EXPOSICION EN EL CENTENARIO DEL NACIMIENTO DEL FOTÒGRAFO TOM WEEDON

Mañana lunes 08.09.2008 se inaugura en la galería de serpmoixserp la muestra de fotografía del británico Tom Weedon.
Gracias a la generosidad de su familia podemos ofrecer una muestra extraordinaria tanto en cuanto a la calidad de los trabajos expuestos como al interés histórico y social de las imágenes, todas ellas de los años 1940's y 1950's.
La Europa de postguerra nos sale al encuentro en situaciones y lugares cargados de ese extraño aliento contenido que se vive al concluir un conflicto bélico.
Una verdadera sacudida para la memoria aunque también un baño de frescura tal como la irradian las imágenes cotidianas captadas por Weedon tanto en Francia o Inglaterra, como en Egipto, Italia o Mallorca, lugar donde vivió los últimos años de su vida y que supo retratar .

Un privilegio enorme que estamos orgullosos de compartir con quienes se acerquen a vernos.

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BIO:

Tom Weedon (Eastbourne, Inglaterra 1908 - Fornalutx, Mallorca, 1959)
(esp)

Nacido en la costa sur de Inglaterra, su interés por la fotografía se origina durante la 2da Guerra Mundial, tras la cual Weedon se convierte en fotógrafo profesional.
Sus trabajos se orientaron hacia el foto-periodismo, colaborantdo con importantes periòdicos y revistas especializadas del Reino Unido, principalmente Picture Post, una publicación de gran prestigio (en cierto modo precursora de la revista "Life" que aparecería poco después) que existió como parte de la BBC entre 1938 y 1957 y para la que Tom Weedon escribiría artículos ilustrados con sus propias fotos.

También fue profesor de Fotografía en el Guildford College of Art, en el sur de Inglaterra, actividad que se vio obligado a abandonar a causa de una enfermedad renal que contrajera durante su servicio como soldado en la 2da Guerra Mundial.

En los 1950's compró una casa en Fornalutx, Mallorca y en ella se instaló con su familia, permaneciendo allí hasta su muerte en 1959.

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BIO:
Tom Weedon (Eastbourne, England, 1908 - Fornalutx, Mallorca, 1959)
(english)

Tom Weedon was born in Eastbourne, on the south coast of England.
His interest in photography dates from the times of the Second World War, after which he started his career as a professional photographer.
His work was oriented towards photo-journalism and his pictures were published in important newspapers and specialised magazines, mainly in Picture Post.
He also wrote articles for photography magazines and illustrated them with his own photographs.
He was a professor of photograhy at Guildford College of Art, in the South of England.

In the 1950’s he bought a house in Fornalutx where his wife, Veronica Weedon still lives. Due to a kidney ailment contracted during the Second World War he had to give up his teaching post at College and moved to Fornalutx with his family, where he died in 1959.

AGOST 2008: NO NOMÉS A PEQUIN HI HA COSES PER VEURE
del 15 agosto y hasta el 5 de septiembre: muestra colectiva en la galería de serpmoixserp en fornalutx


llega la hora de cerrar esta muestra, que ha combinado técnicas y personas muy diferentes. un total de 12 artistas fornalutxencs y residentes ofrecieron un cóctel atractivo para muchas y muchos. así, pudimos ofrecer una muestra de esculturas en metal (hierro, bronce) como las de Xesc Martí o Marylyn Gierow, dibujos exquisitos (del artista sueco Gösta Gierow), piezas de factura artesanal y collage (Lena Sjöstrom), pintura hiperrealista (Lawrence Simmons), ediciones personales en la forma de pequeños libros de ilustración (irene espósito), cerámica (geoff moore and roy thirlwell ), gouaches (judith bledsoe), objetos (michael kane), y fotografía (paca busquets y tom weedon). mención aparte de la excelencia y variedad del material expuesto, y a continuación de esta muestra tendremos el privilegio a partir de mañana 8 de septiembre de inaugurar la muestra individual del fotógrafo británico tom weedon (más información en la siguiente nota).
es de destacar la acogida a los trabajos del escultor local Xesc Martí, cuyas piezas ejercieron de auténtico imán para una gran cantidad del público presente. y la satisfacción general del trabajo bien hecho!

