tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65666100134037587112024-03-14T07:28:38.589+00:00TACTICTACTIC is a cross-national laboratory for tactical art making: investigation, intervention, discovery, testing and application. It is a space for activists and artists to meet in Dublin and inform each other's practice, develop projects and engage a public. TACTIC is run by Ralph Borland and Seoidín O'SullivanSeoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-44929924595928384432011-08-04T22:59:00.002+01:002011-08-04T23:04:09.368+01:00The Future of Water<span style="font-family: arial;">Ralph Borland from TACTIC will be curationg the next show at the Science Gallery called </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.sciencegallery.com/futureofwater">"The Future of Water." </a><p style="font-family: arial;">Water is a potentially all-encompassing theme – from the amazing physical properties of water, to its destructive and life-giving power in nature, and its role in both human development and conflict. It flows through us, as blood, sweat and tears. It is venerated, coveted, spoiled and fought over. It has as many meanings and functions as it has physical forms; we regularly encounter water as liquid, solid and vapour. Water can be soothing, an instrument of healing, accelerated through water cannon as a weapon, or used to cut rock and metal. One billion people lack access to it in its most valuable form, as clean drinking water. Clean water is running out – and around the world it is used as a weapon of power and a tool in political conflict.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;">The exhibition will include existing and proposed innovations and inventions around water, artworks on the theme of water, and artifacts that reveal the different ways in which water is used and perceived of. The exhibition will extend beyond the gallery through workshops, events and off-site projects. Alongside artwork, designed objects and documentary artifacts, FUTURE OF WATER will include special live performances, innovative installations, unique physical and mental experiences, high-profile talks, discussions and debates, web-focused interactions, games and collaborative experience.</p><span style="font-family: arial;">http://www.sciencegallery.com/futureofwater</span>Tactichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05847206118811315705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-41181807967996418862010-07-13T11:33:00.003+01:002010-07-19T12:43:58.938+01:00Bloom event<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/TEQ6WC6XupI/AAAAAAAABRk/V3Jnc5aOVU4/s1600/Bloom+final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/TEQ6WC6XupI/AAAAAAAABRk/V3Jnc5aOVU4/s400/Bloom+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495581595712076434" /></a><br />We are hosting 'Bloom Movement'<br />Wednesday 21 July 2010<br />at 6pm<br />A bring and share evening.Seoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-65153706877386204892009-03-22T13:56:00.006+00:002009-04-02T17:22:53.398+01:00Final week at the LABThis is the closing week of Tactic's March events at the LAB.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday 23 March, 6pm</span><br /><br />Glenn Loughran, Rhona Byrne, Conor McGarrigle, Seoidin O'Sullivan and Ralph Borland from the Gradcam group 'Mobilise' present their research around creative interventions in the city and society.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tuesday 24 March</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10am</span> - Join a bicycle tour of three Dublin community gardens, ending with a picnic in the South Circular Road community garden. Meet at the LAB at 10am with your bicycle!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTlvtQSxlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/jnsD5ykOdJg/s1600-h/DSC_0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTlvtQSxlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/jnsD5ykOdJg/s320/DSC_0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320129667595945554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTlDPvGGpI/AAAAAAAAAb4/RsFezybXQgU/s1600-h/DSC_0649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTlDPvGGpI/AAAAAAAAAb4/RsFezybXQgU/s320/DSC_0649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320128903757830802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTmILg1V9I/AAAAAAAAAcI/oAjZg_3y9pQ/s1600-h/DSC_0676.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SdTmILg1V9I/AAAAAAAAAcI/oAjZg_3y9pQ/s320/DSC_0676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320130088035243986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6pm</span> - Beth Hamer, an artist from Devon involved with community gardening projects, and Suwan Laimanee, an artist from Thailand working with food security and body sculpture, present their past projects and practices.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 25 March, 6pm</span><br /><br />Deirdre Tunney, recent graduate of the Msc in Human Ecology at the University of Strathclyde Glasgow, discusses her recent work investigating the role of art in facilitating or driving change.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 27 March, 6pm</span><br /><br />Please join us for closing drinks at the LAB, and reflection on the past few weeks work.Ralph Borlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494981699295385398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-86468062339617206252009-03-14T12:36:00.009+00:002009-03-24T14:42:37.913+00:00At The LAB this week<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span>We will be posting</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>d</span>oc<span>umention of last week's events shortly. In the meantime, there are two events coming up at the LAB this week.