This can only be thought of as a monologue within a dialogue

Curated by Suzanne van der Lingen & Claire Walsh, This can only be thought of as a monologue within a dialogue * was an all-day event that explored the theme of ‘autofiction’, expanding on ideas relating to their 2016 MAP guest editorship. The event included a talk, a screening of artist moving image, and live work by artists selected from an open call which asked for submissions of work relating to autofiction or representations of the self by other methods, in the form of, but not limited to, poetry, prose, monologue, dialogue, video, audio and performance. Presented at Edinburgh College of Art as part of the Friday Lecture Series on 24 March, 2017.Programme Outline

11:30 – 13:00 Talk:Suzanne van der Lingen & Claire Walsh

14:00-14:50 Screening Programme:Not My Dad , Legacy Russell (2016, 5 min 5 sec). Courtesy the artist

After After the End, Laure Prouvost (2014, 8 min 33 sec, contains flashing imagery) Courtesy the artist and LUX

She’s Materialising!, Erica Scourti (2011, 11 min 30 sec). Courtesy the artist’s studio

This Quality, Rosalind Nashashibi (2010, 5 min). Courtesy the artist and LUX

Within Heaven and Hell, Ellen Cantor (1996, 15 min 52 sec). Courtesy the Estate of Ellen Cantor and Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

15:00-16:00 Reading Event:a disco, a field and a weight upon a body, Camara Taylor (printed) [www.camarataylor.com]

Five Sketches for Performance, BORN Collective (Simon Buckley and Miriam Sarah Doren)

Under the Dome, Joanna Peace [www.joannapeace.net]

CC Time – an Introduction to the Narcissistic Mind, Christian Charles

Radha Mitchell, a figure for now (after Dana Ward), Zoe Kingsley

Dolores, Frances Davis**

Vilnius, Kati Kärki [www.katikarki.com]

this perfect spring day, Geraldine Snell [www.geraldinesnell.com]

The Sphere (excerpt), James Bell

24th March, Amelia Barratt [www.ameliabarratt.com]

Ping!, Scott Baxter [www.scottbaxterarts.org]

To get in touch with crows, Rhona Mühlebach

The School of Art Friday Lectures are a public series of talks by leading national and international artists and thinkers. For the 2016-17 series, the lectures focused around the School’s research clusters: Futurity, Material, Narrative, Sexes and Temporality. The School of Art’s practice-led research embodies and critically reflects upon new registers of contemporary art, whilst rearticulating processes and practices associated with established artistic media. Contributors to this series of talks included: Corin Sworn; Martin Herbert; Hannah Sawtell; Bisan Abu-Eisheh; Lisa Robertson & Sophie Collins; Lucy Soutter; Dee Heddon; Melanie Gilligan; Filipa Ramos; Kenny Hunter; Cosey Fanni Tutti & Dave Keenan; David Sherry; and Suzanne van der Lingen & Claire Walsh. The 2016-17 talks were programmed by Maria Fusco, Chancellor’s Fellow & Reader at the University of Edinburgh.

Thanks to Maria Fusco, Jude Browning, and Helen Leigh

Images 1-12: Courtesy of Edinburgh College of Art Friday Talks series, 24 March 2017, photography by Helen Leigh

Captions:
Images 1-4: Suzanne van der Lingen & Claire Walsh
Image 5: Not My Dad, Legacy Russell
Image 6: Five Sketches for Performance, BORN Collective
Image 7: Under the Dome, Joanna Peace
Image 8: Radha Mitchell, a figure for now (after Dana Ward), Zoe Kingsley
Image 9: Vilnius, Kati Kärki
Image 10: The Sphere (excerpt), James Bell
Image 11: 24th March, Amelia Barratt
Image 12: Ping!, Scott Baxter
Image 13: still from this perfect spring day, Geraldine Snell, courtesy the artist
Image 14: a disco, a field and a weight upon a body, Camara Taylor, courtesy the artist
Image 15: Poster for This can only be thought of as a monologue within a dialogue, c ourtesy Edinburgh College of Art Friday Talks series