Michigan A&D @ ELSEWHERE

Outside Elsewhere

2006-10-28T10:16:00.000-05:00

At 8 am, the streets were deserted. I managed to get a snapshot of the Woolworth where the lunch counter sit-ins took place. It was only 3 blocks from Elsewhere.

magic

2006-10-28T10:13:00.000-05:00

Elsewhere Alley

2006-10-20T22:56:00.000-05:00

Video stills from a collaborative exploration of space and time. A copy of the dvd project will be left at Elsewhere for future artists to respond to and expand upon.

2006-10-20T18:16:00.000-05:00

2nd floor study

2006-10-19T12:02:00.000-05:00

psychoanalysis

2006-10-19T01:09:00.000-05:00

brent and I worked furiously to finish the new psychoanalysis room before my departure. it looks absolutely decadent and simultaneously macabre. we worked against the clock. very project runway.

this piece revolves around the intersection of psychoanalysis and the catholic confessional. we worked around the confessional prayer which invokes three kinds of sin: sins of thought, word, and deed. the informal name of this installation is "thought, word, and deed."

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Greensboro

2006-10-18T15:33:00.000-05:00

I enjoyed several hours on an old Schwinn three-speed this morning in search of more 120 film.
The weather today is brilliant.
Blue and crystal clear.
I keep thinking this may be the last 70 degree day of the year for me.
There's not a lot of nightlife in GBO as fas as I can see; note the marquee in this picture: EDDIE MONEY this Friday. I promised Holly Hughes I wouldn't use "rock" as a verb anymore, but, that show is going to totally rock!

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Further along, I saw two office-types hunched over something on the sidewalk. I circled around to investigate and this is what they were looking at:

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2006-10-18T09:51:00.000-05:00

musical instrument

In the Night Kitchen

2006-10-17T23:23:00.000-05:00

dressed for dinner...

eating is good for you

2006-10-17T23:19:00.000-05:00

The kitchen is the heart of Elsewhere. My workspace is right next to the kitchen, so I ended up with a lot of pictures of people eating. Meals are a great time to share and laugh.

2006-10-17T14:03:00.000-05:00

work continues on the psychoanalysis room:

2006-10-17T13:00:00.000-05:00

so when youre in the middle of makin art that speaks to one's inner archetypal journey, bringing mankind to a higher level of consciousness about their existence and placement in the world

its also a good idea to remember to take the occational shower.

or is it really that necessary?
i think the dust simply lets the fabulousness of the Yellow Ribbon Sister's new album photo shine through.

Psychoanalysis Room

2006-10-17T09:14:00.000-05:00

Jim, Brent and Gabe have their eyes on recurating this space.

2006-10-17T08:56:00.000-05:00

toy tornado

The diamonds that are buried under Elsewhere.

where else?

2006-10-17T08:55:00.000-05:00

Like namecards at the table..all sitting together somehow...

Those toys I wanted as a kid are here.
The toys I played with at grandma's are also here.

Grandma is also here.

Layers and layers and layers.

Inbetween hands;

2006-10-16T21:53:00.000-05:00

things are gettin tough. ideas coming up, like target practice...

whew. its all about picking and choosing. we're all looking forward to the open studios event this wednesday (plug - if you're anywhere near Greensboro, NC, stop by!) and looking forward to seeing what each of us have been working on while we've been here.
sometimes process can be alllllll riiiiite.

but at the end of the day, we're (and here's the postcard):
"having a wonderful time. wish you were here."

2006-10-16T19:40:00.000-05:00

delicious dinner.

our hosts, stephanie and george.

melanie dresses for dinner and then does the dishes!

gabe arrives!

2006-10-16T09:04:00.000-05:00

roller skate golf
the library

Sadie with her doll friends

Melanie singing dish washing opera

Bouncy ball musical instrument

up in that b

2006-10-16T01:01:00.000-05:00

2006-10-16T00:21:00.001-05:00

Melanie and Jim. Late night collaborators.

scenes

2006-10-15T22:00:00.000-05:00

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this is lowell. he owns the gallery next door. he is also a designer. he has a boat in san francisco that he enjoys and he is also friends with richard simmons. lowell joined us for some wine and cookies this evening.

lowell:

an album cover from ELSEWHERE:

2006-10-15T21:20:00.000-05:00

batter.

baking.

presentation.

a mother makes cookies.

2006-10-15T15:35:00.000-05:00

in the psychoanalysis room at ELSEWHERE, i am telling fortunes, hearing confessions, giving computer advice, and offering complete psychoanalysis:

look into the third eye.

ymca // gloves

2006-10-15T15:12:00.000-05:00

should you wish to prioritize your life, the YMCA of Greensboro has a useful rubric for you:

the one characteristic of the heterotopia that Foucault forgot to mention was the "heterotemperature." these are unusual breaks with temperature that can occur inside a heterotopia. for example, at ELSEWHERE it's a bit colder inside than outside. therefore, stephanie suggested that I create some makeshift hand warmers out of socks. she's also suggested creating some site-specific pockets.

3rd floor and elsewhere

2006-10-15T15:00:00.000-05:00

here in downtown greensboro

we're trying to reorganize a bit.

maybe makin some plans

everyone else is having a good time too.

talking about various things

we went shopping for food for the week yesterday.

theres some good cooks here.

second floor simultaneity

2006-10-14T19:38:00.000-05:00

melanie found her bed by the bed that matched the sweater she was wearing.

i had been thinking this week that i hoped to find some white fabric here. i had a dream about getting my hands on rolls and rolls of white muslin, enough to wrap up a big something. i was looking through these rooms last nite and found...

exactly what i was looking for.

2006-10-14T17:30:00.000-05:00

When we arrived last night, each of us was assigned a desk. The desk was personalized based on our artist biographies.

This earring was one of the items on my desk. Clip on. Just like my grandmother used to wear.

Jim

(Photo: Carrie Morris)

2006-10-13T23:53:00.000-05:00

arrivial in raleigh, nc

arrival elm street

elsewhere frontage

window detail

elsewhere george

Main Floor

welcome dinner

2006-10-10T10:51:00.000-05:00

What is Else/Where?

2006-10-09T22:35:00.000-05:00

The Else/Where Residency is an Artists' Collaborative in Greensburo, North Carolina. From October 13-21st, a group of University of Michigan School of Art & Design graduate students and their professor will travel there and participate in the creative process.