VSW Project Space Podcast

For this episode, Hernease sits with former resident, Joshua Tonies… twice, due to technical issues with their first audio recording. Joshua was extremely generous to record for a second time to speak about his residency experience, his layered obsession with house plants and how he uses animation technology to make the intangible, tangible. This episode will be a hybrid combination of the first and second recording. For every interview, Hernease asks each resident to answer the question, “Where are you from?” Joshua’s answer during that first conversation was too wonderful not to include. So please bear with the audio quality for the first 12 minutes of their discussion. And stay tuned at the very end for an epilogue discussion with Joshua around a very special piece he made during his time in residency at VSW. A transcript of this episode can be found here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Season-3-Episode-3-Joshua-Tonies.pdf Joshua Tonies Reference links joshtonies.com/ www.vsw.org/exhibition/josh-tonies/ www.phasegallery.com/kilo-quebec Farrah Karapetian: www.farrahkarapetian.com Bridget Riley: https://bridget-riley.publications.britishart.yale.edu/catalogue/19 Nilson Carroll: http://nilsoncarroll.com Queer Games Bundle: https://www.vsw.org/vsw-salon/salon-spring-2023/april-13-queer-games-bundle/
 Project Space Podcast Update: Ligia Bouton has completed her public art installation, “25 Variable Stars”, now on view in Boston’s Cambridge’s Kendall/MIT subway station. The installation honors the astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. Ligia speaks about this work on the podcast in Season 2 and 3. Please also watch and listen to Ligia’s lecture about her work on the occasion of the opening of “25 Variable Stars”, given at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYjoF88ye4

Hernease Davis sits down with the artist, Raymond Thompson, Jr. at the end of a very busy season that included a tour that launched his recent book project, entitled, Appalachian Ghosts: A Photographic Reimagining of The Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster, which caused the death of nearly 800 workers, 2/3 of which were black americans. Their conversation focuses on an ongoing series that Raymond worked on as a resident at VSW, entitled “It’s hard to stop rebels that time travel”- Both of these projects are very much related to one another in terms of how Raymond is approaching the North American landscape that is both research driven and integrated with speculative and imaginary interventions. Raymond made numerous references to important artist scholars whose works greatly influenced his directions. Links to Raymond’s work as well as those important references are included in the show notes. Photo Credit: Raymond Thompson Jr., from the series “It’s hard to stop rebels that time travel”, 2021 - ongoing Raymond Thompson Jr. Reference Links www.raymondthompsonjr.com Deborah Willis: https://debwillisphoto.com/home Ingrid Pollard: http://www.ingridpollard.com/ Dawoud Bey: https://www.colum.edu/academics/faculty/dawoud-bey Christina Sharpe: https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/cesharpe/ Saidiya Hartman: https://saidiyahartman.com/ Simone Brown: https://www.dukeupress.edu/dark-matters HLT Quan’s, “It’s Hard to Stop Rebels That Time Travel”: Democratic Living and the Radical Reimagining of Old Worlds https://www.education.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Quan-ungovernability.pdf A transcript of this episode can be found at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Season-3-Episode-2-Raymond-Thompson-Jr.pdf.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Project Space Podcast! Our brand new season starts off with a sequel. Ligia Bouton, who was an artist in residence at VSW in 2022, is back on the podcast for Part 2 of her conversation with Assistant Curator, Hernease Davis. Ligia's first conversation with Hernease was actually the Season 1 finale. If you haven’t already listened to part 1, the link to that episode is in the show notes. For that first talk with Ligia, Hernease spoke with Ligia inside her Project Space Studio at the very end of her residency. Bouton has been researching the work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who is an important yet overlooked historical figure who made groundbreaking contributions to Astrology. Ligia spoke about how she is using photography, performance, glass, musical composition, and installation as an interdisciplinary approach to translate the extensive research she has done on Henrietta Swan Leavitt. In this episode, Ligia shares about returning to VSW to continue her project, and many exciting developments in her work that involves another residency, a major exhibition in Denmark and a public art project in Boston, Massachusetts.  Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 3. Follow this link for the transcript of the episode https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/202400060004_podcast_301.pdf Project Space Podcast Update: Ligia Bouton has completed her public art installation, “25 Variable Stars”, now on view in Boston’s Cambridge’s Kendall/MIT subway station. The installation honors the astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt. Ligia speaks about this work on the podcast in Season 2 and 3. Please also watch and listen to Ligia’s lecture about her work on the occasion of the opening of “25 Variable Stars”, given at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYjoF88ye4 Links: Ligia Bouton's Part 1 Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vsw-project-space-podcast/id1654594948?i=1000591354125 Ligia Bouton’s Reference Links http://ligiaboutonstudio.com https://library.cfa.harvard.edu/plate-stacks https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/remembering-astronomer-henrietta-swan-leavitt More About VSW Project Space Residency https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ VSW on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ VSW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/ VSW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualstudiesworkshop

