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The Question You Have All Asked
16.10.2011
or ‘ What is the Circle Programme?’
A story in five parts
PART 1
Whichever name you choose to call us by, ‘Golden Circle’, ‘Circle Club’, ‘Circle Thing,’ or the ‘Circle Group,’ the Dublin Contemporary 2011 Circle Programme has been in full swing for five weeks now, hosting a wide variety of events directed specifically towards arts professionals.
Many of you have gotten to know us pretty well over the past few months. If you haven’t, then after reading this you should head over to the Circle Desk in Earlsfort Terrace for a chat. The driving force behind the Circle, Emma Dwyer is our lovely ring leader; Siobhan Feehan, is a mixed-media artist hailing from Louisiana, and myself Gianina Jimenez Barrantes, otherwise known as the relatively-forgettable girl with the really difficult name and the American accent (I’d refute all those statements but that is an entirely different subject). We are the three main faces of the Circle Programme.
Together we’ve schlepped it all over Dublin on foot, by cab, bus, Dart, Luas and my most recent venture: on an old, rusty, coral-coloured bike found in the back of Earlsfort Terrace, last ridden by Molly Malone, someone joked. Throughout our adventures, I’ve managed to profess my love to artists and curators, international and national alike, so here’s a recap of what’s been going on.
We kicked off the programme back in the beginning of September with a series of artist brunches. These were insightful morning chats with the likes of Eamon O’Kane and Richard Mosse about their work in the show. During one of these brunches I discovered where Richard lives in New York, so when I go home I can play the lute outside his window hoping to catch a glimpse of him through the curtains. Only joking, Richard! Truth is, we were really impressed by the great lengths he had gone to produce the photographs showing in Dublin Contemporary. Not only did he choose a practically obsolete infra-red film on which to shoot, he did it in a place harmful for the film and dangerous for himself as well. The outcome is stunning. In an age where I tend to immediately think all work is made using Photoshop, it’s refreshing seeing work such as his.
Gianina Jimenez Barrantes
Is a Costa Rican national based in New York City. She has held almost every position in the arts including having worked as an artist, curator, adviser, dealer, writer and currently as Circle Agent for Dublin Contemporary 2011.
Her range of experiences has provided her with an open-mind and broad-range of references. Find more of her personal work at http://cargocollective.com/trashypillow
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