RIVER THAMES. LONDON. 2009

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JAMES HESFORD Twenty four hour non-stop work period - Friday 12th -Saturday13th June 09. This first collaboration in the Circle Painting project resulted in a short composition which explores the physical space of a circle. It was written for 9 violins and 3 cellos - Twelve musicians take their place around the circumference of a 50m diameter circle like the numbers of a clock – 12, 1, 2, 3.etc. The cellos are 5, 6 and 7 o'clock– the listener is outside the circle a few feet away from the cellos and 50 + meters away from violin one (placed at 12o’clock). Dynamics are even throughout the piece – “f” The space was created digitally and worked into - like a painter works into a canvas. Throughout the period James observed the movements of Ivanov and Chan as they worked inside the circular canvas. James now plans to create 12 compositions based around the 12 circular canvasas - next one BERLIN

PICNIC 09 : RIVER THAMES by Land Art - Papa Westray and Hermitage Moorings The Circle - River Thames is a river-specific collaboration work between artists IVANOV + CHAN and composer James Hesford which will be created during 24-hours non-stop working period/performance at Hermitage Moorings, River Thames. The Circle - River Thames will be: - The James Hesford's composition will be influenced by the immediate environment, the extreme working conditions imposed by a specific duration and IVANOV + CHAN'S performance and working process. - The Artist’s Dress - a costume for the performance which will enhance the choreography of the performance and will work as an additional tool in painting process - The Painting Space - around tent – lantern structure made of canvas suspended in the floating Pier House of the Moorings - The Painting Dance – spontaneous choreography of the painting process reflecting the way in which the memories and process are affected by 24 hours non-stop action in enclosed space - Painting - instant reaction on the memories about the surrounding of The Circle and memories transformed inside The Circle during the process, following by the flow and transforming all previous experience creating paint-environment - Video Work is created as an interaction with the Circle Performace and projected live - Viewing the Circle Experience: After 24 hours performance the viewer can enter the Circle - Presentation of completed composition of The Circle-River Thames by James Hesford PROGRAMME: > from Friday, 12 June till Saturday, 13 June : 24 Hours non-stop happening can be seen on the screen from Wapping River Walk > Saturday, 13 June, 18.00 - 21.00 : Opening > Sunday, 14 June, 14.00 - 18.00 : Exhibition PARTICIPANTS: James Hesford : www.jameshesford.com Ivanov - artist : www.ubahob.com Tsz Man Chan - artist : www.tszman.com ADDRESS : Hermitage Moorings,16 Wapping High Street, London E1W 1NG INFORMATION : Land Art - Papa Westray E. ubahob@artserve.net About Hermitage Moorings - www.hcmoorings.org THE SITE sponsored by:

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