Current/Upcoming – Project DIVFUSE

Installations + Performance :

Session One : 21 March 2025 Friday 7pm [FULL]

Session Two : 22 March Saturday 3:30pm [One place left]

Session Three : 22 March Saturday 6pm [2 places left]

Session Four : 23 March Sunday 3:30pm

Session Five : 23 March Sunday 6pm [4 places left]

£5 | 6 places only each session | Please email divfuse@gmail.com for tickets.

Running time : 20 minutes visual and audio installations + 20 minutes performance

The River in You / Runs Right Through / BODY TALKS (2023-2024) by Joanna Penso (UK) were selected from DIVFUSE Sound Archive No. 5 Open Call for work that is based on field recordings.

Projection Diptych, 2023 & 2024, 2 channel audio through speakers, projection Runs Right Through 2024 explores the possibilities of listening to nature through the body. Along the banks of the River Don, Sheffield, this piece was made using field recordings taken with a hydrophone dipped into the water, and a stethoscope microphone which captures vibrations of the water seeping into the body, being heard amongst the breath, the heartbeat and digestion.

A meandering sonic journey through the waterways of the body, The River in You 2023 explores the human relationship with water in both the internal and the external. Careering through orifices, tubes and organs this ambient soundscape celebrates the journey water takes into and out of the body, transforming audio recordings taken with a stethoscope microphone into a meditative experience for the listener/viewer.

BODY TALKS 2024 is a live performance piece born out of a period of experimentation during a programme of activity funded by Arts Council England (Develop Your Creative Practice fund, DYCP). Through live amplification of the body this work looks to explore the inner and outer self in relation to performer and audience. Several microphones are strapped to the performer’s body, twisted into a central ‘umbilical cord’ which denotes the limitations of the performance area. Playing with microphone feedback moves the performer to explore the limits of what she can physically and sonically withstand whilst shadow play distorts her physical presence to the audience.

With the success of DIVFUSE Sound Archive calling for sound-based work with field recordings elements, we are excited to be launching a new Open Call on short films.

Theme for this first edition : Domesticity

Deadline for submissions : 28 March 2025

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE SUBMISSION:

1) Text on the each piece/series (300 words maximum). This shall include the name, year and duration of the work.

2) Artists’ bio (200 words maximum)

3) A link to the work. It could be a link to Vimeo for example but please do not send us the file to download.

4) Send the submission through by email to divfuse@gmail.com on or before 28 March 2025.

OTHER CONDITIONS:

1) Only digital versions are acceptable. Work can be fully digital or video finished Standard 8mm, Super 8 or 16mm films.

2) Only one submission can be made by each artist (or group of artists who work together).

3) The work or series of work shall be between 30 and 45 minutes long and can be made up of different pieces/parts.

4) Selected work will EACH be shown in multiple screening sessions for a weekend (Friday to Sunday) for free between April and June 2025 at Project DIVFUSE micro digital and multi-media art gallery, London. There is no payment to the artists but we will offer the following:

* micro gallery space (5m x 3m) for screenings.

* basic equipments for use for the screenings inside the gallery, including 2 x small Genelec speakers on stands, a Genelec subwoofer, a projector and a laptop to play the file(s) from.

* management of the exhibition including invigilating the space and promotion on social media.

5) Artists whose work is selected will have to make sure that the files reach the gallery at least a week before the exhibition. Additional information such as images from the work will also be required for social media posting.

6) If selected, digital files could be transferred over to Project DIVFUSE for use for the screening sessions for this Open Call only.

7) Artists who are based in London will be invited to do two or three sessions of artists talks. Both the screenings and the talk will be ticketed. ALL income from the screenings will go to the space to support the running of the project. Income from the artist’s talk will be split 60/40 between Project DIVFUSE and the artist. Again, this will help to cover some of the overhead costs for running and managing the events.

Category: Current/Upcoming

The River in You : Joanna Penso [Upcoming]

DIVFUSE Film Archive No. 1 – Open Call