be grown in hot houses there, as in the 18th century Pineapples were an ostentatious status symbol. Offeh will be running a workshop and performance, using the pineapple as a motif to explore issues of money, power and escapism. At dusk audiences will be invited on an exploration of the grounds at Temple Newsam to bear witness to a number of playful performances.
This is going to be a really fun event and it would be lovely if some of you could come along, plus there is a free bus running from the HMI so if you are interested email linzi@pavilion.org.uk or call 0113 343 2718
Read more at http://www.pavilion.org.uk/project.php?pid=148 and check out the blog too http://pavilionypp.tumblr.com/
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