Publication
26.10.2013: Book launch, Chase and Sorensen, London, UK
A publication, edited/curated by Zoë Mendelson and published by And Publishing, will include articles, artworks and fiction. Alongside This Mess is a Place‘s own collaborators from psychiatric and archival fields there will be contributions of artistic projects from Jim Bay (UK); Michel Blazy (FR); Carrie M Becker (USA); Marjolijn Dijkman (NL); Nat Goodden (UK), Jefford Horrigan (UK), Catrin Huber (UK); Dean Hughes (UK); Verity Jane Keefe (UK); Mierle Laderman Ukeles (USA); Florence Peake (UK); Michael Samuels (UK); Kathryn Spence (USA); Robin Waart (NL); Julian Walker (UK) and Laura White (UK) among others.
The publication will contain essays and documents by Dr. Colin Jones (Senior Lecturer/Researcher in Applied Health and Social Sciences, UK); Dr. Haidy Geismar (lecturer in digital anthropology and material culture, US/UK); Jeremy Gill (urban planner and theorist, AUS/UK); Cecilie Gravesen (artist, curator and writer, UK/Den); Dr. Alberto Pertusa (consultant psychiatrist, UK); Daniel Rourke (artist and researcher, UK); Isobel Siddons (archivist and Head of Engagement at the National Archives, UK); Satwant Singh (nurse practitioner and cognitive behavourial therapist, UK); Nina Folkersma (curator and critic, NL); Alberto Duman (artist, writer, UK). The publication will also include documentary photography by Paula Salischiker (ARG).
The idea behind the publication is that practice/artistic research will co-exist with more clinical and scientific research. It is hoped this will create overlaps and crises of ‘usefulness’ akin to the submersion of materials within a hoard or the pursuit of order within a collection. The publication itself will be unbound – illogical and precarious as an object.
To order a copy – for individuals or libraries – please contact zoe@thismessisaplace.co.uk