Podcast host, Hernease Davis is popping back onto the feed with two important announcements. One: Episode 3 will be back soon! The season begins with Part 2 of Hernease’s conversation with Ligia Bouton about the exciting developments in her work. will be the follow up conversation with Ligia Bouton and spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which centers around the Biosphere 2 Project. Here is a short clip from our conversation. If you haven’t already listened to that episode, we highly encourage you to go back to Part 1 with Ligia. Two: The Project Space Residency application is now open. The deadline to apply is April 5th 2024. The residency supports artists in any stage of their career who are working in photography, film, or media art. We welcome those who are 18 and older and not currently enrolled in a degree program. For more information about the residency and eligibility, check the link to our website in the show notes. We are excited to share new conversations with the amazing artists who have participated in the Project Space Residency. Stay subscribed and tuned! Links: Ligia Bouton Part 1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vsw-project-space-podcast/id1654594948?i=1000591354125 More About VSW Project Space Residency https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ VSW on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ VSW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/ VSW on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visualstudiesworkshop

Photo Caption: Earth (Mom and I) by Eduardo L Rivera. Archival Pigment Print, 24" x 30", 2018. © Eduardo L Rivera. Courtesy of the artist. Season 2 Episode 5 In this episode Hernease speaks with Eduardo Rivera about how the Project Space residency - and particular aspects of Rochester’s weather - gave him much needed space and perspective to parse through nuances within his images. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. A transcription of this episode can be found at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Season-2-Episode-5-Eduardo-Rivera.pdf Reference links: Eduardo Rivera’s Website https://www.eduardolrivera.com/ Lightwork Exhibition: The Sun Echoed Like a Song August 25th - December 15th, 2023 https://www.lightwork.org/archive/eduardo-l-rivera-the-sun-echoed-like-a-song/ Silver Eye Exhibition: Radial Survey, Volume 3 November 2nd - February 3rd, 2024 https://silvereye.org/exhibitions/radial-survey-vol-3 Deana Lawson https://gagosian.com/artists/deana-lawson/

Season 2 Episode 4 This episode features a conversation between artist, Ana Paula Estrada and Tate Shaw, the editor of VSW Press. Ana was a remote resident in 2020, in the early months of the COVID pandemic. One of the outcomes of Ana’s remote residency was an award winning publication entitled I.Am.Here. You will hear about that work, and how timely and relevant it was and continues to be. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. Please find a transcription of this podcast at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Season-2-Episode-4-Ana-Paula-Estrada-with-Tate-Shaw.pdf Reference Links - Ana Paula Estrada’s Website: http://bit.ly/3ZB8WPH I.Am.Here. is available at VSW’s online bookstore: https://bookstore.vsw.org/product/i-am-here-the-flowers-in-her-room Ulises Carrión Lecture at VSW's Options in Independent Art Publishing conference in November 1979: https://soundcloud.com/user-501846314/options-in-independent-art-publishing-ulises-carrion-1979 More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Fall Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

