Annual Report 2015
Media Art Asia Pacific
MAAP would like to thank all our sponsors for 2015
MAAP Media Art Asia Pacific gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. MAAP is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
Contents Directors Forward 5 Background 7 Executive Summary 9 Content Overview 11 2015 Program Description 13 1.CORE BUSINESS Financial and Accounting System 15 Governance 15
2.MAAP CURATORIAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS & PROJECTS 2a. Exhibition Project: LANDSEASKY 17 2b. MAAP SPACE Louise Bennett 17 Joao Vasco Paiva 17–19
2c. Artist Residencies David M Thomas 19–21 Louise Bennett 21 Joao Vasco Paiva 21
3. MAAP RESEARCH 3a Critical Dalogues 23–25 3b MAAP Publication 25 –27
4. SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 4a. MAAP MEDIA BANK 29-31 4b. MAAP Consultancy: Queensland emerging artists, Mentorships, and Volunteers 31 REPORT CONCLUSION 33
APPENDIX 1. 2015 MAAP MEDIA BANK Loans Summary & Value 35–42
LANDSEASKY exhibition vistors take guided tour at Guangdong Museum of Art.
Directors Foreword 2015 marks the 18th year of operation since MAAP was formally incorporated in June 1998. This year MAAP Media Bank celebrates its 10th year of operation since the lending service incrementally began to record its activities in 2006. The well-appreciated free-of-charge AV lending service exceeded a remarkable milestone in its history, providing in excess of 1.5 million dollars of equipment hire value to artists and arts organisations project development and presentation.
2015 will be remembered as a particularly tumultuous time for federal arts policy and a very challenging period for all small to medium arts organisations across Australia. Consequently 2015 was also a year of strategic planning and major organisational review that generated a new business plan incorporating several weighty planning documents in preparation for major arts funding applications at all levels of government. Despite the uncertainty that policy changes stirred, MAAP delivered a particularly vibrant program that included highlights in China with a major international museum exhibition. Locally, MAAP hosted artists’ residencies experimenting with new holistic models cultivating critical perspective into arts practice and strengthening artists’ professional networks. Along the Brisbane River, an innovative and hugely popular international public art project inspired local audiences while MAAP delivered national and international public programs enabling artists’ travel and residencies in both Brisbane and Guangzhou.
Guangdong Museum of Art in Guangzhou China hosted the final presentation of MAAP’s highly acclaimed touring exhibition LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art occupying over 2,000 square meters in the prestigious museum stimulating a strong response and positive reviews. The bi-lingual catalogue documenting the exhibition across all eleven venues was co-published with our major exhibition partner OCAT Shanghai and we thank the dedicated team for their support through the process. MAAP officially launched the publication during the Asia Pacific Triennial (APT8) in Brisbane with events at MAAP SPACE and the QAGoMA Bookstore. 2015 was an energetic year where MAAP not only successfully processed a weighty year of government administration, in fact excelled in program delivery internationally and locally despite some extraordinary challenges. MAAP staff, interns and volunteers have made an inspiring contribution to this year’s program and I thank them for their energy.
I would personally would like to thank our core partners and funding bodies for their ongoing support through 2015 and warmly welcome our new partnerships with Gallery Edouard Malingue from Hong Kong; the Citycat Ferry network and Trans Dev; Brisbane City Council; McConnell Dowell Construction; and The Queensland Maritime Museum. Finally I would like to sincerely thank the MAAP Board for its dedicated support and guidance, in particular Zane Trow who was an absolute rock in what I can only describe as one of the most challenging years – though let’s see what next year has install!
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LANDSEASKY’s opening at Guangdong Museum of Art.
BACKGROUND MAAP Media Art Asia Pacific is a unique and vital contemporary media art organisation that actively stimulates cultural exchange across Australia and the Asia-Pacific while relentlessly supporting local artists. Since 1998, MAAP has established a significant, ever-expanding and multi-national network of leading artists, creators and creative institutions through programs of curated exhibitions, residencies, workshops, creative exchanges, research, publications, online initiatives. MAAP sets precedents in cultural programming, notably specialising in innovative curatorial projects and cross-institutional collaboration. MAAP regularly curates major exhibitions for touring in partnership with international arts organisations including in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Seoul. MAAP energetically works at a local, national and international level to provide invaluable support to local Queensland artists through very practical support and exposure to new networks. In addition to its critically acclaimed touring exhibitions, MAAP curates a regular program of media art, video installation, digital works and new media installations for presentation in MAAP Space, its gallery in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. MAAP Media Bank – an AV in-kind equipment-lending service for artists – is the only service of its kind in Australia. MAAP’s provision of critical technical infrastructure has enabled thousands of local artists and communities to realise exhibitions and festivals across Queensland.
MAAP BOARD Zane Trow - Chairperson David Allen - Treasurer Paul O’Kane - Secretary Naomi Evans - Member Christopher Meakin - Member Jeff Sams - Member
MAAP STAFF Kim Machan - Director Ashlee Sang - Gallery Assistant/Media Bank Officer Davina Li - Research Assistant Troy Skews – Exhibition Installer Sandra Edmondstone – Bookkeeper
VOLUNTEERS Eunju Kim, Zoe Knight, Alrey Batol, Mark Klein
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Above: JoĂŁo Vasco Paiva, Unlimited, installation view at MAAP SPACE. Below: LANDSEASKY installation view at Guangdong Museum of Art.
Executive Summary 2015 was a rich year full of international and local engagement for MAAP, executing three major exhibition projects, facilitating three artist residencies, a robust critical dialogue public program and the production of three publications.
