transitstation for artists
Artists and their work together share in a joint expedition: the totality of exhibition as event.
The coordination of curatorial aspects allow for an adventurous insight into the presence and absence of artwork even when seen only for a short while. The exit and entrance of the exhibition space opens a path through a scaffolding system which activates the live experience in flux of different works and introduces a a consistent notion of active process.
transitstation stands for a hybrid situational image, where the picture itself as 'Gesamtkunstwerk' remains as an ideal totality. During the performance weekend the 'witness-visitor' perseveres, with an attention level for discovering how artists’ personalities and their practise assumes a valuable, democratic space: the event.
The event gathers a complexity of art practices from the areas of fine art and performing arts, testing the grounds of conventional definitions beyond any stage expectations. The exhibition-as-event is the umbrella, which gathers multiple approaches and assumes the space of live experiences for the duration of 12 hours on each day of the weekend.
Gina Landor, transitstation Copenhagen 2010
an art exhibition of another kind
This Creative Agreement outlines transitstation’s curatorial process and organisational arrangements.
Draft, January 2021. Terms and conditions to be confirmed for artists and institutions.
transitstation will:
assess applications and provide contracts for participating artists and technicians;
partially reimburse artists and technicians towards travel expenses at a uniform flat rate for each participant, the amount to be confirmed, but likely to be in the range of €100-150;
organise free or low cost accommodation during the performance weekend (Thursday-Tuesday);
provide an information pack for the local area;
provide core technical equipment including scaffolding, lighting, power and cabling, cd players, dvd players, projectors, amplifiers and speakers;
provide a setting within transitstation for artists to sell their work.
artists will:
submit an application and agree contract terms;
organise travel to transitstation so as to participate in the entire weekend, including the crucial artists’ meetings and technical rehearsals from 11am to 8pm on the Friday;
be self-sufficient for preparation and performance, including materials and equipment beyond that provided by transitstation. These might include source material in the appropriate formats, components for sculptural installations, monitors, cables and leads for connecting your own dv cameras or computers to the core equipment, microphones, etc.;
assist the organisers during the course of the weekend.
Francesca Cho, transitstation Copenhagen 2010
expressions of interest
We welcome inquiries from artists, curators, technicians and institutions.
What makes transitstation so unique is its concentration on building and sustaining a healthy network of artists and artist-led initiatives across Europe.
— Juliana Capes, AN Magazine, 2006
