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MACHINISTA 2003 REPORT .
Pointless Creations travelled from Glasgow to Russia ( 9-22/04/03) to perform and research. We participated in the Machinista Festival In Perm (Ural region) and club dates in Moscow. We also documented the little known city of Perm ( published as a feature in Sleazenation magazine) and the Perm 36 Gulag museum - a camp which dealt with intellectual/artistic dissidents until 1986.
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The group: Pointless creation video performance artists are: David Bernard, Will Adams, Rory Lowe and Jay Townsend.
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The Festival: Over 120 artists had their work exhibited through the site. In Perm and Moscow, the Machinista events featured talks, presentations, screenings, installations, performances and a club event.
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The performances: Saturday 12/04/03: -Festival opening ceremony. Perm arts centre. Pointless Creations Wins participation award and Arkaos VJ software prize. -3hour Performance at the Machinista club event. Thursday 17/04/03: -Club event organised by "Mewark organisation" music label in "16 tonns" Moscow. Performance alongside Moscow s established visual artists and electronic musicians. Friday 18/04/03: -Machinista closing event. Dom arts centre, Moscow. Collaborative performance with russian electronic musician "Lazyfish". |
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The future: . And a big thank you to all those who helped us along the way: |
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Scottish Arts Council Funding: Pointless Creations received money towards the costs of sending 4 artists to take part in the festival. .
Related sites: Machinista : Scottish arts council : Perm 36 gulag museum: www.sitesofconscience.org/gulag.html Article by Clem Cecil about Perm36 Oleg Novosselov' s rock-line(Perm promoter)
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