nok cha cafe

Bridges Exhibition

Nathan Stoneham — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:52:44 +0000

Nok Cha Cafe, Video and Performance Artefact Installation

LG Fashion Art Gallery, Seoul

November 2009

changdong art studio performance sample

Nathan Stoneham — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:54 +0000

haiku

Nathan Stoneham — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:43:16 +0000

Journeying through the world

To and fro, to and fro

Cultivating a small field

Basho

slideshow updated

Nathan Stoneham — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:31:43 +0000

the photos (stills from video) from our very special performance at Changdong Art Studios are now in the nok cha cafe slideshow

gallery

Nathan Stoneham — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:17:18 +0000

Video of Nok Cha Cafe performance in Changdong, collaboration by Nathan Stoneham & Jeremy Neideck @ Cue – Changdong Open Studios 7

imagining empty spaces into social spaces

Nathan Stoneham — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:55:07 +0000

Hannah Suarez from Brisbane Creative Industries shares inspiring stories of communities and organisations who have spotted empty spaces in their cities — from abandoned shopfronts to car parking spaces — adopted and transformed them through creativity.

changdong art studio open showcase

Nathan Stoneham — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:12:21 +0000

WHAT: Nok Cha Cafe (performance meditation, video, sound, live art & music + free korean green tea)

WHO: Jeremy Neideck & Nathan Stoneham

WHEN: Tomorrow night! 27th Oct @ 7pm

WHERE: Changdong Art Studios, Changdong, Seoul, Korea.

HOW TO GET THERE: Take the light blue line (number 4) to Changdong, exit the train station via exit 2 – keep walking in the direction of the stairs out of the station, cross the road and catch bus 1157 to the Korea Exchange Bank, Changdong branch – the studios are next door! Alternatively, show a taxi driver this map once you get to Changdong!

looking back

Nathan Stoneham — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:54:53 +0000

A video package of footage from the Brisbane season of Nok Cha Cafe as part of Brisbane Festival’s Under The Radar Festival.

Enough time has passed for me to sit down and write a little about the Brisbane season of Nok Cha Cafe. To be honest, it was quite an exhausting experience – creating this “solo” work (I was the only live performer, but many people contributed to the video & audio material) was time consuming and mentally draining… I faced a couple of problems that can arise when performing a public performance, in a relatively un-controlled environment, without any preparation in the performance space or with the technology that will be used. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was disappointed with the first night due to some projector issues – but now I just consider that a tech run, since I’m happy with how the other nights went! Day 2, 3 & 4 were pretty smooth sailing and I received some lovely feedback. In the same way that my season opened on a downer, it ended on a downer too due to an intoxicated man abusing me after the show for a few minutes until security was called and I was escorted away. It was really difficult for me to understand what upset him so much. He was an angry nationalist, and he said he was disgusted by my ignorance. Despite the abuse (which was not aimed at the work, or at my appearance/sexuality/behaviour – but rather my thinking… somehow… it’s pretty irrational since he doesn’t know anything about how or what I think) I remained calm.

Anyway, despite these unfortunate moments, I was proud of Nok Cha Cafe. I’m proud of the video of performance stunts that I featured, proud of the music I wrote, proud to facilitate a cross-cultural process between Australia, Korea and Japan, proud to include elements of Korean culture and language, and very very proud that I was able to donate to Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights, Korea. Since the work was heavily focused on multi-media, I feel like the live action could be developed into a more structured performance… but after our showcase of Nok Cha at the National Museum of Contemporary Art next week, I think I need a rest from this project. Time for something new.

It was what is was. A performance art meditation on separation & displacement using tea to help us be present in the here and now.

new photos

Nathan Stoneham — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:13:52 +0000

Photos from Nok Cha Cafe in Queen Street Mall as part of Brisbane Festival’s Under The Radar have now been added to the Nok Cha Cafe slide show.

850 호주 달러 = 869 290.78 원

Nathan Stoneham — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:05:06 +0000

In line with my philosophy to match the cost of making art and donate that amout to a charity/aid agency/human rights group, I’m donating 869 290 Korean Won to Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea.

Major goals of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea are as follows :

Abolishing discrimination of sexual minorities.

Achieving cooperation among different minority groups.

Establishing a consistent alliance against oppression on foreign workers, women and national workers.

Addressing sexual minorities issues onto “National Human Rights Commission”

Establishing cooperated shields against illegal investigation of gay bars and mass-media companies broadcasting and reporting biased news on sexual minorities.

Staging allied movements against the government’s illogical AIDS policies saying, “.. must have our sex education strengthened in order to help the youngsters avoid being involved in the homosexual ideas and activities, which will hopefully lower the rate of HIV-positive among the population ..”

For more info & the organisations history, visit here