So what about Thailand?
where is thailand? on the old tourist trail... "go to thailand" "stopped over on my way to/from Australia" i saw the rainforest, ladyboys, porn, drugs..."
I have never been to Thailand.
i dont know what to write.... nobody is talking to me out there... though i found some blogs and learnt some things..... The Thai voice is worth loooking up. i have learnt about financial scandals, shopping mall scandal, crises.............
i am losing the ongoing battle with my printer and camera set up... it wont seem to talk to one another and it makes me sad to think i cant get any photos up for you to see..... so i´ll see what i can do.... grumble!!!!
Friday, February 26, 2010
and on and on
so here we are....
two and a half hours....
in fairness my planning hadnt gone as far as this........ what happens next. who do i talk to where are they?
from this open sided booth in a tiny city in England. i am reaching out.
i cant research the places i dont know. its impossible to find out about a place simply via google... i can look at maps, tourist board websites, blah blah....
Talking to Andrew has given me a real sense of what it is to live in the world. He´s an expat, living in Japan. aware that it can be as unfriendly as any place. but still making the conscious decision to live inthe place that makes him happy,
He also sends Richard his best regards and fears that the odd email and letter they exchange isnt quite as frequent as´they´d both like.... sound familiar to anyone? I have people who only live down the coast i dont see as often as i should, let alone on the other side of the world...
two and a half hours....
in fairness my planning hadnt gone as far as this........ what happens next. who do i talk to where are they?
from this open sided booth in a tiny city in England. i am reaching out.
i cant research the places i dont know. its impossible to find out about a place simply via google... i can look at maps, tourist board websites, blah blah....
Talking to Andrew has given me a real sense of what it is to live in the world. He´s an expat, living in Japan. aware that it can be as unfriendly as any place. but still making the conscious decision to live inthe place that makes him happy,
He also sends Richard his best regards and fears that the odd email and letter they exchange isnt quite as frequent as´they´d both like.... sound familiar to anyone? I have people who only live down the coast i dont see as often as i should, let alone on the other side of the world...
i am small keeps on running
so we´re going on again and again...
I now have to contact Japan...
Andrew was delightful to talk to.... i learnt alot.
including...
That the japanese are just a rowdy on the tube...
They arent as polite as they used to be
International is Macdonalds... he likes the coffee... he wanted to give me a profound answer.
Personally i think that is profound
i may be the only one but i am very confused by all this timezone business... singapore and Japan. different timezones... but seemingly in the wrong order...
i dont really get it
answers to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk
I now have to contact Japan...
Andrew was delightful to talk to.... i learnt alot.
including...
That the japanese are just a rowdy on the tube...
They arent as polite as they used to be
International is Macdonalds... he likes the coffee... he wanted to give me a profound answer.
Personally i think that is profound
i may be the only one but i am very confused by all this timezone business... singapore and Japan. different timezones... but seemingly in the wrong order...
i dont really get it
answers to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk
Daisy now has blogs on her home page
daisy now has blogs on her homepage "accidentaldaisy" as she logged me into it right at the start.
i shall try to catch you up in a moment.....
right so here we are. i feel i have been failing in my duty as the kind of engine room, back office function for the running of this piece!!!
i have been trying t ofind ways to contact the world and see whats ou t there because i am small... there is lots to see and do...
i was using a site called "chat roulette" wher e you can be endlessly connected to randome people all over the world. it seems to be mstly men looking for women... so i seem to get cut off alot.
i also am researching timezones as i go.
i am working backwards from +12 GMT. .. every half of an hour, represents one time zone. i am to speak to someone in that timezone if i can and find out some things about that part of the world.
as i have said.... i ahve been failing.
That just changed as i spoke to Debbie in Singapore. I dont know who was more scared. probably me! i didnt know aht to say i was just so excited! first contact, There IS a world out there.
i shall try to catch you up in a moment.....
right so here we are. i feel i have been failing in my duty as the kind of engine room, back office function for the running of this piece!!!
i have been trying t ofind ways to contact the world and see whats ou t there because i am small... there is lots to see and do...
i was using a site called "chat roulette" wher e you can be endlessly connected to randome people all over the world. it seems to be mstly men looking for women... so i seem to get cut off alot.
i also am researching timezones as i go.
i am working backwards from +12 GMT. .. every half of an hour, represents one time zone. i am to speak to someone in that timezone if i can and find out some things about that part of the world.
as i have said.... i ahve been failing.
That just changed as i spoke to Debbie in Singapore. I dont know who was more scared. probably me! i didnt know aht to say i was just so excited! first contact, There IS a world out there.
i am small... it begins.
so... i am small the world is big starts... so far one picture taken... i´ll see if i can put it up... looks like i cant til i work out enough spanish to navigate my way round pablos´s laptop.
