Author Archives: jeaninegriffin
Sea Change
Working with Invisible Dust since May 2022 to curate a significant new programme of artworks and events highlighting sustainability in the light of the climate crisis which will be presented at the Royal Docks, London, from 11-29 May 2023. Sea
Sea Change
Working with Invisible Dust since May 2022 to curate a significant new programme of artworks and events highlighting sustainability in the light of the climate crisis which will be presented at the Royal Docks, London, from 11-29 May 2023. Sea
Wild Eye
As associate curator for Invisible Dust I am curating the Wild Eye project. Wild Eye is an ambitious outdoor art project that combines world-class sculpture and opportunities to engage with the outstanding wildlife along the North Yorkshire coast. Wild Eye
Wild Eye
As associate curator for Invisible Dust I am curating the Wild Eye project. Wild Eye is an ambitious outdoor art project that combines world-class sculpture and opportunities to engage with the outstanding wildlife along the North Yorkshire coast. Wild Eye
Common Ground – Young Curator’s Project
Alongside ‘Shoreline, Skyline, Treetop Messenger’ I ran a Young Curator’s Programme. This curatorial collective of six young curators was formed to create a project to run alongside the work by Juneau projects, also taking as inspiration North Lincolnshire Museum’s bird
Common Ground – Young Curator’s Project
Alongside ‘Shoreline, Skyline, Treetop Messenger’ I ran a Young Curator’s Programme. This curatorial collective of six young curators was formed to create a project to run alongside the work by Juneau projects, also taking as inspiration North Lincolnshire Museum’s bird
Shoreline, Skyline, Treetop Messenger
A project with Invisible Dust and Juneau Projects to curate a participatory project which culminated in an artists’ book and a commissioned artwork which joined the collection of North Lincolnshire Museum. The artists worked with scientists Tim Birkhead, FRS, Dr
Shoreline, Skyline, Treetop Messenger
A project with Invisible Dust and Juneau Projects to curate a participatory project which culminated in an artists’ book and a commissioned artwork which joined the collection of North Lincolnshire Museum. The artists worked with scientists Tim Birkhead, FRS, Dr
A Strange Weave of Time and Space
An exhibition and research project exploring notions of aura and authenticity in the post-digital context. The works selected for A Strange Weave of time and Space circle the complex relations between the auratic, (Walter Benjamin’s term for the authentic, original artefact,
A Strange Weave of Time and Space
An exhibition and research project exploring notions of aura and authenticity in the post-digital context. The works selected for A Strange Weave of time and Space circle the complex relations between the auratic, (Walter Benjamin’s term for the authentic, original artefact,
Nostalgic Whiplash
A screening programme comprising moving image works by women artists from Site Gallery’s past programme, as part of a series of events marking Site’s 40th year. The works I selected for Nostalgic Whiplash are variously concerning memory, loss, displacement in
Nostalgic Whiplash
A screening programme comprising moving image works by women artists from Site Gallery’s past programme, as part of a series of events marking Site’s 40th year. The works I selected for Nostalgic Whiplash are variously concerning memory, loss, displacement in
Conversation with Jussi Parikka
An edited conversation I had with media theorist Jussi Parikka has been published by Site Gallery in the publication to accompany their exhibition Liquid Crystal Display. A longer version of the conversation is here.
Conversation with Jussi Parikka
An edited conversation I had with media theorist Jussi Parikka has been published by Site Gallery in the publication to accompany their exhibition Liquid Crystal Display. A longer version of the conversation is here.
