I thought i would put this up here and see what it brought us, I am interested in sharing this info and getting feedback. i think its good where we have got with this thinking and im pleased - it describes not only ambitions for the Poly but also our practice as a whole
By being of the world WWA want to work alongside others in everyday situations. WWA are keen to bring their understanding whilst also exploring wider world knowledge that is grown from experience – embedded tacit knowledge and hard won skilled knowing. Understanding that is created through the building and development of lives, things and practices. A WWA may not necessarily “make” in the traditional sense, they may be artful, responding to the organisation, people – they work to find and grow the right outcomes.
WWA is not a traditional artist in residence scheme, its not a consultancy with a final report, it is an approach and not an arts project. It draws on the methods of arts practice but does not appropriate everything as art. WWA sees us going to the world and asking the question – What happens if we work like this?
Fundamentally a WWA works within institutions to interrogate thinking, challenge fixed ideas, act as a catalyst and offer another viewpoint. Artist benefit from being connected. This viewpoint may well affect change within the organisation, creating opportunities for new futures. The integration of a WWA encourages deep thinking and reflection by all. Often the sites or organisations we work with do not have an art emphasis but are excited by what an artful approach can offer. A point from our manifesto offers a glimpse of our ambitions and the challenges a WWA brings: Abandon what you think you know: It’s not easy to gradually let go of well developed expertise, we suggest that it’s best to abandon it all in one go. Disciplinary boundaries can only be collapsed when we stop holding onto disciplinary knowledge.
Wider World Artists – W.W.A.
W.W.A. has grown from the idea
that the Poly-Technic are contemporary landscape artists, following a
tradition that starts with cave painting, travels through Turner and
evolves into the Artist Placement Group. Ultimately we are the children
of them all, meaning we follow a line of artists who connect to people,
place and ideas. The artworld however only makes sense to us when it is
part of something bigger – hence Wider World Artists as a term. This new environment requires new ways of working and a new trajectory.By being of the world WWA want to work alongside others in everyday situations. WWA are keen to bring their understanding whilst also exploring wider world knowledge that is grown from experience – embedded tacit knowledge and hard won skilled knowing. Understanding that is created through the building and development of lives, things and practices. A WWA may not necessarily “make” in the traditional sense, they may be artful, responding to the organisation, people – they work to find and grow the right outcomes.
WWA is not a traditional artist in residence scheme, its not a consultancy with a final report, it is an approach and not an arts project. It draws on the methods of arts practice but does not appropriate everything as art. WWA sees us going to the world and asking the question – What happens if we work like this?
Fundamentally a WWA works within institutions to interrogate thinking, challenge fixed ideas, act as a catalyst and offer another viewpoint. Artist benefit from being connected. This viewpoint may well affect change within the organisation, creating opportunities for new futures. The integration of a WWA encourages deep thinking and reflection by all. Often the sites or organisations we work with do not have an art emphasis but are excited by what an artful approach can offer. A point from our manifesto offers a glimpse of our ambitions and the challenges a WWA brings: Abandon what you think you know: It’s not easy to gradually let go of well developed expertise, we suggest that it’s best to abandon it all in one go. Disciplinary boundaries can only be collapsed when we stop holding onto disciplinary knowledge.
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