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><del>Monday 16th March, 6pm</del><br /></span><br /><del>Eamon Crudden and John Buckley host a follow-up meeting and future planning session from their projection of video from Gaza onto the Israeli Embassy in January. All welcome.</del> <span style="font-weight: bold;">This event has been cancelled.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesay 18th March, 6pm</span><br /><br />Debate - "You stole my idea!" Debates around intellectual property often centre on copyright, on music and trademarks and pharmaceutical patents - but perhaps less discussed is how we as artists feel about sharing our ideas. What are our attitudes towards ownership of ideas, originality and innovation? What is the impact of these attitudes on collaboration and dissemination of our work? What are the links between a broader questioning of intellectual property and the work of artists?<br /><br />Short presentations by Luke Clancy, Caroline Campbell, Conor McGarrigle and Martin McCabe, followed by open debate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScjxJYUMNiI/AAAAAAAAAbw/-f1HDOyapRQ/s1600-h/DSC_0568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScjxJYUMNiI/AAAAAAAAAbw/-f1HDOyapRQ/s320/DSC_0568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316764503559124514" border="0" /></a><br />Tactic will also be presenting for <a href="http://www.data.ie/wordpress/?p=256" target="_blank">DATA</a> - the Dublin Art and Technology Association - on Thursday 19 March, 6.30pm, at the Oak on Dame Street.Seoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-83667666860262328642009-03-10T11:58:00.008+00:002009-03-22T23:59:56.036+00:00This week at the LAB<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Tuesday 10 March, 6pm</span> at the LAB<br /><br />Autonomous Republic will present documentation of their recent creation of a Temporary Autonomous Zone in Dublin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbMLYIN7OI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/56koEwBnRyQ/s1600-h/DSC_0479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbMLYIN7OI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/56koEwBnRyQ/s320/DSC_0479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316160905984994530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 11 March, 6pm</span> at the LAB<br /><br />Art collective the Office of Public Works (OPW) will speak about their public-space projects, along with Dylan Haskins, who will speak about his recent work, including the Change? project at the Project Arts Centre.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbKaJmsO3I/AAAAAAAAAbA/CGyVo2ck8mM/s1600-h/DSC_0494.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbKaJmsO3I/AAAAAAAAAbA/CGyVo2ck8mM/s320/DSC_0494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316158960761060210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 12 March, 6pm</span> at the LAB<br /><br />Four artists and designers describe their various approaches to 'Amateurism' - DIY art and technology production, modding, designing with found materials, and design in the developing world. Sam Russell, Ian Williamson, Paddy Bloomer and Ralph Borland - please see the March program for brief biographies.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbNZXQHuMI/AAAAAAAAAbY/-Dp-R672E0c/s1600-h/DSC_0503.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbNZXQHuMI/AAAAAAAAAbY/-Dp-R672E0c/s320/DSC_0503.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316162245779503298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday 13 March, 10am</span> on Church Street Bridge<br /><br />See posting below - Conor McGarrigle will lead a GPS-drawing walk through Dublin.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DAY TIME events:</span><br /><br />Looking for the abandoned Tunnel under phoenix park on Tuesday with Paddy Bloomer:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbJY_j6MKI/AAAAAAAAAa4/QhZkhgl1b8Y/s1600-h/IMG_3553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbJY_j6MKI/AAAAAAAAAa4/QhZkhgl1b8Y/s320/IMG_3553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316157841373540514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbLDxCi-0I/AAAAAAAAAbI/u0pqQjIYT_U/s1600-h/DSC_0456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbLDxCi-0I/AAAAAAAAAbI/u0pqQjIYT_U/s320/DSC_0456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316159675721513794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Installing a street art intervention by Paul Hickey on Thursday:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbQjl2hVOI/AAAAAAAAAbo/Yudn4Hwrk8o/s1600-h/DSC_0483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbQjl2hVOI/AAAAAAAAAbo/Yudn4Hwrk8o/s320/DSC_0483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316165720032236770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbPHSD3Q4I/AAAAAAAAAbg/utLpJ20Zvos/s1600-h/DSC_0489.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/ScbPHSD3Q4I/AAAAAAAAAbg/utLpJ20Zvos/s320/DSC_0489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316164134171526018" border="0" /></a>Ralph Borlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494981699295385398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-37391269231659419232009-03-10T11:24:00.005+00:002009-03-14T09:18:29.242+00:00Writing the City: Friday 13th GPS drawing walkJoin us on Friday the 13th March, 10am at Church Street Bridge (see map) for a magical mystery tour though the streets of Dublin as we use GPS to write a giant word on the city, which can be seen later in Google Earth.<br /><br />Come join in, have a walking conversation about your projects or ideas, or anything you like. If you have any experiences or scenes you want to create along the route, please let us know.