Obras de: Judith Bledsoe, Tom Weedon, Michael Kane, Roy Thirlwell, Paca Busquets, Irene Espósito, Lawrence Simmons, Xesc Martí, Geoff Moore, Gösta Gierow, Lena Sjöstrom, Marylyn Hamilton

INAUGURACIÓ| OPENING 10.08.2007


About landscapes and furniture: the multiple fields of michael kane

The pieces included in this show are the result of an insight into nature
as well as the implications of human life. Michael Kane is an explorer of
frontiers and all his work is based on an active research of materials and
objects tuned to the marvelous song of this planet. In this world, there are
no prefixed limits between sculpture and furniture, they fuse and remind
the observer/ user of the proximity and perfection of our world .

michael kane's show "landscape furniture" starts at 20 hs on the 10th of august, you are welcome to come and have a look.

algunes imatges de l'exposició d'en geoff moore, fotos d'en andrew montfort
images of geoff moore's exhibition, pictures by andrew montfort

GEOFF MOORE AT SERPMOIXSERP

el 20 de juliol inaugurarem la mostra de ceràmica d'en Geoff Moore a la galeria de SERPMOIXSERP. aquesta mostra inclou peces decoratives amb un disseny atractiu i un toc d'innegable subtilesa. La exposició es podrà visitar fins al 05.08.2007, com sempre de dijous a diumenge entre les 17 i les 20 hores.

on the 20th of july we opened the ceramics exhibition by geoff moore at SERPMOIXSERP's gallery. This show, which includes subtle decorative pieces, can be visited until the 05th of august as usual from thursday to sunday from 17:00hs to 20:00hs.

lena's creatures:
a very pleasent evening for everyone
un vespre agradable per tothom

ITINERANT
L'exposició de fotografia primavera de la Paca Busquets es podrà veure i admirar a l'espai 2smallspaces, situat a la Plaça des Mercat s/n de Sóller (botiga de delicatessen Fet a Sóller, al costat de Sa Fábrica de Gelats) des del 16 de juny en horari comercial. No us ho perdeu!
The photography exhibition primavera by Paca Busquets can be visited at the 2smallspaces, in Plaça des Mercat s/n, Sóller, (above the Fet a Sóller deli shop, next door to Sa Fábrica de Gelats) from the 16th june on during the shop's opening hours. Don´t miss it!
Organitza
serpmoixserp
Amb la col.laboració de
Fet a Sóller

c/ toros 7, 07109 fornalutx illes balears espanya

primera expo 2007: primavera| first 2007 show: spring

paca busquets inicia la temporada amb una nova
exposició de fotografía. flora balear i més. del 21.04 al 02.05.07


paca busquets opens the season with a
new photography show. pictures of balearic flora and more. from 21.04 to 02.05.07

taller obert de dibuix

el dia 7 d'abril s'inicia el taller obert de dibuix a serpmoixserp. aquest taller esta pensat per a persones amb nivells molt diversos de dibuix, funcionara amb un tutor (michael kane). farem dibuix amb materials variats i podrem dibuixar al jardi quan faci bo. el preu i les condicions generals son les mateixes que les del curs de ceramica. us podeu inscriure des de ara al c/toros 7 fornalutx. info: 971 630542/ 610009090 y serpmoixserp@yahoo.es

drawing open workshop

on the 7h of april we start the drawing open workshop at serpmoixserp. it is adequate for people with different levels of drawing and it will be supervised by michael kane. we shall work with a variety of materials and when the good weather arrives we can be drawing in the garden. prices and general conditions are the same as for the pottery course. enrolement from now at c/toros 7, fornalutx april. more info: 971 630542/ 610009090 and also serpmoixserp@yahoo.es

curs de cerámica amb dibuix orientat al disseny de peces

El reacondicionament del taller de ceràmica de SMS esta gairebé acabat i en Geoff Moore, tutor del curs de cerámica, a punt de retornar del seu viatge a l'India! Això significa que aviat començara el curs que anunciarem a finals de 2006.

El curs está adreçat als socis, els quals pagaran un preu mensual reduit de 45€, (no socis 52€) més 12 €/kg per peces acabades. Per poder fixar grups i horaris, preguem als interesats ens enviin les seves dades personals i preferències horàries a l'adreça electrònica de l'associació: serpmoixserp@yahoo.es; o bé s'inscriguin personalment aqui a la nostra seu (prèvia telefonada al 971630542 o 610 009 090). S' inclouran classes complementàries de dibuix a càrrec d'en Michael Kane.

