Feeling the Ground
Exposed Arts Projects
Sunday 4th December & Sunday 11th December 2022
Feeling the Ground is a two part workshop, led by Sotiris Gonis and Ramona Guntert in collaboration with Ainalaiyn Space, focusing on different analogue processes. How analogue affects perception and draws attention inside while simultaneously connecting one with the environment and its elements. Through that, the workshops will introduce participants to new approaches of exploring the process of making, using sound recording, analogue photographic material and host a reading group. We would like to thank Exposed Arts Projects for their ongoing support.
Gonis and Guntert have worked collectively towards a publication, gathering the responses and experiences during the time spent together; letting the process lead them, exploring new ways of being inspired by others but also reflecting on their individual approach. The publication launched on 16th March 2023 with an evening of performances by artist Ilyas Kassam and independent and artist-run publisher Folium.
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
Feeling the Ground Workshops
A performance by Ilyas Kassam, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Folium Publishing, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Folium Publishing, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Folium Publishing, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Folium Publishing, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Folium Publishing, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Ilyas Kassam, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Ilyas Kassam, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
A performance by Ilyas Kassam, as part of the Feeling the Ground publication evening
Sotiris Gonis and Ramona Guntert have developed a series of ongoing workshops, feeling the ground, which offer a space for experimentation and exchange. Exploring methods to connect deeper with the process of making, without a preconceived final outcome dominating the decisions in between. It is a space that welcomes all kinds of responses and a collaboration between them and the participants. They combine their interest in image making and its relationship to our surroundings and memory.
Gonis is a visual artist working in the fields of photography, sound, video and installations. He sees teaching and creativity as deeply intertwined practices, focusing on non-verbal exchanges and empathetic interactions with the beings and space that surrounds us. His research develops around the concept of silence as a tool of transformation and the emotional significance of the ephemeral trace, which incorporates underlying knowledge and experiences.
Guntert is a German artist based in London. Her practice looks at forms and shapes within nature which are mimicked by bodies of humans and animals. She then uses the medium of photography, challenging its existence in print and exploring different material conditions.Her work is constantly transforming and adapting to different spaces, just like camouflage, which emphasises a relationship between the body and its environment but also attempts to question what lies in-between these spaces.