Treasure Island: a forensic investigation of a city FINAL AWARD 07
Location – Portsmouth
Partners – Lead artist Seran Kubisa, Portsmouth City Council, local residents and community groups, University of Southampton Imaging Unit, Point Source Laser Technology, Applied Visual Artists, Dr Marcus Coles
Project Website- City Forensics
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2008
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'Treasure Island:A Forensic Investigation of a City' with Installation 'Sacred Eight' and 'Collecting Memories'. |
| Projections responding to the interior architecture of the Cathedral. Portsmouth Cathedral | |
| 2008 | "In Me" |
| Gasp Artspace - Portsmouth | |
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2007
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'Memories are Made of This' |
| Gallery 53-Artsprojx Space, Knightsbridge. London | |
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2004
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Our School |
| A pemanent exhibition at Welling School, a specialist arts college. | |
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2002
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‘Neuroscience/technology inspired exhibits |
| 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference - Edinburgh Conference Centre, UK. | |
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2002
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Installations , Neuroscience/Science inspired exhibits from scientific research |
| Leverhulme Trust Residency- Bolderwood University of Southampton | |
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2001
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‘Oscillations’ , Dashwood Gallery Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley, London |
| A retrospective of works- paintings and installations inspired by the science and images of Deep Space, and Neuroscience research at the University of Southampton- Leverhulme Trust Residency | |
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2001
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‘Cosmic Pulse’ |
| 2 stage exhibition, paintings and installation’ Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth | |
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2000
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‘Millennium Art & Science ’ |
| Paintings and installations. Arts Festival , Bromley, London | |
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1997
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‘Yo Yo’ a fusion of home and gallery, Portsmouth , curated by Saskia Delman |
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1996
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‘Champagne Supernova’ Quay Arts Centre , Newport , IOW |
| ‘Champagne Supernova ’ Mitre Gallery, Chichester Institute | |
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1995
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‘Universe – Multi-dimensional Space’ Havant Arts Centre , Hampshire |
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2008
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'Works on Paper' |
| Gallery 53-Artsprojx Space, Knightsbridge. London | |
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2005
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" As It Is |
| The Gallery in Cork Street - Cork Street, London | |
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2001-03
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‘Fresh Art’- Business Design Centre, Islington, London |
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2001
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‘Man Bites Dog’- 3 person show The Art Attack Project, Hoxton Sq, London |
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1999
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‘Launch@TS2K’ Creative Enterprise Centre, Brixton, London |
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1998
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‘Contemporary Works’ Inardec Interior Design Studios Birmingham |
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1997
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‘Extending the Line’ Drawings Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth |
| ‘Miniatures’- Havant Arts Centre and Winchester Contemporary Art | |
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1995
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‘Summer Show’ Winchester Contemporary Art, Winchester |
| ‘Catalyst – Women, Science, Mountbatten Art Gallery , Portsmouth | |
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1994
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‘Time, Space (Universe Series) ’ The Square Tower , Portsmouth |
| ‘Influx’ Artist influences – shown with Gillian Ayres , Aspex Gallery | |
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1992
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‘Young Artist South East’- Library Art Gallery , Maidstone , Kent . Farnham Maltings, Farnham |
Public Art: Arts Council- Arts plus Organisational Development Award 07 with Portsmouth City Council - ‘Treasure Island: A Forensic Investigation of a City’
An Art/Science technology project. Art Plus 07 Development Awards
Scientific research: Collaborating with scientist Dr Marcus Coles of CambridgeUniversity researching Liquid Crystals to create site specific art installation pieces comprising of sound, digital imagery and 2D work that explore the qualities of Liquid Crystal Technology.
Art/Science Workshops: Kubisa and Coles have developed Science/Art Workshops to engage lateral thinking skills through a given concept. Whilst these have been successfully been delivered to the education sector in schools, they are currently marketing them to the corporate and public sector as these skills can be the key to a successful innovative company.
Colour: As a Colourist Seran continually investigates colour, its physical and emotional effects, exploring its relationship to sound. Spatial, 2D and Installation work.
Science: Leverhulme Trust Award 2001-2002 - Research with Scientists, University of Southampton.
Qubit Arts: Founded in 1999 by Seran and Keren Bendor an arts innovative education company for collaborations in the visual arts, dance and music.
Visual Art and Dance utilise the same space with a concept to produce installations, movement and art. In 2001 Qubit arts were selected by Test Valley Council to run their summer term arts programme in primary schools.
‘Oscillations’ 1996 Southern Arts Award - Quay Arts: A Collaborative project with a musician, writer and dancer/choreographer reinterpreting seran’s solo exhibition ‘Champagne supernova’s a public performance, (five poems were written).
‘Transforming the Space’ 1996, 4 public colour interactive murals- Portsmouth City Counci
Capsticks London
Umberto Giannini Hair Products UK
Healing Arts St Mary's hospital Isle of Wight
Hampshire Country Council Arts Office Winchester and Brussels MEPS offices
Creasey Collection Salisbury
Private Collections in the UK, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Cyprus, Singapore, Australia
2006 - 2009 'Treasure Island: A. Forensic Investigation of a City'
Winner of the Arts Council and Seeda Arts Plus 07 development award and
Final Award for Innovation An Organisational Award with Portsmouth City Council
This is a Public Art project that will use science technology to investigate the inherited treasures of the city. Both personal and museum collections of inherited objects- treasures will be the focus for gathering samples, recording personal history and memoirs of the treasure. Using the Confocal laser microscope to analyse and reveal intricate structures of minute samples taken from these treasures, these will be the basis for the Public Art.
The projects community participation through using their own treasures aims to allow accessibility to science by revealing microscopic structures of familiar objects making an invisible world visible, allowing a new insight and view of the world on our doorstep.
This is the 3rd series of a concept developed whilst artist- in- residence working with scientists (Leverhulme Trust Award)
Series 1 ‘My Sitting Room’
Series 2 ‘Forensic investigation of a School’
Leverhulme trust Award – 2001-2002
Artist-in-Residence based in the school of Biological Sciences-University of Southampton
The Leverhulme Trust award enabled research with Scientists. Neuroscience featured as the primary research. This took the form of observing regular presentations and internal research meetings, as well direct observations of technology used for neuroscience and general science purposes.
The Confocal Laser Microscope became a fascination for images that reveal structures of an invisible world both of biological and physical nature. The concepts behind the usage and necessity of this technology also became paramount into ideas in her work.
The investigations into Neuroscience influenced new work in technology, paintings, light sculptures and installations.
The pieces reveal the complex structure of the brain and are put together from research of the concept and a wish to recreate a fascinating moment in the brain, of what is occurring to in order for us to Think, Remember and Do. The work is not totally true to the science but investigates concepts and images produced from their research.
Seran's use of colour interaction and movement has helped science concepts to be experienced which are not visually accessible in this field.
* see paintings- ‘Ode to dendrite-1’ and ‘Kaleidoscope of the Brain’
Southern Arts Award - ‘Oscillations’- Quay Arts Centre - 1996
A group collaboration with writer/poet- Harriet Kline, dancer/choreographer- Eckhard Thiemann and musician -Henley Smith reinterpreting my solo exhibition ‘Champagne supernova’ as a live public performance.
Five poems were written; new sounds and choreography were produced alongside colourist projections.