Coming up...
White Night
Phoenix Gallery, Brighton. Saturday 24th October 2009.
Ingrid will be creating a new installation inspired by Andy Warhol's shadow screen prints, giving a talk on her work and performing sound art improvisation with Grant Newman.
SIX
Part of the xmas open house trail in Brighton & Hove. More details to follow.
Unravelled
The Unravelled collective will be taking over Preston Manor in May 2009. More details to follow.
Past shows...
Japanese Street Festival
Bartholomew Square, Brighton. Thursday 28th May - Sunday 31st May, 10am -11pm. Free.
Ingrid's origami sculpture will be on display in Moshi Moshi throughout the festival. In addition, Ingrid will be there in person on Saturday 30th May selling haiku books, origami jewellery and much more! On Saturday evening films of Ingrid's installation work will be projected as a backdrop for japanese bands performing from 7.30pm. For more information click here.
Ingrid Plum and Guests - Open Studio
74b Donald Hall Road, Bristol Estate, BN2 9DE
Open 11am -6pm weekends 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th, 16th/17th, 23rd/24th May 2009
I will also be at the studio in person all day on the 2nd, 23rd and 24th May and at various times on other days."Ingrid Plum is a Danish multi-media artist, known for installations such as "Murmuration at Embassy Court" using origami, video and sound. Her contemplative work in prints, photography, painting, origami and sculpture will be on show. Guests Caroline Saul and Lizzie Thomas (AOH brochure cover image) return with intricate sculptures in recycled plastics and wood with paper cuts. Prints, cards and hand-made books will also be for sale."
2 Clifton Hill - Open House
2 Clifton Hill, Brighton, BN1 3HL.
Open 12pm - 6pm weekends 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th, 16th/17th, 23rd/24th May 2009.
I will also be present to talk about my work on 3rd, 9th and 10th May."The house, which is on the Seven Dials Trail, mixes regency history with art of the new millennium by a fascinating group of 15 contemporary artists. Among them, Ingrid Plum (who exhibited work at Embassy Court ) has created a “murmuration” of birds delicately folded from paper and strung in a starling swarm from the glass atrium above the spiralling staircase."
Selectors Choice - Exhibition
The Regency Town house, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove, BN3 1EH.
Open 12pm -6pm weekends 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th, 16th/17th, 23rd/24th May 2009."Selectors' Choice, part of the new visual arts festival HOUSE, is an exhibition showcasing the work of selected artists participating in the 2009 Artists Open Houses festival." www.rth.org.uk
Please visit and vote for me in the visitors' choice award!
Peter Cemm and guests
29 Chichester Place, Kemptown Trail, Brighton.
Open 11am - 5pm weekends 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th, 16th/17th, 23rd/24th May 2009.
"Showing paintings by Peter Cemm, photography by Ro Cemm and installation by Ingrid Plum".
Origami and Photography workshops December 2008 -February 2009
Ongoing project on the Bristol Estate as part of Brighton Photo Fringe 2008.
Exhibition celebrating work made by residents during these woorkshops, March 23rd 2009, Community Room, Donald Hall Road.
Xmas Open Studios, 6th -24th December 2008
Bristol Estate Studios, Brighton.
Art at The Claremont, August - November 2008
The Claremont, Hove.
Sculptures shown from Murmuration, Emerging and Insubstantial series.
Brussels meets Brighton: the Metahub Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 3rd May
The Shunt Lounge, London.
Ingrid created a new installation, "Alternative Dictionary", and performed an improvised durational experiment in slow motion singing and movement.
700 IS, Iceland, 29th March - 5th April 2008
Film Festival featuring "Dead Space" by Ingrid Plum with Nicola Keith. Click here for details.
Brussels meets Brighton Prelaunch, The Basement, Brighton 6.30 - 9pm Thursday 27th March 2008
Ingrid participated in this event along with other artists from Brussels and Brighton. Visit the website here.
"Issues of Landscape" 4th -15th August 2007
Friese Green Gallery, Brighton Media Centre, Middle Street, Brighton.
Ingrid showed a new large scale installation "Insubstantial", using wax sculptures melting slowly, in this exhibition curated by Gum and Oak. An essay and poem on the work written by Ingrid Plum was also displayed.
Viewfinder Gallery, Greenwich, 22nd - 29th July 2007
Viewfinder Photography Gallery, Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8RS
Ingrid Plum was a guest artist as part of the amazing exhibition by resident artist Laura Trevail at Viewfinder Gallery in Greenwich. The exhibition was called "The bulb has blown in the lighthouse because I was only pretending to change the fuse". Ingrid showed 2 installations, "Dead Space" and a study for new piece "Insubstantial", and performed "Wishes" on 22nd and 28th July. www.viewfinder.org.uk.
"Elevation From Terror" 25th June - 13th July 2007
St Pancras Church, London.
Collaboration with Robert Aldous in memory of 7/7.
Ingrid ran workshops making origami birds with families of victims and survivors of the 7th July bombings. These were suspended in St Pancras Church as part of an installation, with a map by Robert Aldous which was gradually covered with strips of safety blankets.
"Emerging" 4th May 2007 - 28th May 2007
Ingrid was asked to create an installation in the main shrine room at Brighton Buddhist Centre, in collaboration with people who use and run the space. "Emerging" used reflections and transparent origami lotus flowers.
Part of Brighton Festival Fringe.
Friday 1st December and Saturday 2nd December 2006
Ingrid joined RAG at St Matthews, Worthing, for their annual Art Fair. She showed a variety of work, including a new series "Haiku Hallucinations". This was also be the first time a new book of selected haiku was available. Each book is 100% handmade, signed and limited edition.
