In aid of ideas about artist-led groups I went to part of the Outpost Summer Fayre Symposium (Norwich) yesterday (by chance actually, but let’s pretend I’m just well informed and ‘out-there’). Lots of energy and inspiration and falafels, but sorely disappointing coffee. The symposium was more a series of short talks by the contributing organisations, such as a retro look at City Racing and someone from Permanent Bookshop based in Brighton. Lots of talk again about partnerships and credible partners – seems to be ‘on trend’ as it were, but a useful consideration and position for us. Interestingly, most places with their own venues felt the need to move away from and outside them in order to be part of something larger and be more connected up, so we have a possible strength in that we are forced to move out, around and away from the start, as we have little physical tethering, no gallery.
My impression is of lots of piles of print editions / newspapers and making process and archive into sellable, desirable commodity (financial sense?). I took a couple of photos but they’re still on my phone, so here’s a link to some info instead:
http://www.norwichoutpost.org/other_events/outpost…
The stamp collage, of course, is another satellite version. Perhaps it could be one of our seven types of group limited edition prints….
Dominique Rey
