26th May. ’11
By av
Preserving MEME / the travellers box – MEMENDS CELEBRATION, MEME, Cambridge, Ma, May 21, 2011
http://meme.templeofmessages.com/pagez/now.html
Inside the Travellers Box is seven jars filled with remnants of different MEME events from the past two years. Cards, Flexib’s dust from his piece, pieces of sponge we have wiped and cleaned the space with many times, Lalie’s courage / security coins, Asuka’s fundraiser prints, pieces of the bandanas worn at Street Museum, one of Lewis’s language generator trials…through out the night I watch, and choose seven people to give them to. Jacy, Maria, Tim, Mark, Sandrine, the unknown fella, and Caliopia. MEME will be preserved. Forever. The Travellers Box is empty. It enjoys the rest of the celebration with the many, many people that come and dance, talk, watch. Preserved forever.
9th Apr. ’11
By av
Come to MEMENDS on May 21st at MEME Gallery, 55 Norfolk St., Cambridge, Ma to see how the T. Box has helped to preserve all the wonderful things that have happened over the last two years at MEME.
9th Dec. ’10
By mc
Beginning Spring 2011 the Traveller’s Box will begin to travel around the country so watch for calls in your area. The box will be New England till June 30th, Colorado between July 1st and August 31th and Pittsburgh from September 1st to December 31st.
Our first exhibition of finished projects and documentation will be May 1st at MEME gallery in Cambridge, MA.
22nd Apr. ’10
By mc
A few production shots of the Lokönenie tarp. We’ll soon be ready to take our country in a box out into the world…
22nd Mar. ’10
By wr
The Travellers Box – Boston is currently seeking proposals for collaborative projects that use The Travellers Box or its contents to explore and engage relations between artists, their practice and process. Artists are encouraged to interpret broadly ideas of public and private, identity construction and various forms of social interactions. The only stipulation is that The Travellers Box (the object) or its contents must appear in the overall work or the documentation of your project.
Please submit a proposal of 500 words or less that addresses the following:
* How you intend to use the travellers box or its contents and how you will document the project
* Artist(s) can work with the box from 1 week to 3 months. Please state how long you would like to request the box.
* The collaborative process is seen as a form of work in itself. Please speak about the role of collaboration in your intended project.
Additional information required:
* CV and brief bio
* 10-20 images of past work (jpgs no larger than 1024×768)
Please send your proposals and supplementary material to: tofu@projectsoya.net, include The Travellers Box Proposal in the subject line.
16th Mar. ’10
By mc
As promised a images of the final design for the flag, tarp, and patch.
16th Mar. ’10
By mc
Posted in News, Process |
19th Feb. ’10
By mc
So the preliminary work and planning has begun on Lokönenie: Place Nowhere, an open source nation. As we develop its narrative, history, and artifacts we’ll post them, so to get the ball rolling here are a few sketches and notes. Stay tuned for our next post to see the finished flag, tarp and patch designs.
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flag mockups
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dimensions
19th Feb. ’10
By mc
After making its long journey over the big pond the box made it to Boston, mostly unscathed. So work has begun on Lokönenie, Boston’s first Travellers Box collaboration, as well as a few minor repairs to the box itself.
Lokönenie, an open source nation, is being developed by the WRMC Collaborative as part of ProjectSoya. We will be working with the box for the next 3 months, documenting its use as well as the process of developing an open source nation.
Posted in Lokönenie, News |