Its half hour number one and for me that means i am interrested in getting this all started.
every half hour i shall be trying to contact one person in a given timezone. Today we are working backwards from +12 GMT... so at one thirty i shall be trying to contact somebody in that timezone... its a weird one. i shall also be trying to keep you up dated and find out some interesting things about those places.
i want to reach out... i want to know what it is to live out there... in the world!
Where are you?
what is the biggest problem in the world today?
What is the biggest problem you face in your life today?
answers to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk
speak real soon!
Its half hour number one and for me that means i am interrested in getting this all started.
every half hour i shall be trying to contact one person in a given timezone. Today we are working backwards from +12 GMT... so at one thirty i shall be trying to contact somebody in that timezone... its a weird one. i shall also be trying to keep you up dated and find out some interesting things about those places.
i want to reach out... i want to know what it is to live out there... in the world!
Where are you?
what is the biggest problem in the world today?
What is the biggest problem you face in your life today?
answers to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk
speak real soon!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Skype around the globe!
Dear all…
As part of "i am small THE WORLD IS BIG" we are looking for people from all round the world to Skype with us!
We have divided the project’s 14 hours of duration amongst the different time zones, so that every half hour will be dedicated to a different area. What we are looking for is for people in these time zones to be connected for half an hour onto Skype and wait for a call from us.
So, if you know anybody around the world (it might be even yourself) we would really appreciate if you could read and pass around the following information.
Thanks a lot!
Pablo
……………………………………………………………….
Dear Potential Skypee....
We are Accidental Collective, South-East England's most exciting live-art and performance company. 2010 has seen us embark on our most ambitious and wide reaching piece of work to date. And we want you to be involved through Skype!
"i am small, the world is BIG" is a multi faceted, interactive performance-installation which seeks to bridge the gaps in our understanding of ourselves as individuals and the world at large.
Taking in such questions as "what one thing would you change to make the world a better place?" Accidental Collective seek to reach beyond their own experience of what it means to live in the 21st Century and speak to and of the world.
We're setting up a ‘sweatshop’ where voluntary collaborators will be stitching together a reconfigured world map. We'll be inviting people to change the world in their own ways and we'll be attempting to encapsulate the wealth of experiences and ways of life from around the world... a big task
In the first of many incarnations, i am small, the world is BIG is being installed in the Senate building of the University of Kent over the 26th and 27th of February this year. We are using the closest English University to mainland Europe as a launch pad for this exciting, ongoing work.
As part of our ‘out-reach’ into the world we are going to attempt to Skype one person in each of the worlds time zones every half hour for which the project is live. We'd be looking to talk for about 5 minutes about what its like where you are, the climate, politics, news and anything else really... we're just reaching out into the world... reaching out to you... We're working around the world from the International Date Line and would love to speak to people of every age, gender, creed, and any other way of categorizing the myriad of fellow humans around the globe.
What do you reckon?
5 minutes to connect with someone, free... are you?
Please look at the table below. And if you live in one of the states GTM zones and are free at the times stated, we would love you to be involve (times are stated using the 24 hour clock):
SATURDAY 27th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
+12 1:30 – 2:00 New Zealand
+11 1:00 – 1:30 Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
+10 00:30 – 1:00 Papua New Guinea, Eastern Australia (Sydney)
+9 00:00 – 00:30 Japan
FRIDAY 26th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
+8 23:30 – 00:00 Western Australia (Perth), Philippines, China
+7 23:00 – 23:30 Thailand, Vietnam
+6 22:30 – 23:00 Kazakhstan
+5 22:00 – 22:30 Pakistan
+4 21:30 – 22:00 Oman, United Arab Emirates,
+3 21:00 – 21:30 Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Moscow
+2 20:30 – 21:00 South Africa, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine
+1 20:00 – 21:30 Namibia, Algeria, Europe
0 19:30 – 20:00 Portugal, Mali, Cape Verde, Ghana
SATURDAY 27th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
-3 11:00 – 11:30 am Argentina, Brazil (Sao Paulo),
-4 10:30 – 11:00 am Bolivia, Venezuela
-5 10:00 – 10:30 am Peru, Colombia, New York,
-6 9:30 – 10:00 am Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico
-7 9:00 – 9:30 am USA (Denver) Canada (Edmonton)
-8 8:30 – 9:00 am Los Angeles, San Francisco
-9 8:00 – 8:30 am Alaska
-10 7:30 8:00 am Hawaii
-11 7:00 – 7:30 am Tonga, Samoa
If you might be able to be connected onto Skype between the above mentioned times and you'd like to take part in this innovative and all encompassing art event then send us your details to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk from there we shall endeavour to create a timetable and will be in touch with you shortly.
We'd love to hear from you!
Accidental Collective.
This project is kindly supported and commissioned by The Gulbenkian Theatre and WorldFest 2010.
----------------------------
Accidental Collective
www.accidentalcollective.co.uk
www.theworldofaccidentalcollective.blogspot.com
As part of "i am small THE WORLD IS BIG" we are looking for people from all round the world to Skype with us!
