Tag Archives: Loft Project
The Beginning
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
Abstracting the Body From the Archive
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
Project Launch on June 8th!
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
LAPSody Festival
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
Broadcasting Preparations
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
Make your Loft a Home, Empty Documents and Chalkboard Palimpsests
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
Theatrical Reconstructions and The 100 Greatest Films
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
Guests and Games: Art, Archive, Brains
Day Four: Saturday 11th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Part One: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.10_2011-06-11_log-day-4.1 Part Two: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.11_2011-06-11_log-day-4.2 Excerpts from today’s conversation as documented in the UStream Chat Room: 10:01 am The Loft: Good morning world … Continue reading
Archiving Continues
Day Five: Monday 13th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Part One: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.12_2011-06-13_log-day-5.1 Part Two: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.13_2011-06-13_log-day-5.2 Excerpts from today’s conversation as documented in the UStream Chat Room: 11:01 am The Loft: Good morning, i will … Continue reading
Peeling Back the Layers of History
Day Seven: Wednesday 15th June 2011 Performance Broadcast Part One: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.16_2011-06-15_log-day-7.1 Part Two: Born-Digital Archive Reference Code: IiS_P.B.17_2011-06-15_log-day-7.2 This file no longer exists due to a resource failure in the … Continue reading