Tag Archives: live art

The Beginning

Posted on 13 April 2011 by admin

The project officially begins broadcasting on the 8th June 2011. Please come back then to view the daily log of the Instability in Stability performance series. There will be lots of ways to get involved in the project. Follow the links below for … Continue reading →

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Abstracting the Body From the Archive

Posted on 20 May 2011 by admin

What happens when we remove the body of the archivist from the archive? Do the documents get up and walk around? Have a massive party and jumble up their neatly arranged and formatted order?!?!? Lets find out….. From the 17th … Continue reading →

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Project Launch on June 8th!

Posted on 21 May 2011 by admin

Instability in Stability has officially launched with its own Ustream channel. Broadcasts will begin from the 8th June inviting audiences in Cara Davies’ loft in Bedfordshire. From the 8th Cara will begin a three-month challenge to archive the entire contents of her loft and all … Continue reading →

‘The Man Who Never Threw Anything Away’

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Cara Davies

Born-Digital Archive Reference: IiS_P.B.2_2011-06-03_log-kabakov-reading The text was read live as part of a series of test broadcasts to check the technical infrastructure of the Instability in Stability performances. The text has a strong resonance with why the loft project was developed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Performance Broadcast, Recorded Videos | Tagged Activating Archives, Articles, Broadcasts, Cara Davies, documenting performance, endurance archiving, Ilya Kabakov, Instability in Stability, live art, Meticulous Order, performance, performance documentation, personal archives, Readings, Secret Archives | 1 Comment

LAPSody Festival

Posted on 4 June 2011 by Cara Davies

8th – 11th June 2011 Between the 8th and 11th June Instability in Stability will have a broadcasting station set up at the LAPSody festival, Theatre Academy Helsinki. LAPSody 2011 is “a conference and festival that explores and questions ideas … Continue reading →

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Broadcasting Preparations

Posted on 7 June 2011 by Cara Davies

Technical Rehearsal: Tuesday 7th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.3_2011-06-07_Broadcast-Preparations The aim of the technical rehearsal was to prepare all technical and logistical components of the Instability in Stability project. I visited the loft to double check the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Chat Room Discussions, Performance Broadcast | Tagged Activating Archives, Cara Davies, documenting performance, endurance archiving, Instability in Stability, Little Miss Sunshine Mug, live art, live broadcasts, live streaming, Loft Project, performance, performance documentation, personal archives, Planning Events, rehearsals, Tena Lady Pads, Unfortunate Storage, Wheres Wally Hat | Leave a comment

Make your Loft a Home, Empty Documents and Chalkboard Palimpsests

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Cara Davies

Day One: Wednesday 8th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Part One: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.4_2001-06-08_log-day-1.1 Connecting to Helsinki; conversing with Johanna; introducing the project, encountering loose items around the space – loose papers, Duke of Edinburgh Award equipment, a clipboard. Labelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Archive Appointments, Chat Room Discussions, Performance Broadcast | Tagged Activating Archives, Cara Davies, Descriptions tell a story, documenting performance, Elli the Elephant, empty documents, Fear of Change, Gifting, Grandma's nighty, Instability in Stability, Installing lofts, LAPSody Festival 2011, live art, live broadcast, Loft Project, Making Home, memories, Object Values, palimpsests, Patchy Noeyes, performance, performance documentation, Reasons for keeping items, Teddy Bears as good company, The neighbourhoods we grew up in | Leave a comment

Archiving Processes vs A Spring Clean

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Cara Davies

Day Two: Thursday 9th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.6_2011-06-09_log-day-2 Debate whether the performance activity of Instability in Stability is purely focused on archival practice. To what extent is it a domestic spring cleaning process and/or a professionally rigorous exercise in … Continue reading →

Posted in Archive Appointments, Chat Room Discussions, Performance Broadcast | Tagged Activating Archives, Broadcasts, Cara Davies, childhood books, documenting performance, Endurance Archives, Horrible Histories, Instability in Stability, live art, live streaming, Mixtapes, Opinion Polls, performance, performance documentation, personal archives, Puzzles, Rachel Dobbs, random items | Leave a comment

Extra Broadcasting Date – Saturday 11th June

Posted on 9 June 2011 by Cara Davies

To coincide with the LAPSody festival the Instability in Stability project will, for one week only, host a weekend broadcast. As a marker for this special occasion Cara will be inviting two of her oldest and closest friends, Kirsty and Tom, to … Continue reading →

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Theatrical Reconstructions and The 100 Greatest Films

Posted on 10 June 2011 by Cara Davies

Day Three: Friday 10th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Part One: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.7_2011-06-10_log-day-3.1 Part Two: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.8_2011-06-10_log-day-3.2 Excerpts of today’s conversations documented in the Ustream Chat Room: 10:05 am The Loft: Good morning world! the broadcast will … Continue reading →

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