Everything Flows
Everything Flows brought together work by nine Sheffield-based artists working with painting, sculpture, video, photography and sound. The artworks in the exhibition were each united, in different ways, by a sense of ‘flow’, from choreographed movement and kinetic motion, through
Everything Flows
Everything Flows brought together work by nine Sheffield-based artists working with painting, sculpture, video, photography and sound. The artworks in the exhibition were each united, in different ways, by a sense of ‘flow’, from choreographed movement and kinetic motion, through
Gymnasium Projects- Raqs Media Collective
As part of Gymnasium Projects I commissioned New Delhi-based artists Raqs Media Collective to produce a new temporary public work in Lincoln in Summer 2016, along with an exhibition of new prints and
Gymnasium Projects- Raqs Media Collective
As part of Gymnasium Projects I commissioned New Delhi-based artists Raqs Media Collective to produce a new temporary public work in Lincoln in Summer 2016, along with an exhibition of new prints and
Gymnasium Projects – Annika Eriksson
Adventure Ahead is a film installation, derived from footage from the Media Archive of Central England in Lincoln (macearchive.org) which holds a huge array of films from amateur and broadcast sources. The work took footage from a number of sources, including Children
Gymnasium Projects – Annika Eriksson
Adventure Ahead is a film installation, derived from footage from the Media Archive of Central England in Lincoln (macearchive.org) which holds a huge array of films from amateur and broadcast sources. The work took footage from a number of sources, including Children
Gymnasium Projects – Ruth Ewan
Ruth Ewan The Difference, 15 June – 6 Sept 2015, Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane LN2 1EZ Associated exhibition of works and print edition by Ruth Ewan at Project Space Plus, The University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, LN6 7TS,
Gymnasium Projects – Ruth Ewan
Ruth Ewan The Difference, 15 June – 6 Sept 2015, Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane LN2 1EZ Associated exhibition of works and print edition by Ruth Ewan at Project Space Plus, The University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, LN6 7TS,
Gymnasium Projects
Gymnasium is a contemporary art commissioning programme emanating from the University of Lincoln and taking place in the civic fabric of the city, but having its source in an institution of learning, as the original gymnasia would have been. The
Gymnasium Projects
Gymnasium is a contemporary art commissioning programme emanating from the University of Lincoln and taking place in the civic fabric of the city, but having its source in an institution of learning, as the original gymnasia would have been. The
Site Platform
Site Platform was a project which ran at Site in several iterations between 2006 and 2011. The project offered an opportunity for artists to use the gallery space to develop new work in the gallery setting whilst also allowing audiences to engage
Site Platform
Site Platform was a project which ran at Site in several iterations between 2006 and 2011. The project offered an opportunity for artists to use the gallery space to develop new work in the gallery setting whilst also allowing audiences to engage
Guy Ben-Ner
Solo exhibition, Site Gallery, 2011 The first UK solo exhibition by Guy Ben-Ner in a public gallery, included a new commission: ‘Spies’. Guy Ben-Ner was born in Israel in 1969 and currently lives in Tel Aviv. Since the early 90s,
Guy Ben-Ner
Solo exhibition, Site Gallery, 2011 The first UK solo exhibition by Guy Ben-Ner in a public gallery, included a new commission: ‘Spies’. Guy Ben-Ner was born in Israel in 1969 and currently lives in Tel Aviv. Since the early 90s,
Art Sheffield 2010 – Life: A User’s Manual
Art Sheffield 2010 was a citywide contemporary art event showcasing artwork by locally, nationally and internationally based artists. This was the fifth event, organised by Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum (SCAF), to take place since 2001 and took the form of a
Art Sheffield 2010 – Life: A User’s Manual
Art Sheffield 2010 was a citywide contemporary art event showcasing artwork by locally, nationally and internationally based artists. This was the fifth event, organised by Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum (SCAF), to take place since 2001 and took the form of a
Haris Epaminonda
Solo Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2010 This was Cypriot born artist Haris Epaminonda’s first solo exhibition in a UK independent gallery, presenting newly commissioned video work, simultaneously to a complementary show at Tate Modern. Epaminonda works in a variety of media from collage to
Haris Epaminonda
Solo Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2010 This was Cypriot born artist Haris Epaminonda’s first solo exhibition in a UK independent gallery, presenting newly commissioned video work, simultaneously to a complementary show at Tate Modern. Epaminonda works in a variety of media from collage to
The Sheffield Pavilion 2009
The Sheffield Pavilion 2009 is a limited edition DVD of specially commissioned and existing video works by eleven Sheffield-based artists Richard Bartle, Chloë Brown, Katie Davies, Hondartza Fraga, Steve Hawley, Esther Johnson, Tony Kemplen, Haroon Mirza, Paul Morrison, No Fixed
The Sheffield Pavilion 2009
The Sheffield Pavilion 2009 is a limited edition DVD of specially commissioned and existing video works by eleven Sheffield-based artists Richard Bartle, Chloë Brown, Katie Davies, Hondartza Fraga, Steve Hawley, Esther Johnson, Tony Kemplen, Haroon Mirza, Paul Morrison, No Fixed
Daniel von Sturmer, Set Piece
Solo exhibition, Site Gallery, 2009 The first UK solo show by New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist Daniel von Sturmer. The ambitious installation of new video works was presented within a temporary architecture in the gallery created especially for the exhibition. This
Daniel von Sturmer, Set Piece
Solo exhibition, Site Gallery, 2009 The first UK solo show by New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist Daniel von Sturmer. The ambitious installation of new video works was presented within a temporary architecture in the gallery created especially for the exhibition. This
Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2008 An exhibition which explored the tension between language and image through a selection of film and video works including seminal work from the 1970s produced by John Smith and Hollis Frampton and more recent work
Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2008 An exhibition which explored the tension between language and image through a selection of film and video works including seminal work from the 1970s produced by John Smith and Hollis Frampton and more recent work
Roman Ondak Essay: Failed Fall
Here is a copy of my essay for the monograph on Roman Ondak: Measuring the Universe, published by Bawag foundation Vienna with JRP/Ringier to accompany his representation of Slovakia in the Venice Biennale 2009.
