PDF is free to join and held in English (due to its transnational setting)
PRAKSIS Development Forum (PDF) is a monthly peer-discussion group for creative people. It provides a friendly, informal hub for practitioners to meet, share and discuss works-in-progress.
Session 45 of PRAKSIS Development Forum (PDF) takes place at Oslo’s artist-run space Pachinko. Pachinko co-founder Kristian Schrøder will start the session by discussing the thinking behind Pachinko, before inviting participants to brainstorm inventive models for alternative art spaces. Pachinko and PRAKSIS are currently collaborating on the design and delivery of PRAKSIS residency 25, Dataton Dialogues, with artists Tris Vonna-Michell and Henrik Follesø Egeland.
The session has four spaces for participants to share their work-in-progress, and additional attendees are welcome to join the conversation without presenting their work. This PDF session will be of particular relevance to cultural organisers and those working with social practice.
For more information, including how to book your place click here.
During the session participants will have the opportunity to share their own works in progress or simply join the discussion.
Book Your Place
There are 4 places for this session and booking is essential. If you are curious about PDF but don't necessarily want to show anything (yet), feel free to come and see what goes on.
To reserve a spot please email: pdf@praksisoslo.org
PDF Structure
Each participant has around 40 minutes to share their current artistic activity. PDF’s focus is on works and ideas in progress, so please do not present finished works or projects. Projects in development can be shared in a number of ways: for example by bringing in physical works, presenting a slideshow, reading, performance, or other suitable communication strategy. A projector and laptop is available for the group to use throughout the session. PDF encourages variety and experimentation, so please get in touch if you have questions or special requirements.
About Pachinko
Pachinko is an artist-run space located in Grønlandsleiret 47C, Oslo. Pachinko aims to present experimental cross-disciplinary exhibition projects by regional and international artists. Through a Nordic network, an open structure and a flexible programme, Pachinko seeks to provide a testing ground for artistic and social discourse. Pachinko is run by Mathilde Carbel and Kristian Schrøder.
More About PDF
PDF is a monthly group meeting which provides a constructive space for artists, curators and writers to share and discuss their current practice. It is opportunity to learn what other creatives are up to, speak about your own work and share perspectives. PDF is open to individuals at all career stages. Every participant’s contribution to the group is valued.
Support PDF
PDF is only partly-funded by the Norwegian Arts Council. As with all of PRAKSIS’s activity, we intend to keep it free and open to all. If you’ve enjoyed taking part in PDF, or have benefitted from some other feature of PRAKSIS’s programmes, please consider supporting us via www.patreon.com/praksisoslo. Every small contribution - for instance, the cost of a cup of coffee a month - helps us keep our programmes going.
About PRAKSIS
PRAKSIS is a non-profit arts catalyst that fosters creative practice and knowledge production through collective activity and the exchange of ideas, skills and information. PRAKSIS seeks to establish dialogue between artists, thinkers and organisations locally and internationally, at all career stages, and across diverse cultures and disciplines.
