IMAGINE AN ART SCHOOL THAT SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF A MOUNTAIN WHERE PEOPLE NEED IT MOST.
LAURYN MCNAMEE (B. 2000, TALLAGHT) IS AN ARTIST, WRITER AND WORKSHOP-IST WORKING WITHIN THE FURRY INTERSECTIONS OF CLASS, EDUCATION AND ALIENS*. SHE QUESTIONS THE IDEA OF WHY POWER EXISTS IN SOME PARTS OF SOCIETY MORE THAN OTHERS. THROUGH EDUCATION AND RADICAL IMAGINING – WITH DIALOGUE AS ITS STARTING POINT – THE ARTIST BELIEVES WE CAN TRANSFORM OUR SOCIAL REALITY. THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS OF PAULO FREIRE AND THE SPECULATIVE VOICE OF OCTAVIA BUTLER INFORM HER WORK.
ART SCHOOL FOR ALIENATED ONES* EMERGED FROM A SERIES OF EXCHANGES IN AN COSÁN, A COMMUNITY EDUCATION ORGANISATION BASED IN JOBSTOWN, TALLAGHT. THE PROJECT BECAME A TEXTBOOK, SONIC MOMENTS, AND A COLLABORATIVE ONGOING WORKSHOP WHERE THE ART SCHOOL WAS LAUNCHED. HERE, LEARNERS REST AND PLAY. THINK THROUGH MAKING AND TRAIN FOR A FUTURE: WHERE SOCIETY IS ORGANISED AROUND CARE.
WE INVITE YOU TO TRAIN WITH US

'ROTATING PODS OF POWER' DIAGRAM

REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST INVITES

EXERCISE OF COLLECTIVE CARE WORKSHOP DYNAMIC

REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST WORKSHEETS

REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST PARTICIPANTS

REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST RED WINDOW

REHEARSAL FOR RADICAL REST ALIEN* SPONGE CLAY

DEFINITION OF XENO

ART SCHOOL FOR ALIENATED ONES * MANUAL