We have divided the project’s 14 hours of duration amongst the different time zones, so that every half hour will be dedicated to a different area. What we are looking for is for people in these time zones to be connected for half an hour onto Skype and wait for a call from us.
So, if you know anybody around the world (it might be even yourself) we would really appreciate if you could read and pass around the following information.
Thanks a lot!
Pablo
……………………………………………………………….
Dear Potential Skypee....
We are Accidental Collective, South-East England's most exciting live-art and performance company. 2010 has seen us embark on our most ambitious and wide reaching piece of work to date. And we want you to be involved through Skype!
"i am small, the world is BIG" is a multi faceted, interactive performance-installation which seeks to bridge the gaps in our understanding of ourselves as individuals and the world at large.
Taking in such questions as "what one thing would you change to make the world a better place?" Accidental Collective seek to reach beyond their own experience of what it means to live in the 21st Century and speak to and of the world.
We're setting up a ‘sweatshop’ where voluntary collaborators will be stitching together a reconfigured world map. We'll be inviting people to change the world in their own ways and we'll be attempting to encapsulate the wealth of experiences and ways of life from around the world... a big task
In the first of many incarnations, i am small, the world is BIG is being installed in the Senate building of the University of Kent over the 26th and 27th of February this year. We are using the closest English University to mainland Europe as a launch pad for this exciting, ongoing work.
As part of our ‘out-reach’ into the world we are going to attempt to Skype one person in each of the worlds time zones every half hour for which the project is live. We'd be looking to talk for about 5 minutes about what its like where you are, the climate, politics, news and anything else really... we're just reaching out into the world... reaching out to you... We're working around the world from the International Date Line and would love to speak to people of every age, gender, creed, and any other way of categorizing the myriad of fellow humans around the globe.
What do you reckon?
5 minutes to connect with someone, free... are you?
Please look at the table below. And if you live in one of the states GTM zones and are free at the times stated, we would love you to be involve (times are stated using the 24 hour clock):
SATURDAY 27th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
+12 1:30 – 2:00 New Zealand
+11 1:00 – 1:30 Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
+10 00:30 – 1:00 Papua New Guinea, Eastern Australia (Sydney)
+9 00:00 – 00:30 Japan
FRIDAY 26th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
+8 23:30 – 00:00 Western Australia (Perth), Philippines, China
+7 23:00 – 23:30 Thailand, Vietnam
+6 22:30 – 23:00 Kazakhstan
+5 22:00 – 22:30 Pakistan
+4 21:30 – 22:00 Oman, United Arab Emirates,
+3 21:00 – 21:30 Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Moscow
+2 20:30 – 21:00 South Africa, Sudan, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine
+1 20:00 – 21:30 Namibia, Algeria, Europe
0 19:30 – 20:00 Portugal, Mali, Cape Verde, Ghana
SATURDAY 27th February
GMT your time Countries (some examples)
-3 11:00 – 11:30 am Argentina, Brazil (Sao Paulo),
-4 10:30 – 11:00 am Bolivia, Venezuela
-5 10:00 – 10:30 am Peru, Colombia, New York,
-6 9:30 – 10:00 am Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico
-7 9:00 – 9:30 am USA (Denver) Canada (Edmonton)
-8 8:30 – 9:00 am Los Angeles, San Francisco
-9 8:00 – 8:30 am Alaska
-10 7:30 8:00 am Hawaii
-11 7:00 – 7:30 am Tonga, Samoa
If you might be able to be connected onto Skype between the above mentioned times and you'd like to take part in this innovative and all encompassing art event then send us your details to iamsmall@accidentalcollective.co.uk from there we shall endeavour to create a timetable and will be in touch with you shortly.
We'd love to hear from you!
Accidental Collective.
This project is kindly supported and commissioned by The Gulbenkian Theatre and WorldFest 2010.
----------------------------
Accidental Collective
www.accidentalcollective.co.uk
www.theworldofaccidentalcollective.blogspot.com
Monday, February 15, 2010
POSTER
A while back we bought a second hand sewing machine with our meagre budget... Last Saturday Daisy came around my place and used it to put together the poster for i am small THE WORLD IS BIG. I think the final outcome is a thing of beauty. And that comes from me, who up to now had always designed the posters for our projects using rather crude tools. As a n homage to her creative vision and her perseverance, and as a second part or follow up to her first round against a hand-operated sewing machine here is a little video.
And of course, below you can see the final poster. You would think that something relatively minor like a poster or a postcard would not make us loose any sleep. Unfortunately, we have a somewhat perfectionist streak. Which means that we have to carefully consider every little thing, including the relationship between the publicity material and the project. Daisy and I agreed that, even though the poster does not illustrate the project's aesthetic it does reflect its sentiment/ethos rather nicely... Judge for yourself.
Pablo
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