Thursday 28th December 2006
Ingrid was Artist in residence at Brick Lane Gallery, London, and was exhibiting as part of PEACE CAMP. The installation explored the idea of harmony and peace through examining the word "peace". She suspended white origami birds, feathers from the ceiling of the gallery, and asked members of the public to contribute their words defining "Peace".
17th September 2006
Worthing Pier Day.
Ingrid created a unique installation titled "Wishes" to celebrate the modernist architecture of Worthing Pier winning Pier of the year 2006. She asked members of the public to write messages or wishes for the future which were tied to the pier, until the pier resembled a Buddhist temple adorned with prayers.
8th September - 13th November 2006
RAG at Worthing Museum, Norwood Gallery.
Ingrid showed a selection of work from origami sculptures to digital prints with RAG.
15th -16th July 2006,
"CouRAGE 2" at St Matthews, Tarring Road, Worthing. Ingrid showed 2 new pieces, "The Silk", an installation using material and poetry, and "Letting Go of 1st Impressions" a video piece which is a sequel to "1st Impressions", which was shown at "CouRAGe" last year. There was an acoustic performance by The Gloaming... at the private view.
5th May - 28th May 2006,
"Murmuration" at Embassy Court, new commissioned origami, sound and video installation. Showing as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
1000 origami birds were suspended from the ceiling of the foyer at Embassy Court, Brighton, and a video was projected onto them with surround sound.
Funded by The Arts Council South East and Bluestorm Ltd.
18th March - 30th April 2006,
"Worried" at Alma Enterprises. Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm - 6pm. A recording of the choir performing "Worried", a collaboration between New York composer Chris Peck and Ingrid Plum, played as part of this exhibition.
17th March 2006,
Alma Enterprises. Ingrid collaborated with New York composer Chris Peck, directing a choir of trained and untrained singers for an experimental performance of "Worried Man Blues". The performance took place during the private view for the new exhibition at Alma Enterprises.
22nd March 2006,
Worthing Creative Conference at St Matthews, Worthing. Ingrid was one of the speakers, talking about "Murmuration", and the importance of public art opportunities for Artists. Tickets £5.
Saturday 11th February 2006,
"Poetic Justice for Valentines Victims", Live peformance as part of "We Love You", Valentine's Live Art Festival, in Worthing Town Centre curated by RAG. Ingrid wrote haiku for strangers and gave them to members of the public in hand-made Valentine's cards, as an antidote to the horror of the poetry used in Valentine's day cards.
December 2nd & 3rd 2005,
Artists and Makers Christmas Show at St Matthews, Tarring Road, Worthing. Showed 2D digital prints, "Lifeless" series and Danish traditional silhouette paper cutouts.
November 17th - 27th 2005,
RAG exhibition at Start Gallery, Brighton. Showing 2D digital prints and "Murmurations in Black and White" part of the "Lifeless" series.
October 7th-8th 2005.
"CouRAGe", exhibition celebrating 5 years of RAG, at St Matthews Church, Tarring Road, Worthing. Showed "First Impressions" origami/balloons/haiku installation, plus past works "Dead Space", "Lifeless", "Transformation of Ignored Things (part 2)", and live acoustic performance by The Gloaming... (Ingrid and Nicola).
June 2005.
"Dead Space" video and sound installation with live performance, with Contemporary Gallery, at Fringe Gallery, Brighton.
May 2005,
Exhibition as part of Brighton Festival, at Contemporary Gallery, Brighton. Showed "Shattered Perceptions", broken glass/sound installation and "Lifeless", paper/wood/nylon origami installation.
April 2005,
Exhibition "protoPLAY". First exhibition by collective, curated and showed "Shattered Perceptions", broken glass/sound installation.
January 2005,
Founder member of multimedia interactive arts collective "protoPLAY".
January 2005,
Collaboration with dancer "Lady Inert" for live performance at Glasgow Live Arts Festival 2005. Funded By Arts Council.
October 2004,
Exhibited "Transformation of Ignored Things (part 2)", video/sound installation at AlphaBeta, Brighton. Run by Beta, a monthly Arts and Science forum.
September 2004,
"Transformation of Ignored Things (part 2)" video/sound installation exhibited at Contemporary Gallery, Brighton.
August 2004,
Worked on "Vauxhall Pleasures". London. Collaboration between Artist Anna Best and Composer Paul Whitty. Involved recording 50 opera singers performing in Vauxhall Crossing against traffic noise. I performed using these recordings electronically against a live ensemble in 2 performances at TATE BRITAIN. Also involved doing radio interviews with LBC. Funded by Parabola, Arts Council, England, and Cross Rivers Partnership.
June 2004,
Exhibited "Transformation of Ignored Things (part 2)" in University of Brighton Graduate Exhibition, graduated with 2:1 in Music and Visual Arts.
May 2004
Collaboration with theatre director Owen Ridley for Theatre performances of "Ridley's Prospects'. Brighton. Won Burt, Brill & Gardeners award for Best in show.
May 2003
Collaboration with dancer Charlotte Egmore for "In Vitro Personate". Nominated for Burt, Brill & Gardeners award June 2003.Exhibited as part of Glasgow Live Arts Festival Feb 2004.
March 2003,
Exhibited "Transformation of Ignored Things (part 1)" in selected exhibition at University of Brighton Gallery.
March 2002
Collaboration with dancer Christophodoulos Christophodoulou for dance for camera piece "M.A.N.". Exhibited as part of Fontys Dansfestival Tour 2002 in Tilbury & Lier; Holland, Lisbon; Portugal, Prague; Czech Republic, Stavanger; Norway, Arnheim; Holland, Stockholm; Sweden, Brighton; U.K. Accra;Turkey, Finland, Amsterdam; Holland.