Us esperem!

SMS

ON THE COURSES

The courses announced in our latest program to begin last november have been postponed until february 2007. We are sorry about having set out a false alarm but our little crew had to follow other obligations, such as work for money with extremely tight deadlines. We hope these to be understandable enough reasons. However this also means a little extra cash to pour into the association's infrastructures, which as you very likely know, are in bad need of repairing (equipping the workshop with a sink, handrail in the access area, etc.)
The monthly fee for the ceramics course will be of 45Eur for members and 50 Eur for non-members. In both cases, there is an additional cost for materials which is estimated at 12Eur/kg of finished work. The classes will be 2 hours a week ceramics plus a half hour drawing for design also per week.

Thank you for your understanding!

RAFFLES AND BEAUTIFUL MORNINGS

another overwhelmingly sunny, crisp, beautiful morning and a good moment to say hello to everyone. second to that, we would like to remind you that today 05.11.06 at 7:00pm we will draw the winner/s of the raffle, so whoever has got time and curiosity enough can come over and see it happen. GOOD LUCK!

poets and wine
yesterday we held the poetry reading announced in a previous posting. the hall was very well visited and the poets gave their very best in the form of beautiful, sorrowful, joyous language. we all enjoyed travelling with them, through pere's darkness and precious emotion, feliu's gothic charm and delicacy or arthur's most acid show of humour. to all of you who where there many thanks. and the show goes on. serpmoixserp

Photography exhibition
CARES/ FACES
september '06
paca busquets

In September, during the local "fiestas", Paca Busquets' show gave an extraordinary start to our exhibitions agenda. The show consisted of a series of BW portraits of the people in the village, taken from paca's point of view from behind the counter of her family's bar. The show became a meeting point for people to see their and other people's images, and sometimes tell the odd story. The pictures reflect paca's natural directness and sympathy.
It was the people's response that led us to extend the project to the publishing of a book of the photographs accompanied by stories, thus creating a great social portrait of the village. More on this subject later!



Here's a view of our very diverse public

BOSC/ FOREST
by irene esposito
05.10 - 18.10.06 at the gallery

this is an exhibition about what hides in the forest of over-information in which we live. it strikes me as very hard to see through all those halftruths we are fed daily, and yet it feels as impossible for me to let the mind fade into total numbness about the massacres taking place around the world right now. i have tried to put this across through the language of illustration. We organised the show as a two-phased event, which -based on a text distributed to the people. the second part involves a public debate to be held inhouse and also online via this blog.

Here's the text:

CAMOUFLAGED IN THE WOODS OF INFORMATION, ALL WARS ARE BUSINESS
Even governments recognise its status as a highly profitable industry and determine which weapons can be produced and used. Cluster bombs are on the edge of this curious "legallity". Although its effects and functioning are very well known (they are preprogrammed to follow temperature, and are loaded with tiny metal bits which penetrate and destroy thicknesses of up to 17cm, even a panzer's shell!) they are catalogued as "legal" by the war bureaucrats. They certainly are very profitable for them.
But this "profit" never reverts to the good of the land and lives it destroys. Waving the flag of revenge we stake it all for a piece of land, a name, a belief, for justice ignored. We are fed fear and hate and march on to the fight, barehanded or armed in high-tech style. The powerful and rich move us about their gameboards. THEY always win. We clean the mess afterwards.
By all the knowledge available regarding important environmental issues it is usual in this GAME to target energy plants and petrol reservoirs. One such place was missiled on the lebanese coast (7000 year old Byblo city,july 2006) flooding kilometers of beaches with oil, killing and devastating wildlife and tourism, one of the main resources of the little mediterranean country. Obviously, reducing a war to a TV spot or a headline has increased the distance between us and disaster. By no means is disaster alien to us, we happen to live around the same beautiful Mediterranean Sea, we share the roots of our cultures. It was in Byblos that the first books were made. It was phoenician and greek writing that together gave its origin to our own present writing. And above all, wherever destruction might take place (and its bound to be the poorest, most disgraced corners of this OUR planet) its our condition as living creatures to watch other fellow creatures being deprived of their existence for a couple of silver coins. It could be us, it could be anybody. It certainly will if we don't question, resist, speak up. Come out of the forest!
ie [serpmoixserp@yahoo.es]oct. 2006, fornalutx, balearic islands

