Chutney Preserves is a juxtaposition of workplace with exhibition stage, or perhaps more coherently, experimental lab with ceremonial site.
Chutney Preserves was founded in 2005 by artists Captain Marq Kearey and Captain Sarah Sparkes
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Wednesday 9 June 2010

Chutney Preserves 4

CHUTNEY PRESERVES FOUR - THE ANIMAL FAIR
Camberwell Green, Camberwell Road, London SE5
Sunday 27th
1-7pm
This will be the closing event for Camberwell Arts Festival

 
Painting by Sarah Sparkes, 2010 -  after Sidney Shepherd's. 'The Camberwell Fair' circ. 1850

From 1279 until 1855 a fayre was held on Camberwell Green, one of the many attractions was a menagerie of wild animals captured from distant lands. In homage to the beasts of the ancient Camberwell Fayre, artists will create a fair and foul enclosure of luxurious and curious beasts, transforming the Green into a safari park for human animals and their keepers, with beastly goings on, sideshows and a program of performance in ‘the big top’

Artists
Linda Barck, C.O.T.H. (Cult of the Harvester - Simon Neville and Sarah Sparkes), Helene Corr, Jo David, Daisy Delaney, Sarah Doyle, Rebecca Feiner, Charlie Fox and the Urban Bear Research Centre, Mikey Georgeson, Rachael House, Magnus Irvin, Derek Jordan, Miyuki Kasahara, Marq Kearey, Calum F Kerr, Lady Lucy and Drawing Exchange, Daniel Lehan, Joanna McCormick & Dido Hallett,Jessica Marlowe, Vanessa Mitter and James Gardiner, Slow Maurice, Frog Morris, Simon Ould, Devyani Parmar 'PEPOMO', Raul Pina, Paul Sakoilsky, Liam Scully, Vanessa Scully, Libby Shearon, cApStAn StRiNg, Geraldine Swayne, Jacqueline Utley, Ricarda Vidal and the animals of BoSs farm, Julian Wakeling, Sinead Wheeler, Ben Woodeson, a goat and many other

Timetable of Performance in and around the 'Big Top'
(note running order may change)
1.30 -4.30pm 
Vanessa Mitter -with James Gardiner - Repetition through voice in word and noise - an animal noise de-constructing communication
Frog Morris - Reading poems he has written about animals
Mikey Georgeson - Mr solo will be manifesting his primordial marmalade whilst counting down to indivisible unity and wonder via pink ukuleles and dislocated antics.
Jessica Marlowe -Animal choir -
Charlie Fox and the Urban Bear Research Centre
Marc Vaulbert de Chantilly will arrive on an epic journey from Marble Arch with his gallows and hang fugitive, criminal animals
5.00pm -
'PEPOMO' with 'ANIMUSIMAL' the PEPOMO group will dress in home-made animal costumes, sing songs, and dance, with live backing music, including adding a new 'exotic' character - especially for Chutney Preserves
6.00pm - assemble outside Captain Magnos Camper Van on the Green -
the intrepid explorer Capt. Magno will present to the general public the last surviving specimen of a nearly mythical beast, recently brought back from his most recent Amazonian expedition. This mysterious animal that has no ears or eyes has yet remained in a state of comatose slumber. It is rumoured that it's only known defence mechanism on being awoken is an extreme form of spontaneous combustion.
Julian Wakeling -Shadowgraphy

 On-going artists performance/ interventions in and around the Marquee and Green in cages, pens and on safari
Rebecca Feiner and Helene Corr with  Worm Charming Olympics, Lord Darwin and appreciation of creatures small
Daniel Lehan - champion snail racing arena
Joanna McCormick and Dido Hallett - Chimeric animal drawings made to order
Miyuki Kasahara - The fox witch  fox will appear with her tube.The tube fox will answer visitor's questions by vomiting coloured stones.
Devyani Parmar - Piggy Bank
Marq Kearey - missing pets - hand made lost dog notices that appear on street corner walls and tacked onto poor unsuspecting council planted saplings on common grounds and parks
Julian Wakeling - displays of shadow, animal puppetry
Libby Shearon - Post spill animals at the watering hole bar
Sinead Wheeler - 'Circe is looking for Love. Travellers to the fair will be offered treats at her table, and a chance to discover their animal destiny.'
Ricarda Vidal and the Animals of BoSs Farm - what does a Greek frog say? -Animal language translation project.
Daisy Delaney - Drive by safari
Ben Woodeson -  Gold Fish Soup. Ben serves cold gold fish soup in honor of Marco Evaristti's gold fish in a blender. The soup will be distributed free of charge!
Rachael House - the Pet-Tastic museum and attractions. Rachael will be introducing the Cynocephalus Nation, and asking ‘Do dog headed people walk among us?’
Charlie Fox and the Urban Bear Research Centre - Turning the tide of ethology, bear and comrades will be sharing the rules and manners of contemporary bear etiquette. Humans will be invited to enter Urban Bear’s special acclimatized tent to share tips on the latest fashion, movements and manners from ursatopia. Debretts meets Selfridges, Urban Bear spares no man or woman in search for answers to animal/human behaviours, in a make-it-up research programme
Frog Morris - reading his animal poems to passers by
Sarah Doyle - Butterlies - The Monarch Butterfly and Illuminati
Linda Barck - Nesting on the green for one day only.The Fantastical, Fanatical, Featherosity Altar.
For all the beaked and feathered creatures, that lives in myth, religion and all those magical and in between spaces, we will pray, offer, worship and confess to you on this one fabulous day.
May the egg be brought safe to the other shore and the birdman live eternally.
Magnus Irvin - Travels with Captain Magno. Part 1
Lady Lucy and Drawing Exchange - Make drawings around Camberwell Green taking 'Animal Farm' as a departure point. No drawing experience necessary - all welcome
COTH - Cult of the Harvester (Sarah Sparkes and Simon Neville) with 'JISM- Conscientious Carnivores Contemplate Happy Meats'
Marc Vaulbert De Chantilly - In the Middle Ages animals were tried in local courts for crimes ranging
from theft and vandalism, to homicide and sexual perversion. Marseilles Lion, Eton rat, and Dodd the Dog. All must hang. Animal Fair, Camberwell Green, Sunday 27 June 2010.
Jo David - Invocation of the Pegasus
Through a series of interventions, an attempt will be made to resurrect, or recreate, the lost ancient symbolic creature.
Calum F Kerr -Dr Gerald Van Elk presents: Are You Wild Enough? Dr Gerald Van Elk is Camberwell’s leading Ethologist. He is conducting a study on the wild behaviour of animals, human and non-human alike on the Green. He will present a short lecture and interview throughout the day the animal menagerie asking questions pertaining to his research and performing tests relating to Aggression; Communication; Group Behaviour; Instinct; Learning and Reproduction.
Please note: Dr Van Elk is NOT a member of the APBC (Association of Pet Behavioural Councillors).
 Jacqueline Utley -  brings small enclosures to the green; where tales from past fairs merge with the fictional creating parallel miniature worlds which visitors can help build.
Simon Ould, liam Scully, Vanessa Scully
A Goat

