11 May 2005

Interesting!! I wish I could attend but I will be working; hopefully someone can write a review of this

Potential Energy, Mini Movie Fest, Brunchluck, excitement!
Events start this Friday, May 13, 2005.


MESS HALL HOSTS A DYNAMITE WEEKEND!

DYNAMITE is a five-year-old art group based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Josh Ippel, Matt Poole, Phil Orr, and Ryan Thompson currently describe their group as a family-like structure which is interested in “…creating and/or organizing activities that call for group participation and which rupture, criticize, sidestep, or engage norms of American life, culture and habit,” (from their website, http://www.dynamitefamily.com).

Mess Hall is happy to be host this weekend to Dynamite’s current project: POTENTIAL ENERGY. From their call for participation:

For the last two years Dynamite has been interested in making connections with collaborative groups in order to learn from their experiences, observe other working models, exchange ideas and share resources. Potential Energy continues this interest.

Over the course of our time working together, we have seen numerous ideas (our own and other's) that have never been realized. For one reason or another – time constraints, the laws of physics, lack of resources, or utter infeasibility – many projects and ideas are discarded, unrealized or implausible.

Potential Energy will consist of a collection of these unrealized projects from a number of collaborative groups. Each participant will design an image and/or text illustrating a project they have been unable to complete.

These designs will be in grayscale on 8.5x11" or A4 paper. The images will be collected, reproduced and packaged and a unit containing all the designs will be sent to each participant. Each group is encouraged to display this set of images in a space of their choosing.

In addition to these impromptu exhibitions, a series of core events are being planned to display the project in Grand Rapids, MI, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and Portland, OR. In order to facilitate exhibition, each design may be enlarged to poster size using a black and white plotter printer (found at most copy shops) or using another enlarging method.

Some of the groups included in this exhibition are: N55, New Beginings, Basekamp, The M.O.S.T., Pineapple Group, Everyday Places, Hints, and Ely & Harris.



Potential Energy will be on view at Mess Hall during the following events:



Friday, May 13, 2005
8:30p-10:00p

Mini Movie Fest and Opening of "Potential Energy" exhibition

Dynamite’s Mini Movie Fest is a showcase of movies made with the “Movie” function on digital still cameras and camera phones. More than sixty short films, none longer than sixty seconds, will be screened!


Saturday, May 14, 2005
1:00p-5:00p

Open hours for Potential Energy. Dynamite will be available to discuss the exhibit all day

In addition to these impromptu exhibitions, a series of core events are being planned to display the project in Grand Rapids, MI, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and Portland, OR. In order to facilitate exhibition, each design may be enlarged to poster size using a black and white plotter printer (found at most copy shops) or using another enlarging method.





Sunday, May 15, 2005
12:00p-3:00p

Dynamite BRUNCHLUCK

Our most dynamite Brunchluck ever! The guys from Dynamite will be sharing food, drink, and good afternoon times with us before they make the drive back to Grand Rapids.

At 1:00 pm, Dynamite will make a quick, informal presentation about Potential Energy and their other projects. Come eat, chat, read about unrealized projects, and meet people from Michigan!

More on Dynamite:
http://www.dynamitefamily.com/