The 2015 exhibition program began with the LANDSEASKY:revisiting spatiality in video art exhibition on its final tour to Guangzhou in the Guandong province in China. MAAP partnered with the Guangdong Museum of Art to deliver the exhibition occupying over 2000sqm to exhibit 19 artworks. MAAP produced documentation for the LANDSEASKY catalogue to be printed bilingually and distributed internationally to artists, curators, museums, institutes and partners.
MAAP SPACE at the 111 Constance Street address incubated artist David M Thomas in a residency to test and create works for exhibition in ‘GOMA Q’; Gallery of Modern Art’s first exhibition focused on leading Queensland visual arts practice. The MAAP SPACE program also included solo exhibition ALL AT ONCE from Brisbane based artist Louise Bennett exhibiting works developed in Bennett’s 2015 MAAP residency and a solo exhibition Unlimited from Hong Kong Based Portuguese artist Joao Vasco Paiva. Paiva’s project also extended outside of MAAP SPACE which connected to a river wide City Cat Public Art Project. 2015 saw the development of research locally through talks, tours, forums, curator talks, internships and volunteer positions. MAAP supported a cultural exchange for four artists and professionals to travel internationally to participate in public programs, talks and exchange with the international artists involved with the LANDSEASKY exhibition.
Media Bank figures now show the service has supported 351 projects locally, nationally and internationally. The value of equipment loaned now exceeds the amount of 1.5 million dollars and equipment inventory continues to expand now stocking 27 data projectors.
The 2015 MAAP program engaged the local arts community by providing residencies that invigorate artists using media technology. These residencies allowed artists to develop their practice and exposed them to critical investigation, and the opportunity to work and exhibit in a professional setting. This exchange strengthened the connection between MAAP and Brisbane’s local art community.
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Yang Zhenzhong, Passage, installation view at Guangdong Museum of Art.
CONTENT OVERVIEW Section 1. MAAP Core Business Provides an overview of human resources, financial and accounting systems and governance (including an overview of Board Meetings held in 2015).
Section 2. MAAP Curatorial Programs, Events & Projects
Details activities relating to the 2015 artistic program including the LANDSEASKY touring exhibition which travelled to Guangzhou China for it’s final iteration. MAAP SPACE program fostered local, national and international artist residencies extending into public art outcomes along the Brisbane River.
Section 3. MAAP Research
Provides information on MAAP’s 2015 ‘Critical Dialogues’ program which were delivered in a variety of forms in Guangzhou associated with the LANDSEASKY touring project. MAAP generated, organised, and participated in artists’ talks, curator talks, and symposiums.
Section 4. Sector Development Program
The development program outlines activities that have contributed to the development of artists and arts workers locally, nationally and internationally. A full report on the MAAP MEDIA BANK supported projects is documented and valued comprehensively. A commentary on MAAP Mentorships, Internships and the Volunteers Programs is also provided.
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Above: JoĂŁo Vasco Paiva, Unlimited, installation view at MAAP SPACE. Below:Kim Machan gives guided tour to media groups at Guangdong Museum of Art.
2015 PROGRAM 1. MAAP Core Business 2. MAAP Curatorial Programs, Events & Projects 2a. Exhibition Project: LANDSEASKY 2b. MAAP SPACE Exhibition Project: ALL AT ONCE – LOUISE BENNETT
Exhibition Project: UNLIMITED – JOÃO VASCO PAIVA
2c. Artist Residencies
David M Thomas Louise Bennett
Joao Vasco Paiva
3. MAAP Research
4. Sector Development Program 4a. MAAP Media Bank Report 4b. MAAP Consultancy: Queensland Emerging Artists, Mentorships and Volunteers
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1. MAAP CORE BUSINESS MAAP operated from the 111 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley in the MAAP SPACE and office. Daily operations were managed by Founding Director and Curator Kim Machan. Assisted by Ashlee Sang, Gallery Officer in the management and administration of the organisation. Zoe Knight began an intern position with the gallery in August 2015. Zoe has assisted and led the maintenance of the MAAP website, general gallery duties and social media. Eunju Kim and Davina Li continued their internships into 2015 assisting on touring exhibitions. MAAP out sourced professional skills for exhibition installation and design. FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM Bookkeeping continues to be managed part-time bySandra Edmondson. Audited Accounts continue to be managed by Brian Tucker Accounting. All Budgets and financial forecasting are overseen and reported to the MAAP Board by Director Kim Machan and MAAP treasurer, David Allen. MAAP operates quarterly GST reporting. GOVERNANCE Over 2015, the MAAP Board was kept in close contact with program developments, staffing arrangements, budgets and other organisational opportunities. These were addressed during regular face-to-face meetings and digital correspondence. Four board member meetings were held over the year and each meeting the attendees quota was met. The MAAP Board continues to act as leadership team and decision makers.
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Yeondoo Jung, Handmade Memories – On the Dividing Line between Body &Soul, video still.
2. MAAP CURATORIAL PROGRAMS, EVENTS & PROJECTS 2a. EXHIBITION PROJECT: LANDSEASKY: REVISITING SPATIALITY IN VIDEO ART - GUANGDONG PROJECT OVERVIEW 6 March – 6 May 2015
Guangdong Museum of Art 38 Yanyu Road, Yuexiu, Guangzhou,
Guangdong, China +86 20 8735 1468
The Guangdong Museum of Art hosted the final iteration of LANDSEASKY in China. Guangdong Museum of Art is a major cultural establishment in the province and the largest of it’s kind in China well equipped with modern facilities ideal for LANDSEASKY. In this configuration senior Chinese artist Zhang Peili joined LANDSEASKY with the two channel video installation of The Distance of a Kilometre. This work documents two people walking a kilometre in opposing directions. As the distance between them diminishes the image quality degrades leaving viewers with a mediated deconstruction of representational space. The inclusion of Zhang Peili’s work contributed to the exhibitions explorations of perception that push past popular cinematic practices, which focus on narratives and illusion, to encourage critical engagement and contemplation.