Season 2 Episode 3 For this next episode, Hernease Davis spoke with the artist Meredith Davenport about her most recent return to The Project Space Residency, and how she is going beyond photography in her practice to engage with her family’s ties to slavery in the U.S. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. Please find a transcript for this episode at the following link https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Season-2-Episode-3-Meredith-Davenport.pdf Reference Links Meredith Davenport https://www.meredithdavenport.com On Psychogeography https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56f54f3b746fb9744ebcb410/t/5de8043e64b7db055cd9d8bf/1575486535534/In-Two-Directions.pdf Decolonizing the Camera: Photography in Racial Time by Mark Sealy https://lwbooks.co.uk/product/decolonising-the-camera-photography-in-racial-time Find VSW More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

Season 2 Episode 2 For this next episode, we have a guest host! Tara Merenda Nelson, Curator and Director of Public Programs, spoke with the artist Anna Kipervaser about her background in experimental filmmaking and her experience developing a film screening program that occurred during her residency at the Visual Studies Workshop. Please find a transcript for this podcast at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Season-2-Episode-2-Anna-Kipervaser-With-Tara-Nelson.pdf Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. Reference Links Anna Kipervaser https://annakipervaser.com/ VSW Salon | Perceptual Exploration: In Dialogue with Anna Kipervaser https://www.vsw.org/vsw-salon/salon-spring-2023/march-9-perceptual-exploration-in-dialogue-with-anna-kipervaser/ - You may also follow this link to access a downloadable PDF of the In Dialogue program Tara and Anna discuss during the podcast. Daniel Barnett's Movement As Meaning in Experimental Cinema: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323023807_Daniel_Barnett_2008_Movement_as_Meaning_in_Experimental_Film Find VSW More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

Season 2 Episode 1 Welcome to Season 2! For the next episode, Hernease Davis, Assistant Curator at VSW, spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which centers around the Biosphere 2 Project, the challenge of working on such a topic and how they used AI technology as a solution to some of those challenges. Stay tuned and subscribed for upcoming episodes in Season 2. Please find a transcript of this episode at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Season-2-Episode-1-Aspen-Mays-And-Dan-Boardman.pdf /// Reference Links Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman’s VSW Project Space Page www.vsw.org/exhibition/dan-boardman-and-aspen-mays Aspen Mays https://www.aspenmays.com/ Dan Boardman www.dbboardman.com K Allado-McDowell www.kalladomcdowell.com /// Find VSW More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/ This podcast is funded in part by the New York State council on the arts with the support of the New York State legislature.

Season 2 will be out soon, so we are putting a bit of a teaser to say a quick "hello" on your feed. For our next episode, Hernease Davis, Assistant Curator at VSW, spoke with the artists Aspen Mays and Dan Boardman, about their latest collaboration, which centers around the Biosphere 2 Project. Here is a short clip from our conversation. Stay subscribed so you don't miss an episode! More About VSW Project Space: https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops: https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

Season 1 Episode 4 In this final episode of season 1, Hernease speaks with artist, Ligia Bouton. Ligia was an artist in residence at VSW in August of 2022. They recorded their conversation in the Project Space towards the very end of Ligia’s residency. Ligia thoughtfully used the VSW building and archives in her multifaceted approach towards making work that is in response to and in conversation with an important historical figure in the history of astronomy. We’ve included important reference links to Ligia’s website and to the work of Henrietta Swan Leavitt and other early women computers at Harvard. You can find a transcription of this episode here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Episode-4-Ligia-Bouton.pdf Stay subscribed for Season 2! Ligia Bouton’s Reference Links: http://ligiaboutonstudio.com https://library.cfa.harvard.edu/plate-stacks https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/remembering-astronomer-henrietta-swan-leavitt Moyra Davey's Ornament and Reproach: https://murrayguy.com/exhibitions/ornament-and-reproach/ More About VSW Project Space: https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ VSW Spring Workshops: https://www.vsw.org/education/workshops/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/

