Rings, Loops and Double Backs - Ramble 2

Ramble 2 is finished! Come along and experience the piece at:

Undercurrent Festival 2014

Rings, Loops and Double Backs (Ramble 2)

Fri 11 - Sun 13 April, 10am - 4pm

Sat 12 & Sun 13 April, 12pm: performance with St Mary de Haura Handbell Ringers
The Old School House, Ham Road, Shoreham by Sea

World Premiere

The latest in Sheila's Rambles with Nature series, Rings Loops and Double Backs is a sound installation set amongst the leaves of a living tree and was created in collaboration with sound designer Scott Smith and musicians / widlife experts met in Shoreham during one of Undercurrent's Slow Boat Residencies last Autumn. Ramble 2 was also supported by a Blast Theory studio residency and through a work in progress presentation at Blast Theory Studios in December last year.

As well as the drop-in installation, there’s a chance to hear a performance by the St Mary de Haura Handbell Ringers at midday on Saturday and Sunday.

Undercurrent Festival is three days of playful performances, installations and games. From the station to the sea, Undercurrent will create a trail of imaginative events across Shoreham town centre for inquisitive adults and mischievous children. Free for all ages.

Supported by Arts Council England through the National Lottery

Photo credit: Blast Theory

Metes and Bounds - Imperial War Museum North

For 6 weeks in January and February Sheila worked with Second year BA (Hons) Contemporary Theatre students from the University of Salford at The Imperial War Museum North to make Metes and Bounds, a collective response to the Catalyst: Contemporary Art and War exhibition that was being shown on Level One. Together, they made a performance which aimed to bring audience a little bit closer to the works on display and question perceptions of war and conflict, land and bodies, boundaries and nature.

It was a really interesting experience working at the Museum, not only did all of the making have to take place in public, but students had to sensitively respond to the site / subject matter themselves and place their own 'live' work alongside the work of other extraordinary artists...

The students recieved excellent feedback from the museum.  Read some comments about the work HERE.

The students involved were:

Catherine Hallas, Liam Byrne, Bethanie Southwell, Charlie Colquhon, Hannah Day, Glynn Slater, David Cannon, Laura Christou

With special thanks to Camilla Thomas (IWM) and Niki Woods (University of Salford)

Image from Rambles with Nature - Ramble 1, Photo credit: Lucy Cash

Ramble 1 installation at Siobhan Davies Studios

Ramble 1 has reached installation stage! All four cine-poems are being shown together for the very first time in London, opening Wednesday next week... the installation runs until March 2nd so there's plenty of time to see them. Details below:

Rambles with Nature – Ramble 1

Siobhan Davies Studios, SE1 6ER

Weds 15 Jan - 2 March

Plus

Tues 18 Feb, 2pm-3pm - exhibition tour with the artists
Fri 28 Feb, 7pm - artists in conversation (This event is part of South London Art Map’s Last Friday)

Free entry to both events, book at reception or call 020 70919650

Sheila Ghelani with straybird (Lucy Cash and Becky Edmunds) open their installation of four film works based on the humble English hedgerow.

Cash and Edmunds were invited by interdisciplinary artist Sheila Ghelani to collaborate on her Rambles with Nature project. In August 2013 they undertook a ‘ramble’ together which resulted in a series of four short cinepoems for small screens. Ramble 1 is shown for the first time as an installation that invites you to discover the works on your own ramble through the Studios.

Rambles with Nature - Ramble 1 runs until 2 March.

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From Fur and Feather - one of the four cine-poems

Rings, Loops and Double Backs - Ramble 2 work in progress event

You are warmly invited to attend the first Rambles With Nature event:
RINGS, LOOPS, AND DOUBLE BACKS - work in progress sharing, Ramble 2
Friday 13th December 2013, Blast Theory Studios, Portslade

Installation open from 3pm-7pm, with a few words and festive refreshments at 4pm

Sheila will be presenting a work in progress installation of Ramble 2 at Blast Theory studios in Portslade, supported by Undercurrent.

Please come to this address and press the door bell for Unit 5 Blast Theory:

Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road

Portslade, Brighton

East Sussex, BN41 1DN

Any one is welcome to stop by throughout the opening times, however please note that wheelchair access is limited 3-5pm. If you need any assistance please call: 07960 450 856 and please email sally@sheilaghelani.co.uk if you have any queries on access requirements.

Sheila has been foraging for sounds over the course of a residency in and around Shoreham by Sea, supported by Shoreham based Undercurrent through a Slow Boat residency and Blast Theory through a studio residency.