The installation and opening was attended by MAAP Director Kim Machan and Australian artists, Derek Krekler and installation assistant and artist Jenny Tubby, Craig Walsh and Paul Bai. MAAP enabled Ashleigh Sang and Davina Li to assist in the installation and support the artists providing MAAP staff with a unique professional development experience. Korean artist Sim Cheol-Woong, Italian artist Giovanni Ozolla also attended the installation and opening events. The exhibition at the Guandong Museum of Art was very well received and museum negotiated to extend the exhibition for a further two weeks due to the museums positive experience of the works and the audiences reception of the exhibition. This is testament to the success of LANDSEASKY as a cross cultural and cross national art project.
2b. MAAP SPACE
Exhibition Project: ALL AT ONCE – LOUISE BENNETT PROJECT OVERVIEW 22 May – 3 July 2015
As part of Louise Bennett’s MAAP Residency Award MAAP SPACE presented her solo exhibition ALL AT ONCE. The exhibition showcased five new art works including a large scale audio video projection and two site-responsive installations that inhabited the alley way outside of MAAP SPACE. The exhibition presented a series of experiments investigating how our concepts of and engagements with nature and each other are shifting in contemporary contexts dominated by screen-based technologies.
In response to this project, Louise Bennett collaborated with Brisbane artist Erika Scott to co-create a publication; Louise Bennett : ALL AT ONCE (embodied :\ remembered :\ mediated :\) with an essay by artist Michelle Eskola. The book was launched at the exhibitions closing event by Aileen Burns, co-director of the Institute of Modern Art. A new configuration of the exhibition was presented for the closing event with the gallery being totally reinstalled. Bennett reconsidered the video elements and presented one of the works on a small lap top computer. The questioning of screen presentation was fully explored and ignited some interesting discussion. She also created an audio performance piece, Closer Each Day, which was presented as a car ride
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Above: JoĂŁo Vasco Paiva, Unlimited, installation view at CityCat terminal
Below: artist JoĂŁo Vasco Paiva talks to visitors during Unlimited opening at MAAP SPACE.
around the local streets. The audio work played to groups of four passengers at a time, which presented a very different model of audio presentation.
Exhibition Project: UNLIMITED – MAAP SPACE + BRISBANE RIVER CITYCAT FERRY SERVICE PROJECT OVERVIEW 19 November 2015 – 28 February 2016
MAAP SPACE + Brisbane River CityCat Ferry Service
Unlimited is the umbrella title for João Vasco Paiva’s site-specific art project that inhabits the CityCat ferry terminals along the Brisbane River and also and exhibition in the MAAP SPACE gallery in Fortitude Valley. This is a major addition to MAAP’s program a new approach to public art was created in Brisbane by Hong Kong based artist João Vasco Paiva. MAAP successfully delivered the ambitious UNLIMITED site-specific project that spanned across the Brisbane City River and the MAAP SPACE gallery. Paiva installed maritime signal flags at seven CityCat ferry terminals along the river. Each abstract flag design represented a letter of the alphabet that the public deciphered with the accompanying signal flag code available in the accompanying MAAP publication that was freely distributed on board.
The work employed a new artistic application to the naval communications tool that has so robustly served ship to ship and ship to shore messaging for centuries preceding radio, satellite and electronic media. Suspended along the roof awning of seven CityCat terminals, Paiva recreated selected phrases from writer and seafarer Joseph Conrad’s book ‘Heart of Darkness’ to solely employ the visual language of the maritime flags to build words, flag by flag. The poetic nature of the work played with passengers along the river journey offering words and phrases that could be deciphered during the approach to, and subsequent departure from, each particular CityCat ferry terminal. MAAP SPACE contained paintings, digital animation, and projection relating to the public artwork. The work curated across multiple sites offered deep connections for the audience to engage and explore.
A new set of partnerships was forged with the Brisbane City Council, Trans Dev, McConnell Dowell Constructions, The Queensland Maritime Museum and Edouard Mallinge Gallery to create the unique and highly popular public artwork. Thousands of local, interstate and international visitors have experienced the artwork engaging with the naval signal flags in various ways. The project also coincided with the timing of the Asia Pacific Triennial exhibition at GoMA.
2c. ARTIST RESIDENCIES MAAP SPACE RESIDENCY 1
David M Thomas February 10 2015
David M Thomas’s residency enabled the production, installation and presentation of the ambitious digital media installation Seeing and Believing May Both be Wrong (one of you, here with you) for GOMA Q. The residency enabled the creation of a self-contained televisual studio within MAAP SPACE where intimate discursive engagements with both audience and collaborators were explored to question the changing role and importance of work in our lives.
The residency allowed David and his collaborators to test and refine the project prior to its installation at GoMA. In collaboration with artist Joseph Breikers, an apparatus was constructed from timber and beam splitter glass and mounted on mdf stands to house electronic components. The MAAP space was transformed with MDF cladding, it’s interior lined with coverings that inferred commercial packaging. MAAP SPACE and this was critical to the final outcome exhibited for the GOMA Q exhibition.
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Above: visitors at Louise Bennett’s ALL AT ONCE exhibition opening. Below: Louise Bennett, Brisbane Hail Storm, installation view.
