FON’s residency programme provides dedicated time and workspace for artists to develop new site-derived work individually and/or in collaboration with each other, resulting in a public performance or presentation in local community buildings and public sites. Antye Greie (AGF / the Lappetites / AGF Delay) in August to undertake a week long research and development residency as part of our 2010 programme, supported by the Goethe Institut Manchester, Grizedale Arts and Lanternhouse.

The residencies are designed around each artists’ individual artistic practice and in Antye’s case, this involved exploring possibilities for performing in a completely rural context, leaving behind traditional music venues (and electricity) in an attempt to combine digital music and live performance with the natural environment. Joined by Octopus members Glenn Boulter and Fern Oxley, Antye approached this in a number of different ways, with one example being a multi channel installation that used battery powered radios and transmitters to turn an area of forest into a performance space. This resulted in an entirely unique and subtle experience wherein Antye’s music delicately interacted with the sounds of creaking trees, birds and streams to create an immersive environment.

This and other experiments were documented with sound, video and photography by Ulverston based artists Mary Stark and Ellie Chaney. Work in progress can be found at AGF’s website:

http://www.wilderness.poemproducer.com/

The results of the week were presented back as part of a public event at Lanternhouse Ulverston with support from Octopus and digital artist Stanza (www.stanza.co.uk) and alongside Grizedale Arts‘ potato cafe at the Coniston Horticultural Show, where Antye’s daughter Lumi swept the board with her decorated egg, garden in a biscuit tin lid and wildflower display.

AGF live at Lanternhouse 28/08/10 from Octopus Collective on Vimeo.