Sheila has been working with local musicians (such as Scott Smith and the St Mary de Haura Church and Hand Bell ringers), wildlife experts and others she has met along the way, and created an experiential sound installation. Come along to experience the installation, give some feedback at this stage of its development and enjoy some festive cheer! 

Contact: sally@sheilaghelani.co.uk with any questions, or to let us know you will be coming.

St Mary de Haura Handbell

Presence! as part of The Good Neighbour

Last week Sheila installed her new look WHITE Presence! room at Battersea Arts Centre as part of The Good Neighbour. The piece is on until January 4th and is perfect for children aged 6+.  Here's some further info:

Battersea Arts Centre and Bloomberg Futures present
THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR
6 Dec - 4 Jan | 2pm & 7pm

Battersea Arts Centre’s critically acclaimed show for children aged 6+ and families returns this Christmas.

★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ Time Out  ★★★★ The Guardian

There are long-forgotten mysteries lurking behind every creaking door of Battersea’s old Town Hall. Cobwebs cling to hidden doorways and secret passages, and from these old and dusty places an adventure is waiting to burst out and take over the building.

George Neighbour has lived at Battersea Arts Centre all his life and knows it like the back of his hand, but now he needs your help to uncover the mystery of his lost memory. Join him on a thrilling dash through the building, jumping in and out of magical worlds where curious characters all have their own incredible tale to tell.

Full priced tickets £12 - £19.50
BOOK NOW >>

Inside last years Presence! room
 

Back at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery

Sheila is leading two half term workshops for children at Pitzhanger Manor on 31st October based on their current exhibition Out of the Shadows: MacDonald Gill and the historic house itself. She is looking forward to being back there again! Details below:

"Who's there?" 10am - 12pm (ages 5-7), 2 - 4pm (ages 7-11)

Use maps, find clues, use your imagination and cunning to help solve the puzzling riddles of who and what is hidden away in Pitzhanger Manor. What has been left behind? And why?...

In the rose garden at Pitzhanger Manor in the summer

More Performing Medicine Teaching

At the beginning of 2013 Sheila led a Selected Study Course for third year medical students at King's College London for Clod Ensemble's Performing Medicine project helping them to reflect on their medical practice through performance.  Now, Sheila is back at King's leading a ten week course for fourth year medical students as part of a new Performing Medicine Academic Support Programme.

Students will be working towards a 5 minute presentation which could take the form of a dynamic lecture or performance. During the course Sheila will also be leading a session that focuses on appreciating identity and difference in clinical practice. The course runs September - December 2013.

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Covet Me Care For Me wrapping paper

Undercurrent Artist in Residence

Sheila is currently artist in residence at Undercurrent in Shoreham by Sea.  Whilst in residence Sheila will be working on Ramble 2 of Rambles with Nature. There will be a public sharing of the results at some point in November/December. To keep up to date with how the residency is unfolding take a look at Sheila's blog: sheilaghelani.blogspot.co.uk 

Shoreham Beach

The Good Neighbour

The Good Neighbour is back!  Last year Sheila made Presence! for Battersea Arts Centre's very successful The Good Neighbour and this Xmas it's back.  The room is undergoing a slight re-vamp though, so watch this space for further developments. Tickets for the piece are already on sale on the Battersea Art Centre website.

The Good Neighbour

Artist's Group Weekend away

The artist group Sheila is part of had a weekend away in August and it was so great she thought she'd mention here!  Each of the members came prepared with a few images about their work and something they'd like to talk about.  These were presented and then long discussions were held over two days - something not normally possible at monthly meetings.  The group also spent a lot of time cooking, drinking wine and catching up generally. Sheila has been a member of the group since 2006. Here's an image of some of the group taking a walk in a nearby barley field.

Artists Group, Barley Walk

Rambles with Nature has begun

Sheila recieved public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England for Rambles with Nature. Hurrah!  So, the project has officially begun kicking off with Ramble 1 in Cambridge.  To keep up to date with project progress read Sheila's blog at www.sheilaghelani.blogspot.co.uk

Rambles with Nature

3 Month residency at Ealing's Pitzhanger Manor & Walpole Park

Sheila was Artist in Residence at Pitzhanger Manor and Walpole Park between May - July this summer. Whilst in residence Sheila developed a new piece of work called A Place for Dreaming, undertook research towards Rambles with Nature, led two workshops with over 65s at The Michael Flanders Day Centre, led another two workshops with local teenagers, opened up the Lodge to the public for a series of free Lunches and Open Studio Events and volunteered in the park's kitchen garden (amongst other things)!

Pitzhanger Lodge