Nomadics

Nomadics

Tosoma

Bonkersfest

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Poems by Rachel Lehrman

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Feature page

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Poetry

By Rachel Lehrman

Nomadic-Collaborations is an interdisciplinary and internationalarts-collective. Our goal is to help artists expand their practices andtheir perspectives through artistic collaboration. We believe that byworking together, we can overcome artistic, personal, cultural andintellectual boundaries.

Presently, collective members work in a variety of fieldsincluding creative writing, theatre, fashion design, sculpture, soundcomposition, installation, photography, and net art. Additionally, wehave collaborated with dancers, set-designers, builders and technicians.By uniting our visions and talents, we aim to produce fuller, moresensory works, bringing our individual areas of expertise into new andunusual contexts.

Founded in London in 2004, the collective first came togetheras part of a yearlong investigation in collaboration. After accepting asound-composer and set-designer into the project, I sent out a call fornew media artists on the ACE (Arts Council England) electronic mailinglist. In less than a week, I received over 150 enquiries. Artistscirculated the notice not only across theatres and galleries in London,but across continents. I received emails from artists in countries asfar away as Singapore and Mexico, working in disciplines ranging fromfilm and net-art, to theatre and dance.

Since then, Nomadic-Collaborations has developed three mainprogrammes: Nomadic-Productions, Nomadic-Connections, and a Net-ArtProgramme also known as Tosoma. Allof these programmes function on both local and international levels.

In accordance with its name, Nomadic-Productions worksprimarily as a production company. Collective members work together toco-produce and direct large-scale projects. We also collaborateartistically on these projects, both locally and with our internationalmembers, sharing our skills and expertise in order to realise visionsthat we could not create individually. Each collaboration worksdifferently, and we remain open to new ways of working together.

Nomadics, 2005
4,000 square footinstallation

in collaboration withsculptor
Orly Orbach

One of our earliest exhibitions, Phantasmagoria, took place incollaboration with the Hayward Gallery’s youth-outreach programme.Collective members have since continued working with community and artsorganisations, lending our artistic skills and abilities, and providingpractical advice. Nomadic-Connections helps community groups use art tofurther their visions, and provides opportunities for artists andnon-artists to communicate creatively and to learn from one another.Most recently, we have teamed up with Creative Routes, a London-basedcharity run by mental-health survivors to help launch Bonkersfest 2006. Along with the SouthLondon Gallery and the Young Vic Theatre, Nomadics is currently helpingCreative Routes coordinate the 2007 festival, which will take place on 2June on Camberwell Green, London.

Phanatsmagoria, 2004

Bonkersfest, 2006—
Sharon Baker & Lastonet

Directedby collective member Eileen Botsford, our Net Art division, Tosoma,showcases online based public art projects. Projects are set by Eileen,often in collaboration with Nomadic-Productions and are judged by aninternational panel of new-media artists. Judges work and live in areassuch as Seattle, London, Athens, Berlin, and Barcelona. Inconjunction with our upcoming project, Understorey, Nomadics willbe hosting a joint net art and literary exhibition in January2008.

from The Journey,
a net art piece designed by Eileen Botsford in collaboration with Nomadics—
the installation, 2005

For more information about the collective or to find out how to getinvolved, please visit:
www.nomadic-collaborations.com, or [email protected].