The Jester's Pool was an exhibition, bathing experience and collaborative gesture by 18 artists who attended Laumulistasamsteypan summer camp 2019 on the island of Hrísey, Iceland, reuniting in London in October 2019 for a mini-residency hosted by Middlesex Presents.
On Hrísey, the municipal pool was at the centre of activities, mediating layered social interactions in capacity as swimming baths/ village hall, with wifi, free coffee, and fastidious hygiene rules. Inspired by the island's geothermal pool as a shared space (a vessel for meetings, a place for inventing new games, for marinating relationships and for raisin fingers) the artists developed a pool system at Middlesex Presents. Thoughts arise from the water with the steam. Time behaves differently, stewing in the heat and stopping dead in the cold.
Conceived as part of Art Licks 2019, The Jesters Pool invited audiences to leave the Art Licks trail via a watery portal and spend time warming their feet and minds, or join the conversation from the poolside over a strong coffee.
Following the opening of The Jester's Pool, the 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan participants hosted Jester's at the Pool Party at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club.
(1) The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
(2) The Jester's Pool, Exhibition View, 2019
(3) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(4) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(5) The Jester's Pool, Exhibition View, 2019
(6) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(7) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(8) The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
(9) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(10) 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan Participants, The Jester's Pool, Install, 2019
(11) The Jester's Pool, Install, 2019
(12) 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan Participants, The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
The 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan participants are: Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir, Ned Armstrong, Alex Bex, Bára Bjarnadóttir, Sara Björg Bjarnadóttir, Ásgerður Birna Björnsdóttir, Veigar Ölnir Gunnarsson, Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir, Alexía Rós Gylfadóttir, Árni Jónsson, Jessie Krish, Arna María Kristjánsdóttir, Harriet Lansdown, Saulė Noreikaitė, Austin Redman, Jesse Rivers, Josephine van Schendel, Susan van Veen
Laumulistasamsteypan (The Sneaky Art Association) was founded in 2014. It is a twofold phenomena, a summer camp for restless artists and an artist collective. The summer camp takes place annually in Hrísey, a remote island in Iceland, where a group of artists gather for a collaborative residency programme.
Generously supported by London Fields Lido Swimming Pool, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, Omnicolour and Art Licks Weekend 2019.
The Jester's Pool was an exhibition, bathing experience and collaborative gesture by 18 artists who attended Laumulistasamsteypan summer camp 2019 on the island of Hrísey, Iceland, reuniting in London in October 2019 for a mini-residency hosted by Middlesex Presents.
On Hrísey, the municipal pool was at the centre of activities, mediating layered social interactions in capacity as swimming baths/ village hall, with wifi, free coffee, and fastidious hygiene rules. Inspired by the island's geothermal pool as a shared space (a vessel for meetings, a place for inventing new games, for marinating relationships and for raisin fingers) the artists developed a pool system at Middlesex Presents. Thoughts arise from the water with the steam. Time behaves differently, stewing in the heat and stopping dead in the cold.
Conceived as part of Art Licks 2019, The Jesters Pool invited audiences to leave the Art Licks trail via a watery portal and spend time warming their feet and minds, or join the conversation from the poolside over a strong coffee.
Following the opening of The Jester's Pool, the 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan participants hosted Jester's at the Pool Party at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club.
(1) The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
(2) The Jester's Pool, Exhibition View, 2019
(3) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(4) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(5) The Jester's Pool, Exhibition View, 2019
(6) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(7) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(8) The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
(9) The Jester's Pool, Detail, 2019
(10) 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan Participants, The Jester's Pool, Install, 2019
(11) The Jester's Pool, Install, 2019
(12) 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan Participants, The Jester's Pool, Opening Event, 2019
The 2019 Laumulistasamsteypan participants are: Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir, Ned Armstrong, Alex Bex, Bára Bjarnadóttir, Sara Björg Bjarnadóttir, Ásgerður Birna Björnsdóttir, Veigar Ölnir Gunnarsson, Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir, Alexía Rós Gylfadóttir, Árni Jónsson, Jessie Krish, Arna María Kristjánsdóttir, Harriet Lansdown, Saulė Noreikaitė, Austin Redman, Jesse Rivers, Josephine van Schendel, Susan van Veen
Laumulistasamsteypan (The Sneaky Art Association) was founded in 2014. It is a twofold phenomena, a summer camp for restless artists and an artist collective. The summer camp takes place annually in Hrísey, a remote island in Iceland, where a group of artists gather for a collaborative residency programme.
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