Weave Length Productions: July 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Winged Things

The aim of Weave Length since we began in 2009 has been to create 'winged things,' weaving together elements, people, and ideas so that they might lead to other things, things that fly.

Here is a very short film - a sense of some of the elements of Amy's recent work The Space Between. The soundscape features Amy playing with the ruined pianos of Tuerong, notes and bones in their own space between.

Hope you enjoy it. Hope it might, ever so briefly, help your mind take flight...

A sense of The Space Between, Backspace Gallery, July 2013 from Amy Tinderbox on Vimeo.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Last Hurrah!

Come along to the gallery this Saturday 27th from midday to celebrate a fabulous two weeks in Backspace exploring all things book! Amy will share what has been collected during the show, including images of people enjoying the space, favourite books and reading memories, gathered images from the online galaxy of readers, and a draft of the special inscription collection book titled 'Inscriptions in the Space Between' in collaboration with mentor Barry Wemyss. There will also be some live music and sushi so come and enjoy! The exhibition will close officially at 4pm on Sunday.

Image contributed by Shane Carey, Allans Flat 2013

Big love and thanks to all visitors and supporters, including the wonderful Erin McCuskey of Yum Studio, The Ballarat Library, Sonya Macdonald at Sago on Tuesdays, The UB Centre for eCommerce and Communications, Abbie Matthews aka Miss Ladybug, The Ballaarat Mechanics Institute, and the guys at the City of Ballarat Arts & Culture Unit.

Look out for more on this exciting project as after all the great chats in the gallery, it doesn't look like it will end here!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Week Two in the Space Between!

Backspace Gallery is nestled behind the Art Gallery of Ballarat in Huyghue House, entered by Camp St or down Police Lane from Lydiard St, and is run by the City of Ballarat Arts and Culture Unit.

Big thanks to all who have visited and contributed to Amy's current exhibition The Space Between so far: an invitation for people of all ages to come and explore the world of books and reading!

The past week has seen fabulous free sessions offered to the public from bookbinder and restorer Sonya Macdonald of Sago on Tuesdays Bindery and multimedia extraordinaire Erin McCuskey from Yum Studio.

Local artist Barry Wemyss’s book art workshops have also proved popular and are now booked out, but there is still lots to do and see as part of this exciting exhibition.

The Ballarat Library Outreach van will visit again on Thursday morning 9am to midday and Friday morning storytime at 11am will feature the classic book The Very Hungry Caterpillar after last week’s fun with Where the Wild Things Are.

Barry and Amy will continue work on the Inscription Collection, inviting visitors to bring in books with their favourite book inscriptions to be copied and added to a special artist book. Book lovers near and far can also contribute to an online galaxy of readers, with pictures already coming through from Sweden, India, UK, and around Australia. More details here

An informal celebration will take place at midday on Saturday 27^th. All welcome, BYO lunch and check out what has been gathered and created throughout the exhibition.

The project has been described as “warm, human, and unpretentious” by local poet Barry Breen, and enjoyed by Louise Jones from ‘Learning that’s Fun’ noting that “there is so much to see, touch and be a part of. It was literally a case of the more laps I did, the more I found.”

Come and join the bookish fun! Artworks by Amy Tsilemanis can also be purchased and donations made to the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF).