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ACTIONWRITING#

 

 

 

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Intro


ACTIONWRITING#

 

 

 

 

ACTIONWRITING# is a series of performances developed by Marie Gossart. Initiated in 2011, it was first performed in public in Paris in 2015 during Festival Nomade, on June the 13th in the courtyard of Galerie Eric Dupont.

Photography courtesy of Geraldine Aresteanu.

AW# IN A FEW WORDS

Marguerite Duras wrote: « To write is to howl without noise ».

"Writing is drawing", said Etel Adnan.

ACTIONWRITING is about writing on music and drawing words to their very core, the loss of meaning.

Each work is unique, but is produced according to a protocol that has remained unchanged since the project's inception in 2011. In particular, Francis Poulenc's concerto for two pianos gives rhythm to the dance of the body writing with all its being. Like a mantra, the artist tirelessly repeats the same self-fulfilling gesture-wish: "I want to keep on writing".

Produced on a variety of supports (canvas, directly on the wall), ACTIONWRITING is a vibratory testimony to our humanity. 

The ability to write is what sets hu-MAIN apart. It's a little-talked-about fact, but neuroscientists agree on the essential function of handwriting as a tool for developing our brain's spatio-temporal abilities. 

Our hands are instruments that shape our thinking and our being.

ACTIONWRITING is a project that takes the form of performances, usually in public (but never on the street).

Each work is a vibratory signature of a particular moment, that of the place and time of creation, but also that of the community gathered to witness the work in progress.

In today's digital world, with its emphasis on artificial intelligence, ACTIONWRITING is an act of gentle resistance, a weak signal that reveals the beauty of the act of writing.

I invite you to create an AW canvas in your own home, or in a place that is dear to you. It will be uniquely impregnated with the energies of the place at that given moment, as well as charged with the energies of the audience you have selected and gathered to attend the performance (less than 50 people).

En Français

« Ecrire c’est hurler sans bruit » écrivait Marguerite Duras.

« Ecrire c’est dessiner »  nous confiait Etel Adnan.

ACTIONWRITING c’est écrire en musique et dessiner les mots jusqu’à leur moelle, la perte de sens.

Chaque oeuvre est unique mais réalisée selon un protocole inchangé depuis la création du projet en 2011. En particulier, le concerto pour deux pianos de Francis Poulenc rythme la danse du corps écrivant de tout son être. A la manière d’un mantra, l’artiste répète inlassablement le même geste-souhait qui s’autoréalise : « I want to keep on writing ».

Réalisée sur différents supports ( toile, directement sur le mur ), ACTIONWRITING est un témoignage vibratoire de notre humanité. 

La capacité à écrire est ce qui différencie l’hu-MAIN. C’est un fait peu abordé, mais les neuroscientifiques s’accordent sur la fonction essentielle de l’écriture manuelle en tant qu’outil de développement des aptitudes spatio-temporelles  de notre cerveau. 

Nos mains sont des instruments qui façonnent notre pensée et notre être.

ACTIONWRITING est un projet qui prend corps sous forme de performances, le plus souvent en public ( mais jamais dans la rue).

Chaque oeuvre est une signature vibratoire d’un moment particulier, celui du lieu et de l’heure de la création mais aussi celui de la communauté réunie pour assister à l’oeuvre se faisant.

Dans un monde digital, laissant la part belle à l’intelligence artificielle, ACTIONWRITING est un acte de résistance douce, un signal faible qui donne à voir la beauté du geste d’écrire.

Je vous propose de créer une toile AW chez vous, ou dans un lieu qui vous est cher. Elle sera imprégnée de manière unique des énergies du lieu à ce moment donné ainsi que chargée des énergies du public que vous aurez sélectionné et rassemblé pour assister à la performance (moins de 50 personnes).

 

ACTIONWRITING is about writing on music and drawing words to their very core, the loss of meaning.

About ACTIONWRITING#


About ACTIONWRITING#


About ACTIONWRITING#

AW#5, 29.01.2017, picture courtesy of Géraldine Aresteanu.

AW#5, 29.01.2017, picture courtesy of Géraldine Aresteanu.

 
 

Performing AW#…

As I want to keep on writing the exact same sentence on and on, progressively both a visual and mental landscape emerge in front of the audience, in which they can dive, dream or escape.

For the many years I have been performing AW#, I am still amazed with the depth and diversity of this project. Even though my protocol stays equal, the visual result of each performance is unique and different.

I am grateful for your interest in my ACTIONWRITING# project and wish you a pleasant journey on my website.

May you have any question, do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you,

Marie Gossart.

 
 
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About ACTIONWRITING#


In today's digital world, with its emphasis on artificial intelligence,

ACTIONWRITING# is an act of gentle resistance,

a weak signal that reveals the beauty of the act of writing.

About ACTIONWRITING#


In today's digital world, with its emphasis on artificial intelligence,

ACTIONWRITING# is an act of gentle resistance,

a weak signal that reveals the beauty of the act of writing.

AW-FACE.jpg

About ACTIONWRITING#


Each work is a vibratory signature of a particular moment,

that of the place and time of creation,

but also that of the community gathered to witness the work in progress.

About ACTIONWRITING#


Each work is a vibratory signature of a particular moment,

that of the place and time of creation,

but also that of the community gathered to witness the work in progress.

AW- BACK.jpg

About ACTIONWRITING#


Produced on a variety of supports ACTIONWRITING# is a vibratory testimony to our humanity. 

The ability to write is what sets hu-MAIN apart.

Our hands are instruments that shape our thinking and our being.

About ACTIONWRITING#


Produced on a variety of supports ACTIONWRITING# is a vibratory testimony to our humanity. 

The ability to write is what sets hu-MAIN apart.

Our hands are instruments that shape our thinking and our being.

AW#GENESIS


AW#GENESIS


 
 

AW# genesis

In 2008, I was living in Tokyo.

This is when I re-opened myself to writing and this is the year when the Chanel Mobile Art landed in Tokyo for a few weeks. The last piece of art presented in Zaha Hadid's ship was signed by Yoko Ono.

It was a Wish Tree, relating to the Japanese and Buddhist tradition.

On one branch, I entangled my little piece of paper on which I had written my most precious, dearest wish:

«I want to keep on writing»

These words were not a mere wish. They were a prayer, like a mantra you keep on repeating in order to stay alive. They carried a lot of meaning/sense.

The weight of these words was in total opposition with the fragility of the installation, this tiny tree which was holding the wishing papers of each of us.

It was also an absolute form of anachronism, this Wish Tree standing there surrounded by digital pieces of art.

These tiny pieces of paper, condemned to short-term destruction, whilst internet conversations would continue their endless flow, apparently eternal.

The power of thinking. Of the mind. The act of creating, in order to mark, tattoo the present.

 

 
The Wish Tree has been a part of many exhibitions by Yoko Ono since the 1990s. People are invited to write their wish on a piece of paper and hang it to a tree branch

The Wish Tree has been a part of many exhibitions by Yoko Ono since the 1990s. People are invited to write their wish on a piece of paper and hang it to a tree branch

 
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about Marie Gossart


Marie Gossart is a poet#performer#visual artist.

For more infos, check my BIO.

About Me

about Marie Gossart


Marie Gossart is a poet#performer#visual artist.

For more infos, check my BIO.

About Me