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This collection explores critical and visual practices through the
lens of interactions and intersections between pattern and chaos.
The dynamic of the inter-relationship between pattern and chaos is
such as to challenge disciplinary boundaries, critical frameworks
and modes of understanding, perception and communication, often
referencing the in-between territory of art and science through
experimentation and visual scrutiny. A territory of 'pattern-chaos'
or 'chaos-pattern' begins to unfold. Drawing upon fields such as
visual culture, sociology, physics, neurobiology, linguistics or
critical theory, for example, contributors have experimented with
pattern and/or chaos-related forms, processes, materials, sounds
and language or have reflected on the work of other artists,
scientists and scholars. Diagrams, tessellations, dust, knots,
mazes, folds, creases, flux, virus, fire and flow are indicative of
processes through which pattern and chaos are addressed. The
contributions are organized into clusters of subjects which reflect
the interdisciplinary terrain through a robust, yet also
experimental, arrangement. These are 'Pattern Dynamics', 'Morph
Flux Mutate', 'Decompose Recompose', 'Virus; Social Imaginary' and
'Nothings in Particular'.
This book celebrates basketry as a culturally significant skilled
practice and as a theoretically rich discipline which has much to
offer contemporary society. While sometimes understudied and
underappreciated, it has much in common with mathematics and
engineering, art, craft and design, and can also act as a socially
beneficial source of skill and care. Contributors show how local
knowledge of materials, plants and place are central to the craft.
Case studies include the skill in weaverbird nest building
(challenging how we perceive learning in craft and nature), an
engineer's perspective on twining Peruvian grass bridges, and the
local knowledge embodied in Pacific plaited patterns and knots.
Photo-essays explore materials and techniques from the point of
view of artists, anthropologists and mathematicians, revealing how
the structure and skill in basketwork illustrate a significant form
of textile technology. Thus, the book demonstrates that the
textures, patterns and geometric forms that emerge through
basketwork reflect an embodied knowledge which expresses
mathematical and engineering comprehension. The therapeutic value
of the craft is recognised through a selection of case studies
which consider basketry as a healing process for patients with
brain injury, mental health problems, and as a memory aid for
people living with dementia. This reclaims basketry's significant
role in occupational therapy as an agent of recovery and
well-being. Basketry's inherently sustainable nature is also
considered, demonstrating the continuation of basketry in spite of
handwork's general decline and profiling new and recycled
materials. Above all, the book envisages basketry as an
intellectually rewarding means of knowing. It presents the craft as
embodying care for skilled making and for the social and natural
environments in which it flourishes.
This collection explores critical and visual practices through the
lens of interactions and intersections between pattern and chaos.
The dynamic of the inter-relationship between pattern and chaos is
such as to challenge disciplinary boundaries, critical frameworks
and modes of understanding, perception and communication, often
referencing the in-between territory of art and science through
experimentation and visual scrutiny. A territory of 'pattern-chaos'
or 'chaos-pattern' begins to unfold. Drawing upon fields such as
visual culture, sociology, physics, neurobiology, linguistics or
critical theory, for example, contributors have experimented with
pattern and/or chaos-related forms, processes, materials, sounds
and language or have reflected on the work of other artists,
scientists and scholars. Diagrams, tessellations, dust, knots,
mazes, folds, creases, flux, virus, fire and flow are indicative of
processes through which pattern and chaos are addressed. The
contributions are organized into clusters of subjects which reflect
the interdisciplinary terrain through a robust, yet also
experimental, arrangement. These are 'Pattern Dynamics', 'Morph
Flux Mutate', 'Decompose Recompose', 'Virus; Social Imaginary' and
'Nothings in Particular'.
In 1987 when Victoria Mitchell was twenty-one years old, she
decided to follow her heart and become a professional photographer.
Always a music-lover, Mitchell found it almost effortless to
capture the essence of musicians with her camera. Early on, she
photographed Jon Butcher, and one of her photos is on the cover of
his The Best of Jon Butcher... Dreamers Would Ride. CD released in
1999. After Jon, Mitchell contacted Stevie Ray Vaughan's publicist,
and arranged to photograph him. Later, she was hired by WHJY in
Providence, Rhode Island, and tasked by its new owner, Merv Griffin
to handle all their publicity, trade, and concert photography.
During this time, Mitchell also had her own studio, and along with
local bands, she photographed weddings, portraits and on-location
family functions. She studied with Selena Oppenheim before
relocating to Florida. For this book, Mitchell selected favorites
from her personal collection, all taken between 1989 and 1992 and
depicting some of the most famous bands and musicians from those
years. With the current comeback of music from the '80s and '90s,
the author/photographer thought the time was perfect to offer this
collection. Whether you were in the audience for any of these
concerts or just love listening to these musicians, decades later,
this book is for you!
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