Intimacies, after Vallotton
Project Lead:
Carlotta Hartmann (Trinity College | Politics and international Relations)
Partner Organisations:
Georgina Dettmer
In 1898, Swiss artist Félix Vallotton exposed the private lives of the aristocracy in a series of ten woodcuts, Intimités. Building on this legacy, artist–writer duo Paul Majek and Sam Spencer presented Intimacies, after Vallotton.
Paper Moon Theatre invited audiences to spend an evening in the hazy, blue world of Vallotton's lovers, reimagined and brought to life in the Old Fire Station gallery through an innovative artistic and dramatic dialogue.
Visitors witnessed the fusion of art and theatre, choosing which paintings to listen to alongside Majek's cobalt canvases. They were immersed in a tumultuous world of romance, miscommunication, and many shades of blue.
A specially curated after-hours performance spread across three floors of the Old Fire Station gallery featured live music, panel discussions with the artists, curators, and academics, as well as the exhibition's artworks and audio collaboration. Together, these elements offered audiences the opportunity to experience Intimacies in its purest form: sensual, vibrant, and immersive.
The solo exhibition was also open to visitors during gallery opening hours from 4 March to 16 April 2022, allowing audiences to explore the artworks before experiencing the after-hours performance.
Contact:
Carlotta Hartmann
Carlotta Hatmann
Project Lead
Trinity College | Politics and international Relations)
Co-Lead and Director
English Faculty - Oxford Univeristy
Georgina Dettmer (she/her) is founder and director of Paper Moon, creating productions that merge artistic forms. She is an actor and writer as well as director, having been awarded prizes from the Hope Theatre and Young Pleasance for her playwriting and the Juliet Bernard Prize for her performances. She loves work that disturbs traditional forms, uses natural materials, and (of course) love stories.
Paul Majek
Paul is currently training at the Ruskin School of Art after his foundation at The Royal Drawing School. Having exhibited in online spheres, Nigeria, and Magdalen College Oxford, he is now working with Paper Moon and Sam Spencer for ‘Intimacies, after Vallotton’ at the Old Fire Station. Paul has most recently been invited to a residency at Dumfries House
Sam Spencer
Sam is in his third year studying English at Mansfield College. Produced work previously written includes: Black Lives Playlist: Track 1 and 2 (Online, Summer 2021), The Last Hurrah (short film, Summer 2021), Quartet (BT Studio, November 2021), Lions V Panthers (The North Wall, June 2022), and was a winner of both the OUDS and OUFF annual writing competitions in 2021. He is the outgoing New Writing and Access, Diversity, Equity Rep for OUDS as well as co-founder of Strikes Back Productions. Please contact Sam for writing commissions.
@strikesbackox