MAAP MEDIA BANK also assisted in the installation process of the project as monitors and speakers were loaned for the duration of the exhibition. The MAAP residency was instrumental for David M Thomas to have the space, time and equipment to create and develop his work for presentation in GoMA’s first exhibition of leading Queensland contemporary visual art practice.
MAAP SPACE RESIDENCY 2
Media Art Residency Award 2015 Louise Bennett March 2 2015
Commencing in 2015, MAAP SPACE hosted Louise Bennett in a newly developed artist residency program that allowed Louise to develop new work with full access to MAAP’s MEDIA BANK equipment and MAAP SPACE gallery. During this time the artist undertook practice-led research enabling her to process and experiment with raw video materials collected in Indonesia with other recordings made in Brisbane. The residency also provided the opportunity to experiment with text through sign making and audio recordings. The dedicated time she spent in MAAP SPACE contributed to the artist expanding on her site-specific work that functions outside of gallery contexts which resulted in an alley way car park installation and a guided audio car ride ‘performance’ piece. Throughout the residency Louise collaborated with local Brisbane artists through peer critique sessions, publication production, essay writing, performance and technical installation work. Louise also had several professional critique meetings with arts industry, academics, curators, artists and MAAP director.
An outcome from the residency and exhibition project is that Louise went on to successfully receive Arts Queensland funding to take up two international professional development opportunities with the clarity of thought and process she developed during the residency. This residency was instrumental in MAAP’s development of an ongoing structured residency mentorship model for local emerging artists. It has developed a new and unique approach that offers professional critical feedback in a supportive and challenging artistic environment and presents connection to local and international curatorial networks. In the long term this will benefit artists in Brisbane and Queensland by providing new international opportunities and exposure. It also offers real critical engagement to challenge their artistic practice that will improve the quality and relevance of the work they produce leading to better exhibition opportunities. The project attracted a review in EyeContact and a feature article in the QUT Creative Industries Alumni showcase website. MAAP SPACE RESIDENCY 3 João Vasco Paiva November 12 2015
MAAP partnered with Edouard Malingue Gallery and Brisbane City Council to support a residency with João Vasco Paiva. This residency afforded João the unique opportunity to engage with the Brisbane River and the Queensland Maritime Museum. The artist was able to have access to the Museum’s archive and borrow historic naval signal flags that were included in the artists MAAP SPACE exhibition. The research undertaken with the Maritime Museum not only informed the MAAP SPACE exhibition and CityCat public art project, UNLIMITED, but also a photographic project by the artist. The artist made several expeditions to document historic naval signal flags positioned in the landscape and was assisted by Ashlee Sang.
During the two-week residency Joao installed a two-channel video installation alongside other key works in paint and a naval signal flag in the MAAP SPACE gallery. These works created an immersive experience through the simultaneous screening of a digitally rendered expansive ocean and a mesmerising sequence of abstract geometric maritime communication flags. Through the residency Joao was able to test analogue and digital works together in the lead up to the solo exhibition UNLIMITED.
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Above: Soft Image syposium at MAAP SPACE; below: Craig Walsh gives artist talk at Guangdong Museum of Art.
João’s work was also included in MAAP’s major project LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art. While in Australia the residency allowed João to work on a citywide installation on the Brisbane River and at the MAAP SPACE gallery.
3. MAAP RESEARCH 3a CRITICAL DIALOGUES ARTISTS’ TALK LANDSEASKY AT GUANGDONG MUSEUM OF ART, CHINA MAAP provided the opportunity for Australian artists Craig Walsh, Paul Bai, Derek Krekler and installation assistant and artist Jenny Tubby to travel to China to participate in the installation and public program activites. As part of the opening ceremony each artist was interviewed by the museum’s Education Department, participated in the press and media event and led guided artist talks.
CURATOR TOUR LANDSEASKY AT GUANGDONG MUSEUM OF ART, CHINA Kim Machan led two tours of the LANDSEASKY exhibition during the opening week. The first was on opening day to an audience of 40 including students, university staff, academics, government officials and press. The second during opening week to museum staff, officials and directors. The educational component was well received and the Guangdong Museum was satisfied with the presentations and audience reception.
CURATOR TALKS AND ARTIST TOUR OF UNLIMITED AT MAAP SPACE Director Kim Machan conducted a tour of the UNLIMITED exhibition, introducing the artist João Vasco Paiva. MAAP SPACE featured in the Australia Council’s International Visitors Program, industry visitor’s tour, coinciding with the Asia Pacific Triennial, APT8. A high number of leading international curators visited MAAP SPACE to see João Vasco Paiva’s solo exhibition and artist talk. LANDSEASKY catalogue along with other publications were distributed to our distinguished visitors. Industry visitors included Ms Biljana Ciric Shanghai-based independent curator; Mr George Clark Curator of Film, Tate Modern; Ms Venus Lau Consulting Curator, Ullens Center For Contemporary Art; Mr Jochen Volz Head of Programmes, Serpentine Gallery & curator of the 32nd São Paulo Biennial; Julie Lomax Director, Visual Arts, Australia Council for the Arts. Jason Smith, Curatorial Manager Australian Art, QAGOMA was an excellent host and tour guide. ACADEMIC, PEER, PROFESSIONAL CRITIC WITH LOUISE BENNETT In mid 2015 Kim Machan (MAAP Mentorship partner and Curator), Dr Courtney Pederson (QUT Academic and Lecturer) and Daniel McKewen (working artist) reviewed Louise Bennett’s works she developed during the MAAP residency. This session provided the artist with an environment to receive critical feedback from an industry relevant panel, which assisted with the development of the artists works in progress.
