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| FoAM Brussels continues to be involved in the facilitation and support of a wider community of generalists -- th transdisciplinary and speculative cultural proletariat. We call this work our 'services' to the cultural sector and beyond. Firstly we're delighted to let you know that the digital catalogue of our physical library is now online. Alkan has been hamstering in the library cataloguing the publications and sorting them on shelves, so it is much easier to find what you're looking for in our humble but exciting collection of more than thousand books, magazines, grey literature and other ephemera informing and emerging from FoAM's activities. From 2014 we're planning to hold Open Library Days and Salons, giving not just our audiences but also ourselves a chance to spend time in the library and peruse its materials. | FoAM Brussels continues to be involved in the facilitation and support of a wider community of generalists -- th transdisciplinary and speculative cultural proletariat. We call this work our 'services' to the cultural sector and beyond. Firstly we're delighted to let you know that the digital catalogue of our physical library is now online. Alkan has been hamstering in the library cataloguing the publications and sorting them on shelves, so it is much easier to find what you're looking for in our humble but exciting collection of more than thousand books, magazines, grey literature and other ephemera informing and emerging from FoAM's activities. From 2014 we're planning to hold Open Library Days and Salons, giving not just our audiences but also ourselves a chance to spend time in the library and peruse its materials. |
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| Soon after the library was catalogued, our first residents after the summer recess in 2013 used the library in the most creative manner. Lies Declerck and her two-year-old son Adi spent a week in FoAM cooking from recipes found in FoAM's food-related books. This was one of the most unique and generous residencies we have ever experienced. Lies experimented with the fine line between work and life, art and housework and took care of FoAM and our guests for a week. In exchange we took care of Adi and involved both of them in the daily life of an arts lab. | Soon after the library was catalogued, our first residents after the summer recess in 2013 used it in the most creative manner. Lies Declerck and her two-year-old son Adi spent a week in FoAM cooking from recipes found in FoAM's food-related books. This was one of the most unique and generous residencies we have ever experienced. Lies experimented with the fine line between work and life, art and housework and took care of FoAM and our guests for a week. In exchange we took care of Adi and involved both of them in the daily life of an arts lab. |
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| Aside from short-form residencies, the library is used extensively by our two current macrotransients, Luea Ritter and Michka Melo. Luea is working on how to deal with transitions on personal, organisational and even societal scales, and Michka (having just started a few weeks ago) has wallpapered a loft in Post-Its outlining plans to disentangle from a scientific career and explore the boundaries between self-sufficiency and interdependence. Their transiencies will continue well into 2014, so you can expect further updates in coming newsletters. Both Luea and Michka are supported through FoAM's coaching programme, lead by executive coach and FoAM board member Vali Lalioti. There are still a few places left for cultural workers in Flanders and Brussels who feel the need for coaching, so if you're interested, drop us an email at bxl@fo.am. | Aside from short-form residencies, the library is used extensively by our two current macrotransients, Luea Ritter and Michka Melo. Luea is working on how to deal with transitions on personal, organisational and even societal scales, and Michka (having just started a few weeks ago) has wallpapered a loft in Post-Its outlining plans to disentangle from a scientific career and explore the boundaries between self-sufficiency and interdependence. Their transiencies will continue well into 2014, so you can expect further updates in coming newsletters. Both Luea and Michka are supported through FoAM's coaching programme, lead by executive coach and FoAM board member Vali Lalioti. There are still a few places left for cultural workers in Flanders and Brussels who feel the need for coaching, so if you're interested, drop us an email at bxl@fo.am. |
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