How to Make a Space Bus
Posted on 25 July 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Launching the Space Bus at Childwall Sports & Science Academy. Photo: Gareth Jones
The #SpaceBus is one of three double-decker artworks that hit the road this summer for people to ride and enjoy as part of Liverpool Biennial 2016. Titled Hello Future Me, the Arriva bus has been designed by Year 7 pupils at Childwall Sports & Science Academy, working in collaboration with designers Hato as part of the festival’s Children’s episode. But how did the project all come together? – Read more
Samson Kambalu: Play, Passion and The Gift
Posted on 13 June 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Samson Kambalu, I levitate, 2016. Photo for Liverpool Biennial Instagram takeover
Liverpool Biennial 2016 artist Samson Kambalu works across different media to explore received ideas in art, history and religion. He spent a week in Liverpool creating a series of short videos using his method of ‘Psychogeographic Nyau Cinema’ – a combination of film and site specific performance – which will be shown as part of the six episodes around which this year’s exhibition is organised. Here Kambalu discusses James Bond, literature, The Gift, ruptures in time and how he discovered his passion as an artist. – Read more
From Ukraine to Liverpool: In Conversation
Posted on 18 May 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Left to right: Mitya Churikov, Ilya Zabolotnyi (Arts Manager, British Council Ukraine), Jennifer Watts (Liverpool Biennial Exhibitions intern), Oleksandr Burlaka, Alevtyna Kakhidze, Kateryna Berlova
Left to right: Mitya Churikov, Ilya Zabolotnyi (Arts Manager, British Council Ukraine), Jennifer Watts (Liverpool Biennial Exhibitions intern), Oleksandr Burlaka, Alevtyna Kakhidze, Kateryna Berlova
Unsettling ice cream vans, eclectic architecture and living your politics – The Royal Standard’s Emma Curd spoke to the four Ukraine based artists that recently underwent an eight-week artist residency programme at the artist-led studio, organised by Liverpool Biennial and the British Council in Ukraine. – Read more
Koenraad Dedobbeleer: The Theatre of the Gallery Space
Posted on 6 April 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Koenraad Dedobbeleer, installation view of ‘A Formal Model - An Inhibition Show’, 2016, at Galerie Micheline Szwajcer. Photo courtesy: the artist and Galerie Micheline Szwajcer
Koenraad Dedobbeleer, installation view of ‘A Formal Model - An Inhibition Show’, 2016, at Galerie Micheline Szwajcer. Photo courtesy: the artist and Galerie Micheline Szwajcer
Koenraad Dedobbeleer discusses his interest in how our understanding of objects, spaces or ideas can shift, and what excites him most about being part of Liverpool Biennial 2016. – Read more
Ana Jotta: On Becoming an Artist
Posted on 5 April 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Ana Jotta, Eduardos. Private collection. Photo: Laura C. Caldas
Ahead of Liverpool Biennial 2016, Portuguese artist Ana Jotta discusses her work, previous career as an actress and stage designer, and her love of screens. – Read more
Where in the city would you take a Biennial artist?
Posted on 12 January 2016 by Liverpool Biennial
Exploring Granby Four Streets. Photo courtesy of Rob Battersby.
From The Old Blind School to the half-submerged shoreline of Crosby Beach, at Liverpool Biennial we often work in unusual places. This year’s festival will be no exception. Where in the city would you take a Biennial artist? – Read more
How It All Began: Discover the Voices Behind the Making of Evertro
Posted on 9 October 2015 by Liverpool Biennial
Evertro, the first glow-in-the-dark wheels park in the UK, launched in October 2015 but has been years in the making. Liverpool-based artist Gregory Herbert discovers the stories and speaks to the people behind this new public artwork – from skaters to local residents. – Read more
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