THE FUTURE OF THE IMAGE: INGRID HOEZLZ IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW MCNAMARA MAAP SPACE gallery hosted a public discussion concerning the transformations in “nature” of the visual image now and into the future. Andrew McNamara chaired a conversational discussion with Ingrid Hoelzl about her new book, Soft Image: Towards a New Theory of the Digital Age, which explores the changing conception of image today, in particular the photographic image.
The book argues the image is no longer a stable representation of the world, but a programmable view of a database that is updated in real time. It no longer functions as a political and iconic representation, but plays a vital role in synchronic data-to-data relationships. A highly motivated and engaged audience
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attended with people travelling especially for the event from as far as Southern Cross University, Lismore.
MAAP was pleased to facilitate a lively and interesting discussion. Dr. Ingrid Hoelzl is a new media theorist specialising in the theory of the digital image and is based in Hong Kong at the City University of Hong Kong.
3b PUBLICATIONS Publication 1: LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art: Co-published with OCAT Shanghai ISBN 978-1-921858-29-1
Bi-lingual (English Chinese) Print run 3,000
Digital version available online
A4 full colour 98pp LANDSEASKY: revisiting spatiality in video art documents the eponymous touring exhibition that presented visually rich and challenging video artworks from 18 international contemporary artists in 3 countries, 5 cities, activating 11 venues in the major Asia – Australia tour.
The publication was officially launched at MAAP SPACE by Professor Andrew McNamara at ‘The Future of Image’ talk. The catalogue was featured in the QAGOMA Bookstore book forum on the Saturday the 21st November during the APT8 opening events. The event was launched by Deputy Director QAGOMA Simon Wright and attended by a high quality audience including academic luminaries such as Dr Caroline Turner and Emeritus Professor John Clarke – both had high praise for the MAAP Publication and we enthusiastic to endorse it. A collection of essays by participants and collaborators are offered here to reflect upon the exhibition. The artistic directors of the non-commercial host venues Mariagrazia Constantino, Artistic Director, OCT Contemporary Art Terminal Shanghai; Sunjung Kim, Chief Curator of Art Sonje Center; Naomi Evans, Acting Director, Griffith University Art Gallery; and Judith Blackall, Director, National Art School Gallery. Scholarly essays by Andrew McNamara, Paul Bai, Ingrid Periz and Kim Machan. Publication 2: Joao Vasco Paiva ‘Unlimited’ exhibition pamphlet Published by MAAP-Media Art Asia Pacific ISBN 978-1-921858-31-4 Print run 3,000
Digital version available online DL pamphlet full colour
MAAP designed and printed a full colour DL pamphlet opening to A3 size. The informative publication was distributed through the CityCat ferries and en-abled everyday commuters and travellers along the Brisbane River to better engage with the artwork. The pamphlet offered a code to decipher the Naval Signal Flags that enabled a deeper investigation into the work along the Bris-bane River and in turn directed attention to the connected exhibition that was presented in MAAP SPACE gallery. MAAP created a QR code for the publication that can be scanned to link users to the MAAP website and exhibition information.
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Louise Bennett, Remember Me, video still, 2015
Publication 3: Joao VĂŁsco Paiva Unlimited Published by MAAP-Media Art Asia Pacific ISBN 978-1-921858-30-7 Print run 200
Digital version available online A2 black and white
Publication 4: Louise Bennett All At Once Published by MAAP-Media Art Asia Pacific ISBN 978-1-921858-25-3 Print run 200
Digital version available online A2 black and white
In the tradition of all MAAP SPACE exhibitions, a specially commissioned black and white A2 poster was designed to present curatorial information about the exhibition. This limited edition collectable poster also acts as promo-tional material for the exhibition. This will be the thirteenth edition since this tradition began in 2012 with the opening of MAAP SPACE in Fortitude Valley. Each of the thirteen exhibition posters are held in the collections of the Na-tional Library of Australia and the State Library of Queensland. Publication 5: Louise Bennett: ALL AT ONCE: (embodied :\ remembered :\ mediated :\) ISBN 978-1-921858-26-0
Digital version available online Full Colour
Print run 50
The book is a collection of images that informed Louise Bennett’s artist residency and solo exhibition at MAAP SPACE. The images include process work, peripheral influences, practiceled research, social media content and exhibition documentation and photos taken during the residency and exhibition time. These images have been re-worked and collaged by artist Erika Scott to produce an artist book that becomes an artwork in and of itself. The book includes an essay by artist Michelle Eskola that unpacks some of the key ideas from the exhibition. The essay is a reflection on her experience of the exhibitions opening night. Artist signed limited 1st edition print run 50.
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Above, still image from Alrey Batol’s artwork at 2015 Churchie National Emerging Artist Prize. Below: installation view of Art as Verb at Artspace, Sydney.
4. SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 4a. MAAP MEDIA BANK REPORT 2015 marks MAAP MEDIA BANK’s ninth year of operation. The audio visual equipment lending program has serviced the arts community with unparalleled access to support exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. MAAP is proud to report that the commercial loan value to date now exceeds $1.5million. MAAP MEDIA BANK has now sponsored 351 exhibitions and projects locally, nationally, and overseas.
