Creative Incubator
The Creative Incubator Residency is a virtual space of solidarity, experimentation, and activation for BIPOC creatives. We have created this program to provide a catalyst for forming and nourishing a symbiotic relationship toward an understanding of intersectional collectivity. Creative Incubator is an experiment rooted in an ongoing dialogue on how to cultivate a notion of curatorial ethics immersed in solidarity, generosity, and giving. The incubator is analogous to a fertile space for those who revel in transitionary mediums, in-between, overlapping spaces wherein experiments ferment and grow. With the online participation of artists around the world, our Instagram page becomes a site of experimentation, a marriage of seemingly discrepant attitudes, mediums, disciplines, and geographies. Follow @lungsproject on IG for more info.
Participants:
Jessica El Mal | 1-18 August 2019
Kathy Anne Lim | 2-12 July 2019
Laura Hyunjhee Kim | 1-15 June 2019
Nouf AlJahdami | 1-19 May 2019
Adnan Samman | 5-21 April 2019
Maliheh Zafarnezhad | 6-20 March 2019
For the this residency I want to explore the possibilities and limitations of the internet on diasporic communities; has it revolutionised the way we connect with family? How we speak to people we don’t share a language with? What about languages with different script? Or that are spoken but not written, like Moroccan Darija? Collaging old family photos with modern technology I start to interrogate these questions, but I really want to know other people’s stories. What apps do you use? Do you find social media brings you closer to family overseas or is it a facade? DM me @elmalart #collage #arabimagearchive #moderntechnology #diaspora
![Jessica El Mal - I remember your face[book]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58dff1233e00be0ae5ff858b/1566295012046-G2TNLYPEBHWI9WYV273H/02.jpeg)
This piece explores how social media can connect us with family we have never met, share memories of family celebrations and moments like weddings which we are not present for. But how much of a person you can really know through pictures, comments and likes?
#digitalcollage #photography #arabimagefoundation #arabimagearchive #moroccanwedding
An old photo of my family about to go home from a holiday to Fez, digitally collaged with the first section on the Wikipedia page of the town they wait to return to. #arabimagearchive #morocco #moroccanfamily #moroccanart #digitalcollage #wikiart #online #internetart
This image was inspired by a conversation with a cousin where we discussed how much influence your place of birth has on your life, religion, fashion, education etc and how every summer Larache’s population swells immensely with families returning from all over Europe - speaking different languages, wearing different clothes, but with this place in common. @elmalart #larache #dititalcollage #arabart #moroccancontemporaryart #morocco #princessart #collage #photography #place
Despite deliberately trying to stay away from it, I’m drawn back to the female form more and more. This is an old artwork but responds in part to the exhibition “Femmes et Religion” by Hakima Lebbar, to my own experiences and largely to gender and occupation of public space within cities. @elmalart
#digitalcollage #femmesetreligion #womenandreligion #religion #femaleform #moroccanart #africancontemporaryart #gender #publicspace #identitypolitics
Experimenting with some film footage. We perform this ritual everyday after lunch, and I’m told about how the properties of the first fruit are great for making your skin glow and how this makes them very expensive in the US. In English they are called the ugly pear or the prickly pear, and come from the cactus plant which grows in abundance around Larache, so much so that in some seasons you get them for as little as 1dh each. #film #moroccanfilm #fruit #pricklypear #pricklypearcactus #contemporaryart #moroccanart #ritual #foodphotography
Exploring relationships across countries, languages and customs in the digital age. This piece refers to the geographical distance between loved ones as well as referencing the need for proximity to phone signal, while the languages of French and Spanish hint at a colonial past and an ongoing a language clash between generations, written form and tech. It has been a pleasure sharing my explorations with you the past three weeks, don’t hesitate to message me any thoughts or ideas. @elmalart #dogitalcollage #arabimagearchive #darija #language #moroccanlanguage #diaspora #diasporaart #moroccanart #northafricanart #postcolonialism #digitalculture #digitalcommunication #translation #arabicart
Hello, Kathy Anne Lim (@helloklim) here! The next two weeks I'll be sharing my process, exhibitions and ongoing projects. I studied at London College of Communication (@lcclondon) and graduated from the BA (Hons) Photography in 2016, my conceptual documentary work deals with the themes of memory and displacement. Around 14 years old, while relentlessly writing poetry and observations in my teens I took photographs as a visual accompaniment to the words. I found the ability to convey a story without complete certainty or being merely descriptive really beautiful - as both are fragmentary and impressionable mediums. I'll be sharing my work over the next two weeks, while posting my daily ongoings on lungsproject stories as well; but thought I'd start with an unconventional image of some of my sketchbooks over the years, within these pages hold an insight into my everyday.