Aqui esta el texto:

CAMUFLADAS EN EL BOSQUE DE LA INFORMACION, TODAS LAS GUERRAS SON NEGOCIO
Incluso los gobiernos les reconocen un estatus de industria altamente rentable y determinan que armas pueden producirse y utilizarse. Las bombas racimo se hallan en la frontera de esta"legalidad". A pesar de que sus efectos y funcionamiento son bien conocidos (estan preprogramadas para perseguir ciertas temperaturas y contienen miles de esquirlas de metal en su interior con una capcidad de penetracion de hasta 17 cm: pueden traspasar la cubierta de un panzer!) estan catalogadas como "legales" por los burocratas de la guerra. Por supuesto, son muy rentables para ellos.
Pero este "beneficio" nunca revierte en favor de los paises y las vidas que destruye.Haciendo ondear la bandera de la venganza, lo apostamos todo por un trozo de tierra, un nombre, una creencia. Nos alimentan con miedo y odio y asi marchamos a la guerra, con las manos vacias o pertrechados con armas de alta tecnologia. Los poderosos y ricos nos mueven como piezas en su tablero de juego. Ellos SIEMPRE ganan, nosotros limpiamos los destrozos.
A pesar de toda la informacion disponible referente a temas de medioambiente es habitual en este JUEGO dirigir ataques contra plantas de produccion de energia o reservas de petroleo. Un ataque de este tipo fue perpetrado contra la costa libanesa (Byblos,ciudad de 7000 anos, julio 2006) provocando una marea negra en kilometros de playas, devastando la vida animal y vegetal e inhabilitando el turismo, un recurso economico muy importante de este pais mediterraneo.
Obviamente, reduciendo una guerra a un spot de TV o un titular aumentamos la distancia entre nosotros y el desastre. Pero de ninguna manera ese desastre nos es ajeno. Vivimos a la orilla del mismo mar, compartimos nuestra herencia cultural.Fue en Byblos donde se hicieron los primeros libros. Fueron la escritura fenicia y la griega que originaron nuestra escritura actual. Y, por sobre todas las cosas,dondequiera que tenga lugar la destruccion (y suele ser en los mas pobres y desgraciados rincones de este NUESTRO planeta) nuestra condicion de seres vivientes que observan como otras seres son privados de su existencia por un par de monedas de plata deberia sacudirnos. Podriamos ser nosostros, podria ser cualquiera. Lo seremos ciertamente, si no cuestionamos, resistimos, elevamos la voz. Salgamos del bosque!
IE [serpmoixserp@yahoo.es]oct. 2006, fornalutx - illes balears

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november spawned a... poetry reading!

WITHOUT RINGS

01.11.06 at 20:00 pm

The reading by the poets pere colom (fornalutx), feliu roset (barcelona) and arthur rhodes (london) will include parts of their most recent work. the evening will be rounded up by a little buffet. anybody who can get here is very welcome! if you need more info, please e-mail us at serpmoixserp@yahoo.es.

serpmoixserp#cultural association

#[snakecatsnake]: the founder members' chinese horoscope animals provided the name for the association

we are an artists' association in the mediterranean island of mallorca, spain.

we are mainly a platform for creative work by artists from our area, as well as collaborations with artists, thinkers and institutions from around the world.

we are putting on regular exhibitions in all necessary disciplines, to date photography, illustration, sculpture, furniture by the members and friends of serpmoixserp.

our history

founded in 2005, the association began its activities in full this past summer.

cares/ faces

we opened the season with the photography show cares/ faces by local artist paca busquets, a collection of black and white portraits out of her recent work.

as a result of the impact it had, we are now planning a book publication of the photographs alongside testimonies which should create a social portrait of the village.

exhibition end

the show we put up this october (one on illustration, called "bosc/ forest" by irene esposito (that's me...) is about to end, although it's nowhere close to end in other aspects. in short i will be posting some infos about it and the following project related to it, involving a debate and hopefully a publication.

it is a hard day's night (and no, i don't mean the song...). we'll be back with views of the past shows, more infos and the future stuff very soon. bye!