In 2015 MAAP MEDIA BANK sponsored 32 projects to the commercial loan value of $98,890. The commercial loan value to Brisbane artists and audiences totalled $89,785 servicing 29 exhibitions. The supply of equipment by MAAP MEDIA BANK such as data projectors, flat screen monitors, computers and media players enables artists to present work to a professional standard to industry networks and audiences in gallery and studio settings. Without the service, artists report routinely that they would be unable to develop and show their artworks to the same standard - if at all - thus severely reducing opportunities to professionally exhibit or obtain professional opportunities such as funding, awards and residencies. This year, MAAP MEDIA BANK supported many significant exhibitions including The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize; GOMA Q; The Quandamooka Festival on North Stradbroke Island and 2015 Swell Sculpture Festival. The MEDIA BANK also supplied equipment to many Artist Run Initiative’s including Boxcopy, A-CH, Corflute and supported emerging and young career artists.
In response to the demand for MEDIA BANK’s services, membership fees and charges were reviewed and it will be necessary to introduce new revenue streams. Due to the growing pressure on MEDIA BANK’s resources, both in equipment maintenance and administration an organisation membership fee was introduced. MAAP will review in 2016 and may need to introduce a fee for service for both artists and institutions. After each loan artists are required to complete an online survey and acquittal. This is used to collect valuable feedback to monitor and improve the service. It is also a tool to collect evidence illustrating the impact on artists careers and their attitudes towards MAAP as an organisation. Examples of feedback: “With next to no knowledge of the Brisbane art environment, the challenge to gather the required technology with limited funds when deadlines approached seemed stressful. So when MAAP was suggested as a possible option for equipment I jumped and was absolutely relieved that they understood my needs and had the equipment that would be perfect for my installation. The liaison, request process and delivery all were straightforward and the equipment functioned well and with the added hire/ sponsorship of a rear projection screen it even helped me develop the work from previous showings.” Darryl Rogers – ‘Sehnsucht/Numinous-I’ at Jugglers Art Space “MAAP is a significant resource for us to have as new-media artists. In this instance, we asked everyone we knew in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, if they had two Brightsigns that we could borrow, and no one was able to help. Without MAAP’s assistance, this work simply could not have been realised. As a result of the realisation of the work, hundreds of people saw our work amongst work by internationally renowned artists. This will lead to further support and future opportunities for our practice.” Clark Beaumont – ‘Art as Verb’ at Artspace
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Above: installation view of Ross Manning’s performance event Corflute.
Below: installation view of Peter Kennedy’s exhibition at Milani Gallery.
“MAAP Media Bank facilitated the professional presentation of my work at a scale I could not achieve without their support. Their wide angle projectors presented my work successfully and to my expectations in this context. The service is wonderful.” Chris Bennie – ‘Control Rooms’ in Swell Sculpture Festival, Currumbin “The opportunity to test the equipment in the space prior to the show inferred the video artists approach to how he created the work and ultimately benefited the piece. All the equipment worked well. Really grateful for the opportunity to use this service, it is really important for emerging artists that this service remain available.” Chris Allery - ‘Three Days Before the Storm’ at The Junk Bar The full details of loans and their values for 2015 is outlined in APPENDIX 1: MAAP MEDIA BANK Loans Summary & Value.
4b. MAAP CONSULTANCY: (QUEENSLAND EMERGING ARTISTS, MENTORSHIPS, AND VOLUNTEERS) Currently MAAP operated with a core of two waged staff (1 FT position + 1PT position) and regularly works with volunteers from art audiences, artist-run initiatives, tertiary students, postgraduate students, and employment programs. In 2015 MAAP’s consultancy reach attracted a stream of students and arts industry professionals to enquire into positions to gain industry experience. MAAP welcomed Zoe Knight a recent Visual Art Honors Graduate from Queensland University of Technology. Zoe has been working in an intern position aiding on office administration and website maintenance. Coinciding with her practice, Aggregate Project artspace and internship at Boxcopy Gallery Zoe transitions her skills between these positions to develop her professional practice. MAAP supports and develops its relationships to professionals, artists and engaged community through its employment programs, in 2015 MAAP hosted: – A Chartered Accountant (extended 12 month placement) – worked on bookkeeping and accounts – A web designer currently tutoring at QUT was engaged in developing the MAAP website (contract term)
Recognising diversity and engaged individuals seeking experience to enhance collaboration and a progressive attitude in the visual art community. The efficient and responsive use of volunteers continually strengthens MAAP, influences valuable experiences and enriches programs and positive on the job learning.
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Above, images from Gorumba Bobujin (many dreams) Cinema, Minjerribah/North Stradbroke Island, 2015. Below: still from Cigdem Aydemir’s I won’t let you out of my sight, 2015.
5. REPORT CONCLUSION MAAP HAS:
— Provided Australian artists with the opportunity for exhibition and exposure internationally, and to develop new work, — Developed networks for future projects in 2016,
— Provided opportunity for emerging local artists with residencies to develop and present new work, — Facilitated the citywide art installation and exhibition in MAAP SPACE of an international artist,
— Continued to support local, national and international artists through the MAAP MEDIA BANK loan program — Hosted a critical discussion of contemporary art issues MAAP GENERATED:
— Innovative approaches to the exhibition making process developing new and exciting collaborations with sponsors, artists and curators.
— Successfully promoting Australian artists and media art to audience internationally and nationally. Engaging in critical review and career development — MAAP contributed the media art community, presenting, supporting and producing artistic content.