Growing up against the backdrop of two glossy cities, Singapore and London, I found the otherworldly wilderness of Iceland captivating. Arriving in the tail-end of winter, layers of the landscape began to unfold before us as the melting snow unearthed sleeping grass and formed glacial pools of sapphire. This image from 'Where salt meets the ice' (2018) is of Þingvallavatn lake, Iceland 2018. The volcanic origin of the country is clearly visable through the cracks and faults around this lake. The Almannagja ravine (visable in the distance) is the largest - where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates drift apart.
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In a playful attempt to explore dualities of image proliferation of the icelandic landscape - I made postcards featuring this image from the series. For this week I would like to send 2 lucky winners a postcard featuring this image. If you'd like to get your hands on one drop me an instagram DM over on my page (@helloklim) with the words...WHERE SALT MEETS THE ICE. Winners will be announced next week on Thursday 11th July.
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Where salt meets the Ice' is in no way a strategic attempt to examine the landscape I encountered. Rather, the imagery evolved organically as I revisited the experience through my photographs and the layered emotions linked to those memories. Informed by encounters, personal affection and experiences, this series allows me to make sense of an emotional landscape riddled with stories. Image: Kerid Crater, Iceland 2018.
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Our journey in Iceland was defined by dramatic, ever- changing geography and unpredictable weather. Wind whistled and carved through the landscape, and we had to turn the steering wheel 11 degrees to the left to keep us traveling straight through the winter storms. Our headlights illuminated the swirling snow that filled the road ahead of us, bright against the black asphalt and dancing in synchronization with the lo-fi howl of the wind. The landscape changed around us, and I watched the grey sky begin to part in our rear-view mirror as sunbeams illuminated the edges of the clouds and we drove further into the storm. Image: Jökulsárlón, Iceland, 2018.
Throughout the journey, our rented car was a safe haven, shielding us against the abrasive conditions. I noticed the 4x4 was covered in little orange stickers, each marking a scratch or dent – scars and echoes from previous journeys with other travelers. The car had been tried and tested against the landscape, It occurred to me that these little stickers were badges of wear and resilience. I decided to experiment by marking sections of my photographs in a similar way, covering dust specks and imperfections: the scars of my images. Image: Mist, Iceland, 2018.
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Happy Monday everyone! Breaking up the feed of images with another installation shot of 'Where Salt meets the Ice' exhibited at Envisioning other Worlds' Curated by Melanie King and Martha Gray, at Raw Laws (@rawlabs_), Bow Arts in February this year. I showcased the images in a row, allowing viewers to 'travel' with me through the landscape from one image to the next. Should the series will showcase in a future exhibition - I would love to play with overlapping a multitude of landscapes to create a layered visual experience. This exhibition also allowed me ponder heavily about the materiality of images - over the duration of the show (3rd photo) I conducted a collage workshop creating alternate worlds.
Earlier this year, I decided to experiment making some handprints for an updated portfolio box which I shared at offspring photo meet (@offspringphotomeet). As most of my images are shot on film, it was important to work on nuances in colour. Pictured here is a snap of my work mid process - the three main images featured here are sun spilt street scenes, singles photographed between New York & Barcelona.
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Hello from the tiny desk on the last day of the Insta takeover; akin to the eye of a hurricane this space is my peaceful respite. I reside here doing research, working on images, preparing for prints or writing poetry to (lately) Thom Yorke's ANIMA on repeat. I'm simmering some new projects and hope to release by end of this year - so if you enjoyed any work I shared these two weeks do come follow along on @helloklim or check out kathyannelim.com.
Huge thanks to the Lungs Team for having me!
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"Entering the Blobosphere: A Musing on Blobs" boldly suggests blobs are the unsung, yet integral link in our language to build upon and describe ideas, culture, and knowledge. The common perspective of the blob is an amorphous form with an otherwise gooey texture, however, this is a gross undermining of the power of language and the vivacity of blobs. Fueled by the speculative ideology of blobs as both a theory and a practice, Kim illustrates the moldable and transcendent use of “blob” as a lens to understand the spaces lurking between life and art. Blobs aren’t solely a physical form. But what is a blob if not just a physical thing? The simple answer is: everything.
Part 1 of the documentary created by Nouf AlJhahdami as a part of her Creative Incubator Residency. The video aims to unpack the ideological complexities of French colonialism in Africa through an exploration of African identity.
Part 2 of the documentary created by Nouf AlJahdami during her Creative Incubator Residency. This video consists of AlJahdami's impressions from the Global Africa 2019 Conference which took place in U.A.E.
Hi everyone! Adnan Samman here. I'm going to be taking over for 15 days starting today as part of Lungs' Creative Incubator Program. I'm originally from Syria and, after living in three different countries before, now I'm living and working in Budapest, Hungary. For my residency with Lungs, I'm bringing back a series I created called "Art Tells Stories". It's an attempt to embrace the storytelling aspect of arts, and you are invited to participate! How? You can simply click the link in bio and anonymously leave me messages or thoughts to be included in my next artworks, which will be shared exclusively here! Very looking forward to this!
