Bodies in motion
BIO |
- Sarah Lum
- John Maloney
- Takashi Hilferink
Sarah Lum
> Born April 10, 1985; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Student/ artist/ activist majoring in Womens Studies and Art
History at Earlham College, focusing on art as resistance.
Skilled and experienced puppeteer, trained in silkscreening at the studio of Txus Parras. Avid comic writer, poet and aspiring
graphic designer. Other skills include book binding, basic
carpentry, and photography. Active member of the CIRCA Circus
(Richmond, IN) and the Clown Armee (Berlin, Germany).
Gallery/ Exhibition Experience:
> Curated and contributed 2 pieces to the Womens Art Show at Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Richmond, Indiana; April 22, 2006.
> Curated and contributed 2 pieces to the Womens Art Show at Earlham College, April 24, 2005.
> Co-wrote and performed a puppetry show The Frog King, under the tutelage of Tavia Lafolette of Bread and Puppets, at Earlham College, April 28, 2004.
> Built puppets and performed with metal band Existential Dilemma, a show entitled An exercise in chaos, at Earlham College, April 12, 2004.
> Built puppets and performed with experimental band Ironmonger, a show entitled Experimental Joy, at Earlham College, April 26, 2006.
> Performance with Ironmonger at the Hand Basement, Cincinnati, Ohio; May 28, 2006.
> Clown Actions include counter rally of pro life actions on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade against Planned Parenthood in Richmond, IN; January 22, 2006.
Arts Relevant Experience
> Played the role of Cavale in Sam Shepard's Cowboy Mouth as part of a Senior Theater class at Walnut Hills High school; 2003.
> Stage Manager and tech for Suburbia and Angels in America as part of a Senior Theater class at Walnut Hills High School; 2003.
> Participated in Odyssey of the Mind, a theater program for youth; 1998-2001.
Academic Preparation:
> Earlham College
2003 - 2006
Pursuing BFA in Womens Studies-Art History, with a minor in German
(completion 2007)
> Walnut Hills High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Diploma with Honors
1997 - 2003
> Languages
English and German.
Interests:
> Writing comic books and poems, then hand binding these creations. Making clothing as a way to redefine the human body, liberating and empowering it through creating wearable art as an alternative to sweat shop, mass produced items. DIY education, especially finding artists to learn with. Silkscreening, painting, and performance. Clowns as critical figures and healers. Oscillation. Feminist and queer theory.
Building really big puppets, especially in conjunction with friends music projects. Dancing, exploring, and studying. Utilizing independent media sources in academia.
John Maloney
Artist/ musician. Painter, highly skilled in collage and
installation. Adept musician and producer (kasetterevolution.com).
> Current project Ironmonger, an experimental, industrial, noise music project. The core members include John Maloney, Isaac Hand, Micah Freeman and John Lorenz. A weekly happening in which songs are spontaneously built with layers of noise, rhythms, and vocals.
Performances:
> Ironmonger at the David Shoe Gallery, 426 Findlay Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2006.
> Experimental Joy, Ironmonger and Fleischwelt Studio Puppets, at Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Richmond, Indiana; April 26, 2006.
> The Hand Basement 1080 Ferguson Road, Cincinnati, Ohio; 2006.
Mission Statement:
To transcend the modern confines of traditional music making techniques, focusing on the small group dynamic and the inclusion of untrained individuals who still have an educated guess on were to push sound as a
whole.
Takashi Hilferink
> Born March 10, 1985; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
> Student artist/writer abundantly passionate about his work, highly skilled in painting, drawing, collage/mixed media and installation. Very familiar with clay and plaster, foundry, metal fabrication, oxy-acetylene welding, mould-making. Limited experience with lithography, woodworking, TIG welding, photography, performance and Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.
Particular specializations in oil paints, pencils and ink, fictional prose and journalistic writing.
Gallery/Exhibition Experience:
> Exhibition with Simon Rabyniuk and Johnathan Ball at the Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 984 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON; M6J 1H1, April 12
22, 2006.
> One work in group exhibition hosted by York Visual Arts Student
Association at Lennox Contemporary, 12 Ossington Ave. Toronto, ON; M6J 2Y7, April 4 16, 2006.
> Weeklong exhibition (April 3 8, 2006) at the Eleanor Winters Gallery, York University.
> Four works in Centre for Fine Arts Open House, March 22, 2006; York University.
> One work in Drawing Area Show, The Gallery in the Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, York University, February 27 March 3, 2006.
> One work in Sculpture Area Show; Accolade West Gallery, York University February 19 25, 2006.
> Exhibition with Johnathan Ball at The Gallery in the Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, York University, October 23 - 29, 2005.
Academic Preparation:
> Pursuing BFA with Honors in Visual Arts (completion 2007); Deans Honour Roll Student. 2006
> York University
Toronto, Ontario
2003
> Walnut Hills High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
Diploma with Honors
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