Voting is open for the Connect! Competition.
Fulham Palace has been shortlisted to host a unique event for Museums at Night in October.
Now we need your help. The venue with the most votes wins. Get all your work contacts, friends, families, neighbours…the man down the pub to vote for us too! You can only vote once from an email address, if you have more than one email use them all to vote!
Voting closes on Sat 14 May.
http://museumsatnight.org.uk/aowen-jin/#.VyMxv2H2YdX
If we win –
Artist Aowen Jin will be creating for us -
· Paintings inspired by our history that can only be viewed in darkened rooms with the use of UV torches.
· A temporary 3D installation that can also be explored with UV torches.
· Choreographed performances which challenge modern perception of beauty and aesthetics.
Aowen wrote this to inspire museums and galleries:
“Imagine a gallery that’s filled with magical figurative stories, like the Sistine Chapel, but that can only be seen using UV torches. As you move the torch around the museum in the dark, all of the paintings on the wall come to life, and they appear and disappear as your beam of light moves from one image to another. The paintings are inspired by the history and collections of the museum itself, reflected through the eyes of the viewers. I am also interested in using balloons to shape the space, painted with UV ink, which can then create a temporary 3D installation that can be explored with UV torches too."
This will be a new body of collaborative work that is not only created by the artist, but also invites the local community to take part and imprint their sensitivity of the museum onto the space they love. In a grand finale, Jin will choreograph performances which challenge modern perception of beauty and aesthetics. During the event, artist Aowen Jin will share her experiences through talks and offer a workshop in collaboration with local people to create art together for the project.
This would be an amazing opportunity for Fulham Palace.
So please vote now!