My dream
curatorial project would be a multimedia and interactive installation focused
on one concept that united all the media and artists involved. The concept
could be ‘women working’ and feature music (both live and audio taped), film/video,
painting and sculpture.
If the
unifying concept was ‘women working, various female musicians would be
involved. Ideally a composer would create a theme tune; alternatively she would
collaborate with a singer or female rapper. There would be scheduled
performances as well as a female DJ to play Kenyan women’s recorded music. The
musicians could also coordinate with a female videographer who could make a
documentary film of various Kenyan women working. Among the images in the film
would be the collaborative process between the women musicians involved in the
musical component of the project. The video would also include filming of Kenyan
women painters, sculptors and print-makers, several of whom would take turns
being physically present to paint or sculpt using various media. Women writers
can also be in the video, especially if they are published they can be reading
from their books in the video. Otherwise, there can be room for women
storytellers to perform as well.
The
installation could also involve female performance artists who could take turns
with their performances. Scheduling of all the live events could either be
concurrent or sequential, but the curator would have to be on duty when
performances were live. Otherwise, the documentary film could also include a
music video or videos including women musicians of various genres, some
singer-songwriter-guitarists, others classical musicians, others rappers and
spoken word poets.
Women
technicians would also be the ones in charge of the lighting and the sound
systems. These will be critical components. Plus the underlying concept of the
installation must be clear. In this case, it would be that women are
exceedingly competent in many artistic and technical fields. And not only are
they competent; they excel in all the aspects of creativity reflected in the
installation.
This
installation might seem to be ‘too busy’ but if the curator works closely with
the artists, there can be a seamless scheduling so every artist gets her moment
to shine and to express herself as time permits.
My
curatorial project was conceived by Margaretta wa Gacheru, arts correspondent
for the Nation Media Group.
14 February
2019
By
Margaretta wa Gacheru
My dream
curatorial project would be a multimedia and interactive installation focused
on one concept that united all the media and artists involved. The concept
could be ‘women working’ and feature music (both live and audio taped), film/video,
painting and sculpture.
If the
unifying concept was ‘women working, various female musicians would be
involved. Ideally a composer would create a theme tune; alternatively she would
collaborate with a singer or female rapper. There would be scheduled
performances as well as a female DJ to play Kenyan women’s recorded music. The
musicians could also coordinate with a female videographer who could make a
documentary film of various Kenyan women working. Among the images in the film
would be the collaborative process between the women musicians involved in the
musical component of the project. The video would also include filming of Kenyan
women painters, sculptors and print-makers, several of whom would take turns
being physically present to paint or sculpt using various media. Women writers
can also be in the video, especially if they are published they can be reading
from their books in the video. Otherwise, there can be room for women
storytellers to perform as well.
The
installation could also involve female performance artists who could take turns
with their performances. Scheduling of all the live events could either be
concurrent or sequential, but the curator would have to be on duty when
performances were live. Otherwise, the documentary film could also include a
music video or videos including women musicians of various genres, some
singer-songwriter-guitarists, others classical musicians, others rappers and
spoken word poets.
Women
technicians would also be the ones in charge of the lighting and the sound
systems. These will be critical components. Plus the underlying concept of the
installation must be clear. In this case, it would be that women are
exceedingly competent in many artistic and technical fields. And not only are
they competent; they excel in all the aspects of creativity reflected in the
installation.
This
installation might seem to be ‘too busy’ but if the curator works closely with
the artists, there can be a seamless scheduling so every artist gets her moment
to shine and to express herself as time permits.
My
curatorial project was conceived by Margaretta wa Gacheru, arts correspondent
for the Nation Media Group.
14 February
2019
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