Roman Ondak Essay: Failed Fall
Here is a copy of my essay for the monograph on Roman Ondak: Measuring the Universe, published by Bawag foundation Vienna with JRP/Ringier to accompany his representation of Slovakia in the Venice Biennale 2009.
The Sheffield Pavilion
The Sheffield Pavilion 2007 was a project designed to take advantage of the harmonic convergence of super exhibitions which occured when The Venice Biennale, Documenta XII, and Skulptur Projekte Münster 07 coincided in June 2007. This nexus of projects falling
The Sheffield Pavilion
The Sheffield Pavilion 2007 was a project designed to take advantage of the harmonic convergence of super exhibitions which occured when The Venice Biennale, Documenta XII, and Skulptur Projekte Münster 07 coincided in June 2007. This nexus of projects falling
Transmission Host Publication
Here’s the Transmission Host chapbook (published by Artwords and co-ordinated by Sheffield Hallam University) which I edited from a transcribed conversation between myself and Jan Verwoert.
Transmission Host Publication
Here’s the Transmission Host chapbook (published by Artwords and co-ordinated by Sheffield Hallam University) which I edited from a transcribed conversation between myself and Jan Verwoert.
AN Research Paper: Biennials and City Wide Events
Something, like Nothing, Happens Anywhere Here is the AN Research Paper on Biennials and City-Wide events which I co-edited with Steve Dutton, with commissioned contributions from John Byrne, Neil Mulholland and Jan Verwoert. AN research papers IV
AN Research Paper: Biennials and City Wide Events
Something, like Nothing, Happens Anywhere Here is the AN Research Paper on Biennials and City-Wide events which I co-edited with Steve Dutton, with commissioned contributions from John Byrne, Neil Mulholland and Jan Verwoert. AN research papers IV
Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options
Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options took place from 16 February – 30 March 2008 in venues across the city including Bloc,End Gallery, Millennium Galleries, S1 Artspace, Site Gallery, Yorkshire ArtSpace, temporary venues and the public realm. Taking as its foundation a specially
Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options
Art Sheffield 08: Yes, No & Other Options took place from 16 February – 30 March 2008 in venues across the city including Bloc,End Gallery, Millennium Galleries, S1 Artspace, Site Gallery, Yorkshire ArtSpace, temporary venues and the public realm. Taking as its foundation a specially
Fikret Atay – first UK solo show
Fikret Atay makes videos that offer short vignettes of life in Batman, a Kurdish city near the border between Turkey and Iraq. Using a hand-held camera and natural lighting, Atay films young local residents as they perform traditional dances, assemble
Fikret Atay – first UK solo show
Fikret Atay makes videos that offer short vignettes of life in Batman, a Kurdish city near the border between Turkey and Iraq. Using a hand-held camera and natural lighting, Atay films young local residents as they perform traditional dances, assemble
Jen DeNike
Jen DeNike’s photo and video works sit somewhere between portraits, stereotypes and archetypes. The works belie their apparent simplicity by revealing themselves to be highly staged. Recent works concentrate on the rituals and emotive physical states of adolescence: powerplay, sexuality,
Jen DeNike
Jen DeNike’s photo and video works sit somewhere between portraits, stereotypes and archetypes. The works belie their apparent simplicity by revealing themselves to be highly staged. Recent works concentrate on the rituals and emotive physical states of adolescence: powerplay, sexuality,
Re-
An exhibition of works that explore the re-presentation of historical and filmic events and in some cases the conflation of the two. The works are testament to the idea that ‘the most relevant prefix for contemporary practice is ‘re-‘, re-cycle,
Re-
An exhibition of works that explore the re-presentation of historical and filmic events and in some cases the conflation of the two. The works are testament to the idea that ‘the most relevant prefix for contemporary practice is ‘re-‘, re-cycle,
Art Sheffield 05: Spectator T
ART SHEFFIELD 05: Spectator T was a city-wide contemporary art event which took place within Sheffield’s major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites from 28 October to 27 November 2005. The programme included a mix of emerging and
Art Sheffield 05: Spectator T
ART SHEFFIELD 05: Spectator T was a city-wide contemporary art event which took place within Sheffield’s major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites from 28 October to 27 November 2005. The programme included a mix of emerging and
Haunted Media
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2004 An exhibition of electronic media artworks examining the association of new media with supernatural phenomena. From the use of photography, ostensibly to document the dead in spirit photographs, through to the invention of the telegraph,
Haunted Media
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2004 An exhibition of electronic media artworks examining the association of new media with supernatural phenomena. From the use of photography, ostensibly to document the dead in spirit photographs, through to the invention of the telegraph,
