Richard Layzell
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This presentation explores truth, fiction, collaboration, space,
personal history and humour, through a live experience of time and
space and the digital friends of sound and video. What is the
lecture form? What is its optimum length? Someone is talking here.
And where are we going? Hold on and wait for the overview. And what
a privilege to have your attention. Yes, it's all true. Apart from
the fiction, which may feel more real than the other. But don't we
all create narratives, both for our life experiences and our art?
You said this. I did that. It's irresistible. So let's enjoy
it.
Richard Layzell is a London-based artist who works in
installation, video and performance internationally. He pioneered a
series of innovative artist residencies in industry, defining the
role of the 'visionaire,' and was recently based in Shanghai for
the Visiting Arts 'Square Mile' project.
His interactive installation Tap Ruffle and
Shave, commissioned by Glasgow Museums, toured the UK
and was seen by 100,000 people. He has also been commissioned by a
number of other major UK institutions including Tate Britain, the
Serpentine and Whitechapel Galleries, London and Ikon Gallery,
Birmingham.
His ongoing collaboration with Tania Koswycz has led
to The Manifestation, a major work for
galleries that explores dialogue as artform. He is the author of
Enhanced Performance and Cream Pages, is an Honorary Associate of
the National Review of Live Art and is an artist/researcher with
ResCen at Middlesex University. He is currently the lead artist for
the innovative 'Aspire' project based in King's Lynn,
Norfolk.
Hosted by The School of Fine Art, The Friday Event Lecture Series
is The Glasgow School of Art's flagship public lecture series, and
brings major international speakers (including artists, architects,
designers, historians and cultural theorists) to the city of
Glasgow. This Friday event was presented in
collaboration with New Territories - International Festival of Live
Art, Scotland 14 Feb - 26 Mar.