Season 1 Episode 3 In this episode, Hernease speaks with artist Lili Chin. During their conversation Lili touches on how a particularly unique experience as a solo Project Space resident allowed her space for contemplation and experimentation and the role long walks along the Genesee river played in changing how she approached her project. You can find a transcript of the podcast here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode-3-Lili-Chin.pdf We’ve included a reference link to Lili’s website where you can see examples of her installations and updates of her ongoing work. Find Lili Chin Website: www.lilichin.org White Columns Artist Registry: https://registry.whitecolumns.org/view_artist.php?artist=29816 More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/ Follow us on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualstudiesworkshop/ This podcast is funded in part by the New York State council on the arts with the support of the New York State legislature.

Season 1 Episode 2 In this episode, Hernease speaks with artists Savannah Wood and Aaron Turner. As residents, Aaron came to VSW from Fayetteville, AK in July 2020. Savannah came to VSW in November 2021 from Baltimore, MD. Savannah and Aaron speak together about their work in the archive and how they met through the archive - specifically, through one important historic image. We’ve included reference links to the works Savannah and Aaron discussed in their conversation, including a link to the photographic works over which their paths crossed. Savannah and Aaron are artists with distinct practices that involve rigorous research and deep emotional connections with history. We are happy to share this conversation about their practices and their time during the VSW Project Space Residency. You can find the transcript for this episode here https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode-2-Savannah-Wood-and-Aaron-Turner.pdf The Photograph Reference: https://media.defense.gov/2012/Feb/09/2000179975/2000/2000/0/120209-F-ZZ999-001.JPG Caption: Airmen of the 332nd, from left to right: Robert W. Williams, William H. Holloman, Ronald W. Reeves, Christopher W. Newman and Walter M. Downs listen to a briefing in March 1945. Photo by Toni Frissell The Photograph from Aaron Turner’s series, Black Alchemy: Title: Served with Distinction continued (WWII, Tuskegee 332nd), 2020 https://www.aaronturner.studio/black-alchemy-if-this-one-thing-is-true#19 Savannah Woods Video Reference: Title: Hard to Get and Dear Paid For, ongoing https://www.savannahwood.info/hard-to-get Find Savannah Wood https://www.savannahwood.info/about https://www.afrocharities.org https://afro.com Find Aaron Turner https://www.aaronturner.studio https://www.aaronturner.studio/photographers-of-color https://bookstore.vsw.org/product/there-may-still-be-time-left-by-aaron-turner More About VSW Project Space https://www.vsw.org/exhibitions/projectspace/

Season 1 Episode 1 This new podcast features conversations with artists who have participated in Visual Studies Workshop's Project Space artist-in-residence program. In this episode Hernease Davis talks with artist Granville Carroll about his practice and his experiences during his residency at VSW in September, 2021. Please find a transcript of this conversation at https://www.vsw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode-1-Granville-Carroll.pdf The Project Space residency is a studio workspace for artists working in photography, book art, film and other media arts. The residency provides 20 artists per year the opportunity to experiment with new work or new display strategies, and to have discussions with critics, curators, and the community-at-large about works-in-progress. Granville Carroll is a visual artist and Afrofuturist working with digital technology, poetry, and alternative processes to reshape the world. Granville earned his MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2020. He is currently based in Phoenix, AZ. Hernease Davis is currently the Assistant Curator of Education and Public Programs at Visual Studies Workshop and spends her time between Rochester and Brooklyn, NY. Hernease earned her MFA from ICP-Bard College and widely exhibits multimedia installations throughout the U.S. Special Links Granville Carroll Website: www.granvillecarroll.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/granville_carroll The Visual Studies Workshop Website: www.vsw.org Email Hernease: herneasedavis@vsw.org Image: Ori, 2019 from the series Because the Sun Hath Looked Upon Me, by Granville Carroll © Granville Carroll, courtesy of the artist