Adnan Samman / @the_post_modern_apollo / #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #lungsproject
Art Tells Stories / First Instalment: "I wish westerners would stop telling me what it means to be free."
Submit your message/story for a chance to be featured in the next work! @the_post_modern_apollo / #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #lungsproject #collageart #artwork #adnansamman #ArtTellsStories #art #فن
Art Tells Stories / Second Instalment: "Censoring art should be illegal."
Submit your messages/thoughts (link in bio) for a chance to be featured in the next instalment! @the_post_modern_apollo / #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #lungsproject #collage #collageart #graphicdesign #arab #arabic #culture #artist #فن #ArtTellsStories
Art Tells Stories / Third Instalment: "Can Societies that won't face their colonial past really progress in human rights and equality?"
Submit your messages or thoughts (link in bio) for a chance to be featured in the next piece! / @the_post_modern_apollo / #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #lungsproject #arab #arabic #ArtTellsStories #collageart #modernart #collage #art #design #culture
My last entry for this residency! Art Tells Stories: "I'm tired of doing unpaid labour to build up my artist CV." Do you have an advice for our anonymous friend here? I think you should never work or intern for free. Go independent, build your own portfolio and network, and those people you’re working/worked for will come to you ;) anyway! It was great engaging with you all! Sorry if your message was not selected. I'm doing so much things these days! I'd be happy if you follow me at @the_post_modern_apollo and perhaps I'll do more in the near future! Many thanks to the awesome ladies at Lungs for this opportunity. It was a lovely experience! See you! ❤ / Adnan Samman / @the_post_modern_apollo / #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #lungsproject
Hi everyone! My name is Maliheh Zafarnezhad and I am an Irish-Iranian artist based in UK and I am going to take over this page as a part of The Creative Incubator Program with @lungsproject. I am a resident of @artsgatewaymk at the moment and my studio is in Milton Keynes with a 45 mins drive from London. My mixed media artworks are a constant pursuit of the best way to represent what I feel as an artist in diaspora with the inspiration of my identity, mixed culture and my childhood memories. I will post everyday from March 6th to March 20th about my artistic career and the progress of my work.
photo credit: @justinphotographyuk
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Untitled, photo transfer and acrylic on canvas. Despite the meaning of this work which has nothing to do with #chaharshanbesoori but accidentally it coincides with the tradition tonight. Chahar Shanbe Suri is an Iranian festival celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz (the Iranian New Year). On the eve of last Wednesday of the year, literally the eve of Red Wednesday or the eve of celebration, bonfires are lit in public places with the help of fire and light, it is hoped for enlightenment and happiness throughout the coming year. People leap over the flames, shouting: (Sorkhi-e to az man) Give me your beautiful red color (Zardi-e man az to) And take back my sickly pallor! #iranchambersociety @maliheh_zafarnezhad
The process of transferring a manipulated image to a canvas. I'm quite happy with what it is now but I may add some paint to it as well. @maliheh_zafarnezhad music: Derakht by @commentbandofficial #malihehzafarnezhad #artistinresidence #lungsproject #creativeincubator #lungs2019 #workinprogress #art #artiststudio #ukart #oldphoto #phototransfer #emergingartist #canvas #commentband
Behjat, Rostam and White Demon, mixed media on canvas, 2018
@maliheh_zafarnezhad This work is on display at the moment in The Female Gaze exhibition @theatredeli in London with the other three of my works.
Behjat, Rostam and White Demon, mixed media on canvas, 2018
@maliheh_zafarnezhad This work is on display at the moment in The Female Gaze exhibition @theatredeli in London with the other three of my works.
#workinprogress @maliheh_zafarnezhad #artistinresidence #lungsproject #lungs2019 #creativeincubator #art #ukart #middleeasternart #iranianartist
Just finished the first piece as a part of #creativeincubator program with #lungs2019.
Women and motherhood complex is one of the issues that I address in my work. @maliheh_zafarnezhad
Women and motherhood complex is one of the issues that I address in my work. @maliheh_zafarnezhad
Making another small work with photo transfer technique using images from #vougemagazine and a #qajartile @maliheh_zafarnezhad
#day8 of the #creativeincubator program with #lungsproject
#day9 of the #creativeincubator program with #lungsproject
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Simin & Rostam, from photo manipulation series, 2019
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#day12 of the #creativeincubator program with #lungsproject
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In my studio with my new work! Today is the last day of my #creativeincubator program with #lungsproject. Thanks to @lungsproject team for giving me the opportunity. It was a new experience! Now I need to get ready for the #iraniannewyear eve! @maliheh_zafarnezhad
