In Flux: 24th-27th May 2010

With In Flux, our fourth artistic retreat, chance and improbability collide in the spirit of Fluxus random actions. Artists and curators staging live events, chance encounters or pushing creativity beyond the rational, were invited to apply for the four day retreat where the international history and scope of Fluxus was discussed and reenacted through its continued legacy of experimentalism in the making and presenting of contemporary art.

Participants: Cedric Christie, Alexandra Drysdale, Katrina Schwarz, Alexandra Zierle and Paul Carter, Olga Jurgenson, Simon Davenport, Anne-Mie Melis, Idit Nathan, Christina Green.

The retreat was curated by MA lecturer Kit Hammonds, Escalator Fellow Gareth Bell-Jones and students Antonia Blocker and Barbara Rodriguez-Munoz.

Invited Contributors: Kit Hammonds (RCA Course Tutor & Curator) Les Bicknell (Artist), Laure Prouvost (artist), Pedro Lasch (artist).

ESCALATOR is the pioneering talent plan from Arts Council England, East that finds, supports and invests in the best artistic talent across all artforms throughout the East of England. Escalator is establishing the East of England as the leading UK region for talent development. Since it launched in 2003, Escalator has helped over 250 artists to develop their work, forge new partnerships and reach new audiences.