Supported by Space Station Sixty- five and Camberwell Arts













Tuesday 9 March 2010

Puppet Wars - The Heats

Round 5
Chicken Hans, (Sinead Wheeler and Naomi St Clair-Clarke) Vs Billy Stag (Andrew Cooper)


and the winner is
BILLY STAGG
Round 4
The Blocksmith (Sarah Doyle) Vs Blade (Simon Ould)


and the winner is -
THE BLOCKSMITH
Round 3
Baby Frank E (Calum F Kerr) vs Esenon (Tony Nonose)


and the winner is:
BABY FRANK E

Round 2
BCCB (Romain Forquy) Vs Dr Franchu (Tim Flitcroft)
and the winner is:

DR FRANCHU

Round 1

Flasher (Linda Barck) vs Magnus Bellum (Andro Semeiko)



and the winner is
FLASHER!

you can see the posters the artists made to promote their puppet here: http://chutneypreserves.blogspot.com/2009/06/camberwell-green-28th-june-noon-till.html

Monday 8 March 2010

Chutney 3 disciples and their side shows

Pictures of the Chutney 3 - The Voice of Chuntey June 2009. An annual event on Camberwell Green and thhe closing ceremony for Camberwell Arts Festival.

"Filthy Met"  by Marc Vaulbert De Chantilly.

"Filthy Met"  by Marc Vaulbert De Chantilly.

"Filthy Met"  by Marc Vaulbert De Chantilly.


Baby Frank E and Dr Franchu pay homage to this fearsom puppet


Simoa Palmeirim Costa - 'Scrabble Fortune Teller'
Un-scrabbling the future



The COTH - (Cult of the Harvester) - Kiosk
more of COTH at: http://cultoftheharvester.blogspot.com/


Miyuki Kasahara Making clones
The little blue figures 'M1' were left in locations all over Camberwell Green and their final resting places mapped - some went further afield!
Miyuki Kasahara Making clones
The little blue figures 'M1' were left in locations all over Camberwell Green and their final resting places mapped - some went further afield!
You can find out what happened to the little blue clones on Miyuki's blog



Ben Woodesons 'Health and safety Buddist chanting machine'

Ben Woodesons 'Health and safety Buddist chanting machine'

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Vanessa Mitter's Performance "Auto Eratica

The 'choir' reading different texts in several different languages.

Their voices merge and rise up into the canopy of the tent


'Bee Imune' Hayley Ho and Lisa MossLadies in red offered imunisation against nano bees - complete with celebrity endorsements, certificate of immunisation
and stickers.
Geraldine Swayne 'Queen bee' making a buzz with her musical bee hive


and stickers.
Geraldine Swayne 'Queen bee' making a buzz with her musical bee hive
Andrew Cooper and Judy Watchman look for the meaning of art down the plug hole

Andrew Cooper and Judy Watchman look for the meaning of art down the plug hole

Jessica Marlowe gave succour to the needy, but at a price

Swear an oath of citizenship in exchange for a meal
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Rebecca Feiner's encampment of cult themed fun and games, including 'smash the buddah'.
Rebecca Feiner's encampment of cult themed fun and games.

Daisy Delaney 'Windmills of your mind"

Daisy Delaney
The Temple of Chutney



Rachael House and Jo Davids film inside a wondrous cave


Diogenes and Alexander by Rachael House and Jo David

Rachael House and Jo Davids film inside a wondrous cave

Cinema in a tent - BoSs showed some cult movies from their archives

Rose Smith - Magic Beans

Rose Smith's Magic Cult Beans - each bean hand painted with scenes of happy cult life



'Beleive in Tea' Judith Brocklehurst brought her tea trolly and served punters and artists some lovely refreshing tea in tea cups with texts to influence the tea drinker . A lovely cuppa - I BELIEVE

'Beleive in Tea' Judith Brocklehurst brought her tea trolly and served punters and artists some lovely refreshing tea in tea cups with texts to influence the tea drinker . A lovely cuppa - I BELIEVE




Liam Scully's Magic Mojo Tent -
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 the Chutney Preserves sing along to the uplifting hymns of Chaplain Derek Jordan with the devestated 'Hauser and Wirth Arena' in tatters at their feet
The End