<br /><br />The walk will continue from 10am to about 1pm, ending with a concrete picnic. You can follow us on twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/writingthecity" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/writingthecity</a> or call/text 086 3667857 to find out where we are at anytime.<br /><br />Starting point map<br /><a href="http://www.plazz.me/%7E74b" target="_blank">http://www.plazz.me/~74b</a><br /><br />twitter feed<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/writingthecity" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/writingthecity</a>Ralph Borlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15494981699295385398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-52216320420260267362009-03-06T13:07:00.001+00:002009-03-06T13:07:38.468+00:00Launch Party<span class="il">TACTIC</span> @ The LAB: Launch Party<br /><br /> You are invited to the launch of <span class="il">TACTIC</span>'s<br /> March series of events in their residency space<br /> at the LAB:<br /><br /> Friday 6 March 6pm - 9pm<br /> Workshop 4, 4th Floor, The LAB<br /> Foley St, Dublin 1<br /><br /> We will be distributing our schedule of events for March, introducing<br /> the artists we are hosting, and a variety of workshops, debates,<br /> presentations, interventions and actions that will be developed over<br /> the month.<br /><br /> Please pop in for food, drinks and music.<br /><br /> Ralph Borland and Seoidín O’SullivanSeoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-85639282940736211472008-12-08T12:44:00.004+00:002008-12-08T12:49:36.953+00:00TACTIC wants YOU<span style="font-family:verdana;">TACTIC is asking for submissions towards a series of workshops to be</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> hosted in their residency space at the LAB in February and March 2009.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">We would like submissions from artists, activists and collectives for</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> ideas, themes and workshops that Tactic should host.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Do you have ideas for projects you would like to plan further and</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> possibly work with others on? TACTIC can offer a space and possible</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> collaborators to develop your project further, and may be able to</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> cover some material costs. TACTIC will document projects worked on in</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> its space.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> TACTIC' s work at The LAB will lay some of the foundation for work</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> further afield. Our aim is to extend our work to engage with networks</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> in other countries, particularly Southern Africa.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Please submit your proposals before the <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">16 January 2009</span> to</span><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="mailto:tacticproject@gmail.com">tacticproject@gmail.com</a>Seoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-18878311921377468022008-07-11T10:26:00.004+01:002008-12-11T16:41:41.775+00:00Residency at The LAB, DublinTactic has been awarded an Arts Incubation Space Award at the LAB beginning in the month of November. The award is intended to allow innovative art collectives to develop new work, over a period of up to 6 months, through the provision of a work rehearsal space in the arts centre, <a href="http://www.dublincity.ie/RecreationandCulture/ArtsandFacilities/pages/thelabfoleystreet.aspx">The LAB</a>.Seoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6566610013403758711.post-22612882863020742252008-07-11T09:49:00.014+01:002008-12-09T20:52:53.927+00:00Mobilise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SPxjk50ZevI/AAAAAAAAAOY/9Lqcd2pVj2I/s1600-h/Image079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R797IWkTquQ/SPxjk50ZevI/AAAAAAAAAOY/9Lqcd2pVj2I/s320/Image079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259187950508931826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ralph and I are associate researchers at <a href="http://www.gradcam.ie/">The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media</a>. We are working on '<span class="nfakPe">Mobilise</span>', a collective project involving a five creative researchers: Rhona Byrne, Glenn Loughran, Connor McGarrigle, Seoidín OSullivan and Ralph Borland. "We are looking at and exploring creative solutions and potentialities for what we see as necessary cultural change within our city. Each of us has chosen a specific area/ issue to concentrate and research on in order to find possible working models and projects that are happening in other cities. We then selected out the ones we felt had the potential for replication within our own city in order to discuss and analyse them. We are currently bringing these ideas together and proposing 'Moblise' interventions, projects and ideas for Dublin. We are looking at how our city might function in more just and equitable ways and are interested in revealing sites of tension / injustice." This is my definition so far . . . peoples research has investigated local economies, DIY vehicles, Community Gardening, Activism, Public Space and Community Participation.<br /><br />Related Article:<br /><a href="http://www.design-altruism-project.org/?p=22">http://www.design-altruism-project.org/?p=22<br /></a><br />SeoidínSeoidinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03899061723974965213noreply@blogger.com0