VSW Project Space Podcast

Season 1 Episode 4

In this final episode of season 1, Hernease speaks with artist, Ligia Bouton. Ligia was an artist in residence at VSW in August of 2022. They recorded their conversation in the Project Space towards the very end of Ligia’s residency.

Ligia thoughtfully used the VSW building and archives in her multifaceted approach towards making work that is in response to and in conversation with an important historical figure in the history of astronomy.

We’ve included important reference links to Ligia’s website and to the work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt and other early women computers at Harvard.

You can find a transcription of this episode here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Episode-4-Ligia-Bouton.pdf

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Ligia Bouton’s Reference Links:

http://ligiaboutonstudio.com

https://library.cfa.harvard.edu/plate-stacks

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/remembering-astronomer-henrietta-swan-leavitt

Moyra Davey's Ornament and Reproach:

https://murrayguy.com/exhibitions/ornament-and-reproach/

More About VSW Project Space:

https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/

VSW Spring Workshops:

https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/

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Season 1 Episode 3

In this episode, Hernease speaks with artist Lili Chin. During their conversation Lili touches on how a particularly unique experience as a solo Project Space resident allowed her space for contemplation and experimentation and the role long walks along the Genesee river played in changing how she approached her project.

You can find a transcript of the podcast here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode-3-Lili-Chin.pdf

We’ve included a reference link to Lili’s website where you can see examples of her installations and updates of her ongoing work.

Find Lili Chin

Website:

www.lilichin.org

White Columns Artist Registry:

https://registry.whitecolumns.org/view_artist.php?artist=29816

More About VSW Project Space

https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/

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https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/

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https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

This podcast is funded in part by the New York State council on the arts with the support of the New York State legislature.

Season 1 Episode 2

In this episode, Hernease speaks with artists Savannah Wood and Aaron Turner. As residents, Aaron came to VSW from Fayetteville, AK in July 2020. Savannah came to VSW in November 2021 from Baltimore, MD. Savannah and Aaron speak together about their work in the archive and how they met through the archive - specifically, through one important historic image.

We’ve included reference links to the works Savannah and Aaron discussed in their conversation, including a link to the photographic works over which their paths crossed.

Savannah and Aaron are artists with distinct practices that involve rigorous research and deep emotional connections with history. We are happy to share this conversation about their practices and their time during the VSW Project Space Residency.

You can find the transcript for this episode here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode-2-Savannah-Wood-and-Aaron-Turner.pdf

The Photograph Reference:

https://media.defense.gov/2012/Feb/09/2000179975/2000/2000/0/120209-F-ZZ999-001.JPG

Caption: Airmen of the 332nd, from left to right: Robert W. Williams, William H. Holloman, Ronald W. Reeves, Christopher W. Newman and Walter M. Downs listen to a briefing in March 1945. Photo by Toni Frissell

The Photograph from Aaron Turner’s series, Black Alchemy:

Title: Served with Distinction continued (WWII, Tuskegee 332nd), 2020

https://www.aaronturner.studio/black-alchemy-if-this-one-thing-is-true#19

Savannah Woods Video Reference:

Title: Hard to Get and Dear Paid For, ongoing

https://www.savannahwood.info/hard-to-get

Find Savannah Wood

https://www.savannahwood.info/about

https://www.afrocharities.org

https://afro.com

Find Aaron Turner

https://www.aaronturner.studio

https://www.aaronturner.studio/photographers-of-color

https://bookstore.vsw.org/product/there-may-still-be-time-left-by-aaron-turner

More About VSW Project Space

https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/

Season 1 Episode 1

This new podcast features conversations with artists who have participated in Visual Studies Workshop's Project Space artist-in-residence program. In this episode Hernease Davis talks with artist Granville Carroll about his practice and his experiences during his residency at VSW in September, 2021. Please find a transcript of this conversation at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode-1-Granville-Carroll.pdf

The Project Space residency is a studio workspace for artists working in photography, book art, film and other media arts. The residency provides 20 artists per year the opportunity to experiment with new work or new display strategies, and to have discussions with critics, curators, and the community-at-large about works-in-progress.

Granville Carroll is a visual artist and Afrofuturist working with digital technology, poetry, and alternative processes to reshape the world. Granville earned his MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. He is currently based in Phoenix, AZ.

Hernease Davis is currently the Assistant Curator of Education and Public Programs at Visual Studies Workshop and spends her time between Rochester and Brooklyn, NY. Hernease earned her MFA from ICP-Bard College and widely exhibits multimedia installations throughout the U.S.

Special Links

Granville Carroll

Website: www.granvillecarroll.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/granville_carroll

The Visual Studies Workshop

Website: www.vsw.org

Email Hernease: [email protected]

Image: Ori, 2019 from the series Because the Sun Hath Looked Upon Me, by Granville Carroll © Granville Carroll, courtesy of the artist