Thursday, January 11, 2007

In the Beginning

So here we are at the beginning of another year and I am about to embark on a new project. Stranger on the Train is an artist residency on the trains between Reading and Paddington. I will be travelling on Fridays going back and forth between the two for a few hours, meeting people who contacted me and arranged a rendez vous. When on the fast trains I will be seated in coach C, and around the middle of the slow trains. You will find me easily because a poster will be placed next to my seat on the window. The poster says “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Lost in Reading Station)”.
I will be on the train tomorrow morning, see you there. You can text me on 07804174962 or email me arnaud.desjardin@betweenthespace.org.uk

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Arnaud Desjardin

For his project Stranger on the Train Arnaud Desjardin has taken up a transitory residency on the trains offering his services to the public as an 'artist for engagement'.

He is inviting people to book meetings with him during his journeys to discuss his practice, the practice of other artists, and most importantly the assumed and implied roles of socially engaged arts practices, where the artist is hoped to better contemporary society according to current political agendas.

Desjardin is a French artist based in London, whose practice is not easily categorised.

His work references art historical theories and practice and he is mostly interested in understandings of perception and reality. He has exhibited work at a national and international level and has worked in collaborative partnerships with other artists. One of his current interests considers the figure of the artist as a use to society.

Contact Arnaud

arnaud.desjardin@betweenthespace.org.uk

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