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APPENDIX 1: MAAP MEDIA BANK LOANS SUMMARY AND VALUE MAAP Media Bank Loans Summary: 2006-2015 Total Value of MAAP Media Bank Loans: $1,594,857 Total number of Projects Supported: 369
Yearly Loan Breakdown
2006 Total Value of Loans 2 Projects Supported
$8,000
2007 Total Value of Loans 13 Projects Supported
$43,320
2008 Total Value of Loans 34 Projects Supported
$75,209
2009 Total Value of Loans 57 Projects Supported
$404,674
2010 Total Value of Loans 57 Projects Supported
$122,865
2011 Total Value of Loans 39 Projects Supported
$243,335
2012 Total Value of Loans 43 Projects Supported
$163,222
2013 Total Value of Loans 51 Projects Supported
$106,609
2014 Total Value of Loans 41 Projects Supported
$328,733
2015 Total Value of Loans 32 Projects Supported
$98,040
The following pages detail the MAAP Media Bank Loans made in 2015.
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Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Jan Dibbets (The Netherlands), Paul Bai (Australia), Lauren Brincat (Australia), Barbara Campbell (Australia), Wang Gongxin (China), Shilpa Gupta (India), Yeondoo Jung (South Korea), Derek Kreckler (Australia), Giovanni Ozzola (Italy), Joao Vasco Paiva (Portugal/Hong Kong), Wang Peng (China), Kimsooja (South Korea), Craig Walsh (Australia), Sim Cheol Woong (South Korea), Heimo Zobernig (Austria), Yang Zhenzhong (China), Zhu Jia (China)
LANDSEASKY International Touring Exhibition
Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Museum of Art
Rachel O’Reilly
Independent development
Brisbane
Jessica Row
White Silence
Rob Corless
Dates equipment hired
Equipment
Duration
Value
08-01-2015 – 27-07-2015
200xAV cables, 6xMac Mini, 28 Data Projectors, 9xProjector Mounts, 11xRemotes, 23x Media Players, 3xSpeaker Sets, 2xHeadphones
203 days
$30000
Independent
11-01-2015 -12-01-2015
1xNEC projector, 2xAV cables, 2xVGA to DVI Convertor,
1 day
$780
Brisbane
Jugglers Art Space
30-01-2015 – 02-02-2015
1xTripod, 1xDigital still Sony camera
4 days
$240
Independent Development
Brisbane
Independent
04-02-2015 – 05-02-2015
1 day
$125
David Thomas
MAAP Residency
Brisbane
MAAP SPACE Gallery
10-02-2015 – 17-02-2015
1xNEC Data Projector, 1xAV cable, 1xProjector Remote
1xCRT,1xdata projector, 2xlamps,
7 Days
$855
Kevin Leong
The Home Sickness Project
Brisbane
Logan Art Gallery
11-02-2015 – 22-04-2015
14xHeadphones, 2x40”TV, 2xWall mounts
71 Days
$3900
Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Dates equipment hired
Equipment
Duration
Value
Richelle Spence
About “The Morning”
Brisbane
King George Square
27-04-2015 20-05-2015
1xData Projector, 1xdvd player, 2xAV cables
23 Days
$1065
John Feely
Independent, experimental
Brisbane
Own studio
20-05-2015 – 17-6-2015
1xAudio Interface, Binloop
28 days
$160
Peter Kozak
Paint It Red 11
Brisbane
Nicole Beaumont
Art as Verb
Sydney,
Jugglers Art Space Inc.
Artspace
18-06-2015 – 24-06-2015
1xProjection Screen 2280x1690cm
7 Days
$550
27-05-2015 –3-06-2015
2xBrightsign media players
90 days
$2370
Paul Bai
Ph.D Work
Brisbane
QCA, Griffith University
04-06-2015 – 10-06-2015
1xdvi switcher, 1xav cable, 1xData Projector
6 Days
$315
Paul Bai
Ph.D Work
Brisbane
QCA, Griffith University
24-06-2015 – 03-07-2015
1xdvi switcher, 3xav cable, 1xData Projector, 1xSony Speaker, 1xphilips media player
9 Days
$1365
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Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Louie Bennett
ALL AT ONCE
Brisbane
MAAP SPACE
18/05/1506/07/15
Brisbane
IMA
15-07-2015
IMA
Dates equipment hired
Duration
Value
1xData Projector, 2xMonitor 4”, 2xPhilips Media Players, 1xMac Mini Computer, 9xAV Cables
50 Days
$9555
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1xprojector mount, 1x32’LCD / monitor
7 Days
$540
22-07-2015
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Equipment
Alrey Batol
Churchie National Emerging Art Prize
Brisbane
Griffith University Art Gallery
24-07-2015 – 28-07-2015
2xmac mini
4 Days
$300
Grant Stevens
Dark Mess
Brisbane
Boxcopy
22/7/149/9/15
4xSpeakers, 10xAV Cables
49 Days
$1120
Chris Allery, Paul Rankin, James Enchelmaier, Mark Steele, Jane Teresa Anderson.
Three Days Before the Storm/It Will Find You
Brisbane
The Junk Bar
24/8/159/9/15
2xLaser DVD Player, 2xSony Projectors, 2xKettle Cord, 2xRCA
15 Days
$610
Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Monique Baber
Fish Lane Follies
Brisbane
Fish Lane, Southbank
26/8/159/9/15
Joachim Halse, Eva Brandt, Brendon Clark and Thomas Binder / Bill Gaver, Mike Michael, Tobie Kerridge, Liliana Ovale, Matthew Plummer-Fernandez, Alex Wilkie and Jennifer Gabrys / Laurens Boer and Jared Donovan / Yoko Akama / Natalie Jeremijenko, Tega Brain, Drew Hornbein and Thiago de Mello Bueno / Katherine Moline / Jason Nelson / Tristan Schultz / Peter Hall / Benedikt GroĂ&#x; / Noam Toran / David Carlin, Lukman Iwan, Adrian Miles, Reuben Stanton, Peta Tait, James Thom, Laurene Vaughan, Jeremy Yuille / Chicks on Speed (Alex Murray- Leslie and Melissa Logan) in collaboration with Kathrin Krottenthaler / Volker Kuchelmeister, Jeong Greaves, Laura Fisher, Jill Bennett / The Australian Bureau of Statistics, Leo Burnett Sydney, and Millipede Creative Development / Mitchell Whitelaw /
Experimental Thinking/ Design Practices (curated by Katherine Moline, Peter Hall, Beck Davis, Laurene Vaughan, Brad Haylock)
Brisbane
GUAG (Griffith University Art Gallery)
9/9/1511/11/15
Gorumba Bobujin (many dreams) Cinema
Minjerribah/ North Stradbroke Island
Outdoor
9/9/1530/9/15
QYAC (Quandamooka Yooleeburrabee Aboriginal Corporation): Quandamooka, Central Australian, Australian, Canadian First Nations & Ecological filmmakers, including Tamara Whyte, Catriona McKenzie, Debra Mailman, Rob Stewart.