Art Sheffield 03
Art Sheffield 03 was the first city-wide contemporary art event of it’s scale to take place in Sheffield. During March/April 2003 contemporary art events took place within the city’s major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites. The programme
Art Sheffield 03
Art Sheffield 03 was the first city-wide contemporary art event of it’s scale to take place in Sheffield. During March/April 2003 contemporary art events took place within the city’s major galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites. The programme
Frozen
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2002 From sublime landscape images to christmas card and snowglobe kitsch, there are varying degrees of romanticism associated with the snowscape. In this exhibition photography, video and sculptural sound installations undercut the romanticisation of the snowscape
Frozen
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2002 From sublime landscape images to christmas card and snowglobe kitsch, there are varying degrees of romanticism associated with the snowscape. In this exhibition photography, video and sculptural sound installations undercut the romanticisation of the snowscape
Finlandia: new video work from Finland
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2002 A showcase of new Finnish video work with specific interest in relations between individuals; the difficulty of communication, and a relation between the culturally specific and the global. Finland has an interesting position on the
Finlandia: new video work from Finland
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2002 A showcase of new Finnish video work with specific interest in relations between individuals; the difficulty of communication, and a relation between the culturally specific and the global. Finland has an interesting position on the
Everything is Number
Group Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2001 Pythagoras realised that numbers were hidden in everything, from the harmonies of music to the orbits of the planets, and this led him to proclaim that “everything is number”. By exploring the meaning of mathematics,
Everything is Number
Group Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2001 Pythagoras realised that numbers were hidden in everything, from the harmonies of music to the orbits of the planets, and this led him to proclaim that “everything is number”. By exploring the meaning of mathematics,
Quality Control
2 person exhibition, Site Gallery, 2001 An exhibition about value & uniqueness and the means and context in which we make value judgements. In the centre of the gallery is a machine which shreds snapshot photographs (for which there are
Quality Control
2 person exhibition, Site Gallery, 2001 An exhibition about value & uniqueness and the means and context in which we make value judgements. In the centre of the gallery is a machine which shreds snapshot photographs (for which there are
Frame
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2000 An exhibition looking at the crossovers apparent within the media of photography, painting and film in the work of Uta Barth, Duncan Higgins and Carter Potter. In the work of each artist the content seems
Frame
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 2000 An exhibition looking at the crossovers apparent within the media of photography, painting and film in the work of Uta Barth, Duncan Higgins and Carter Potter. In the work of each artist the content seems
Layla Curtis
Commission, Site Gallery, 2000 Layla Curtis’s work deals with ‘internationalisation’: country boundaries, mapping, time zones and language. She produced a new work for exhibition in Flux Space and on Site’s projection screen.
Layla Curtis
Commission, Site Gallery, 2000 Layla Curtis’s work deals with ‘internationalisation’: country boundaries, mapping, time zones and language. She produced a new work for exhibition in Flux Space and on Site’s projection screen.
Horse Show
Group Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2000 Horses and lens-based media came into conjunction with Eadweard Muybridge’s experimental photographs of a horse at gallop in 1872 which reversed the accepted beliefs about animal locomotion by proving that all four hooves leave the
Horse Show
Group Exhibition, Site Gallery, 2000 Horses and lens-based media came into conjunction with Eadweard Muybridge’s experimental photographs of a horse at gallop in 1872 which reversed the accepted beliefs about animal locomotion by proving that all four hooves leave the
Traffic
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 1999 Traffic took as theme the contrast between American ideas of the Road Movie and the romance of road culture and the European equivalent which is more involved with tailbacks, traffic, monotony and stasis. The works
Traffic
Group exhibition, Site Gallery, 1999 Traffic took as theme the contrast between American ideas of the Road Movie and the romance of road culture and the European equivalent which is more involved with tailbacks, traffic, monotony and stasis. The works
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