FD13 residency for the arts is pleased to welcome artist Archie Barry (B. 1990, based Melbourne, Australia) to Minneapolis and St Paul throughout the month of March. Archie Barry’s performance, music, and video works de-structure language by finding opportunities for words to be reinterpreted as somatic experience. Their interest in the human voice as a medium of belonging and becoming stems from formative experiences of singing in choirs, chanting prayers, and, as a teenager, performing in punk and pop bands. A logic underscoring their work is the stance that personhood is an unstable and complex sociological phenomenon, often reduced by language. This position is informed by their lived experiences as a transgender person and a second generation child of a small spiritual community. Please join us for a number of events throughout the month, including an artist talk, vocal workshop, and culminating performance.
Archie Barry in conversation with FD13 director Sara Cluggish
Thursday, March 12, 12 – 1 pm
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Lecture Hall 140
2501 Stevens Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
All are welcome. No booking required.
Attendees will gain insight into Archie Barry’s artistic practice and well as a discussion of time-based curation, and the benefits of residency work and travel to the creative process. This is talk is presented as part of MCAD’s Liberal Arts series ‘Works in Progress’.
Somatic Singing Workshop
Saturday, March 14, 1 pm – 3 pm
Yeah Maybe, Studio
708 Vandalia St, 4th Floor, St Paul, MN 55114
Free event, RSVP here
Led by Barry, this session is for those who are interested in exploring the connections between voice, movement, and space. No prior formal singing training or other experience is necessary. Together, we will explore a sequence of vocal exercises gathered from various fields, including dramaturgical warm-up exercises, therapeutic traditions, guided meditation and sound paired with improvised movement, all of which are strategies Barry regularly employs when devising new work.
Live Performance
Saturday, March 28, 7 pm (doors open at 6 pm)
Yeah Maybe, House
2528 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Free event, RSVP here
This new performance, enacted by Barry with the accompaniment of a live musician, will be developed over to course of Barry’s month-long residency. We invite you to save the date and await a reminder email with more details, as well as check the FD13 website as the project evolves.
About the artist: Archie Barry was born in 1990 in Sydney and is an interdisciplinary artist currently working in Melbourne, Australia. Their work has been included in exhibitions and performance programs at The National Gallery of Victoria (Sydney, AUS), The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (Melbourne, AUS), The Museum of Contemporary Art(Sydney, AUS), Contemporary Art Tasmania, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Artspace Sydney, The State Library of Victoria and Buxton Contemporary (Melbourne, AUS). Barry completed a Masters of Contemporary Art at Victorian College of the Arts in 2017 where they are currently employed as a sessional lecturer.
Accessibility: For enquiries regarding event accessibility, please do not hesitate to contact info@fd13residency.com