Dates equipment hired
Equipment
Duration
Value
Projector, Remote control, dvi switcher, 2xA/V cable, power cable.
13 Days
$660
2xCRT TV, 5xPhilips media player, 5xprojector mount, 11xAV cables, 2xdata projector, 2xSony TV
60days
$3,210
4000 Lumens Data Projector, 3xSpeaker stands, 3xstudio speaker, 4xA/V cable, 3xpower cable.
21 Days
$1665
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Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Chris Bennie + Fiona Kemp, Louis Pratt, Ingrid Morley, Jimmy Rix, Adrienne Hmelnitsky, Daniel Clemmett,Melissa Hirsch, Jules Hunt, Greg Quinton, Anne Leon, Mimi Dennett-Fountain, Dave Hickson, Steve Lockie, Lance Seadon, Catherine Lane, Jack Quilter, Marie-France Rose,Mark Warne, Deborah Redwood, Carla Gottgens, Elaine Miles, Clayton Thompson, Ben Carroll, Marissa Lind-quist, Andrew Lang, Giuseppe Filardo, Monte Lupo, Isaac Patmore, Jacqueline Damon, Shelly Kelly, Michael Van Dam, Ivan Lovatt, John Cox, Adrienne Kenafake, Jerzy Lesko, Tessa Bergan, Rebecca Cunningham, Tropical Loveland, Ged McCor-mick, Jerome Frumar, Scott Maxwell, Leonie Rhodes, John Wilson, Dion Parker, Suzi Lucas, Daniel Gill, Christopher Trotter, Carmel Mars-den, Phillip Piperides, Wayne Markwort, Kris Martin, Thomas Reifferscheid, Gaye Jurisich, Oliver Stretton-Pow, Filthy Luker & Pedro Estrellas
2015 Swell Sculpture Festival
Currumbin, Gold Coast
Office Space
Dates equipment hired
4/9/15 – 23/9/15
Equipment
Duration
Value
3xdata projector, 2xuniversal projector mounts, 3xmedia players, 2xremote controls, 7xAV cables
20 days
$2535
Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
John Feely
Project Experimentation
Brisbane
Independent
16/9/15 -2/12/2015
Thea Baumann
Metaverse Makeovers
Brisbane
Convention Centre, Southbank
16/9/15 – 18/9/15
Ashlee Sang
Sang Space Launch
Brisbane
Darryl Rogers
Darryl Rogers and David Howard
Brisbane
Clark Beaumont
Jeremy Hynes Award: The Descent
Amanda Wolf
Garage 6/99-101 Beatrice Tce, Ascot
Dates equipment hired
Equipment
Duration
Value
1xAudio Interface, Binloop, 5xAV Cables
62 Days
$320
2days
$510
2x32 Sony TV’s, 5xAV cables
23/9/1530/9/15
1xData Projector
7 Days
$315
Jugglers ArtSpace
7/10/15 – 22/10/15
16 Days
$3430
Brisbane
IMA
20/11/15 – 20/12/15
1xSony 32” TV, 3xWD Media Players, 2xProjection Screens, 4xAV Cables
30 Days
$3920
Life, Death, Miscellaneous
Brisbane
A-CH Gallery
15/10/2015 – 9/12/2015
1xSony TV, 1xWall Mount
55 Days
$2380
Cigdem Aydemir
I won’t let you out of my sight
Brisbane
Boxcopy
14/11/1512/12/15
1xMac Mini computer, 1xDVI switcher, AV cables,
28 Days
$600
Peter Kennedy
Listen Hear
Brisbane
Milani Gallery
19/11/1519/12/15
2xBenQ 24” Monitor, 1xSamsung 19” Monitor, 1xSamsung 17” Monitor, 1xLG Flatron 14” Monitor, 5x WD Media Players, 2xPhilips Media Players, 14xAV Cables, 2xRemote Controls
30 Days
$9000
4xBrightsign HD Players, 4x51cm CRT Monitors, 4xAV Cables
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Artist/s
Exhibition
City
Venue
Dates equipment hired
Slavs and Tartars
Mirrors for Princes
Brisbane
IMA
24/10/1520/12/15
Joao Vasco Paiva
Unlimited
Brisbane
MAAP SPACE & Brisbane River
19/11/1531/12/15
Artists supported 162
Exhibitions supported 31
Equipment
Duration
Value
6xBiema W110 100 Watt Stereo Amplifiers
56 Days
$1920
42 Days
$13725
Number of days 808
TOTAL EQUIPMENT HIRE VALUE
1xData Projector, 1xSony 42� Monitor, 1xWD Media Player, 1xMac Mini Computer, 4xAV Cables
$98040
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