Revolve:R: edition three

Revolve:R is a unique multidisciplinary artistic collaboration,initiated in 2011 by Sam Treadaway and Ricarda Vidal, in which contemporary artists produce completely original artworks, poetry, film, soundscapes and music in response to a series of visual prompts. In this project, an artwork  image is sent to artists across the world with an invitation to respond with a work of their own. After each artist has submitted a response, a second image is produced and returned to all participating artists as a remix, edit, and synthesis of the collected artwork material. The process is repeated six times, producing the six chapters (or Revolves) of this lavishly produced, limited-edition bookwork. Focusing on experimentation and exchange, the project models communication between international arts communities and transcends geographic and linguistic boundaries. It is a beautiful example of the power of collaborative practice, a vehicle for new artistic dialogue, and an artwork in its own right. In this edition, the images produced through each Revolve are also sent to artists working outside visual media, creating a ripple-effect as musicians, sound artists, and filmmakers respond with their own pieces. These films, musical compositions, and soundscapes will be available in a disc accompanying each book and online. The Revolve:R, edition three bookwork is a brand new collaboration between Intellect Books and Arrow Bookworks. It follows Revolve:R, edition two (Arrow Bookworks 2013, 2015) which are available through  www.revolve-r.com

Table of Contents:
Edition three - Films Six artist filmmakers (Maria Anastassiou, Peter Hoiß, Daniel Smedley, Sophie Bullock, Alexandros Pissourios, Amy Dickson) were invited to each make a film in response and reply to one of six poems (by poets Anna Mace, Steven J Fowler, Holly Corfield-Carr, Rebecca Tantony) as well as the original artwork of each Revolve, by Sam Treadaway. Each film is represented within Revolve:R, edition three with a single film still. Edition three - Soundscapes + Songs Six artists working with sound and musicians (Heather McClelland, Portia Winters, Emmanuel Spinelli, The Bookshop Band, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, The Travelling Band) were invited to each compose and record a soundscape or song in reply to the visual artworks of each Revolve. Song 1, Speed Here Brings Me Down by Heather McClelland Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 1 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/revolver-edition-three-song1#t=0:00 Soundscape 2a, honey or the honey bee Soundscape 2b, take us to places by Portia Winters. Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 2 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/revolver-edition-three-soundscape2a https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/revolver-edition-three-soundscape2b Soundscape 3, Pruinae by Emmanuel Spinelli Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 3 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/3soundscape-3 Soundscape 4, Pinball Wizard by The Bookshop Band Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 4 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/revolver-edition-three-soundscape4 Soundscape 5, Sounding Images by Emmanuelle Waeckerle  Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 5 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/5bsoundscape-5 Song 6, Super 8 Surrender by The Travelling Band Responds to the visual artworks of Revolve 6 https://soundcloud.com/revolve-r/6song-6

About the Author :
Sam Treadaway is a multidisciplinary artist and curator whose practice includes sculpture, book-arts and olfactory scent-based installations. He has curated and produced two previous editions of the Revolve:R project. www.samtreadaway.com Dr Ricarda Vidal works at the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London. She is a curator and translator, and specializes in visual culture, death as a cultural phenomenon, and intersemiotic translation. www.ricardavidal.com Works by: Portia Winters (UK), Alastair Whitton (SA), Emmanuelle Waeckerle (UK), Sipke Visser (NL), Ricarda Vidal (DE), Sam Treadaway (UK), Shireen Taylor (UK), Rebecca Tantony (UK), The Bookshop Band (UK), Kate Street (UK), Glen Stoker (UK), Alex Stevenson (UK), Daniel Smedley (UK), Sean Slemon (USA), David Shillinglaw (UK), Solveig Settemsdal (NO), Laura Santamaria (IT), Pietro Reviglio (IT), Natasha Rosling (UK), Alexandros Pissourios (CY), Julie McCalden (UK), Chris McCabe (UK), Harry Mann (UK), Anna Mace (UK), Heather Lucy (UK), Sharon Kivland (UK), Will Kendrick (UK), Hayden Kays (UK), Juneau Projects (UK), Tom Jenks (UK), Peter Hoiß (AT), Debora Hirsch (IT), Katrin Hanusch (DE), Georgie Grace (UK), Steven J Fowler (UK), Stephanie Douet (UK), Holly Corfield Carr (UK), Anna Cady (UK), Kelly Best (UK), Sophie Bullock (UK), Emilie Atkinson (UK), Tabatha Andrews (UK), Maria Anastassiou (CY)

Review :
'Revolve:R is a very compelling multidisciplinary project and read. This works!' 'An exciting third edition of Revolve:R, that continues to create a valuable platform for the exploration of ideas, collaborative working and cultural exchange.'  'A great collaborative project and new edition - we are happy to support Revolve:R, edition three following the wonderful first two editions.'