Mobius Artist Event: EL Putnam “Night Study Session”

There is a figure in Western thought that is as persistent as it is silent: the studier. Hidden away under a veil of night, scribbling notes and occult symbols in the margins of books, flipping through well- worn tomes, mumbling with hushed breath. How to capture a glimpse of this strange, nocturnal creature lurking in the shadows?

-The Sacred Night of Study. Tyson E. Lewis (p. 1. 2024)
 

Night Study presents a unique collection of artefacts collected from over a decade of artistic exploration and experimentation by artist and educator Glenn Loughran. The works on display serve as traces of events of enquiry, a diverse constellation of things that have mediated practices, from artistic research to critical pedagogy to social engagement.

The Night Study sessions will focus on core thematics in the exhibition. Each session will be led by a guest speaker. Performance artist and academic El Putnam will lead the third session, titled Studying in the Aftermath: Repair, Art Practice and Study in ‘Broken World Thinking’.

The sessions are free, but places are limited so they must be booked through eventbrite

Prior to each session, those who have booked will receive a paper by the guest speaker to read before attending the session. At the beginning of the session the guest speaker will contextualise the paper and then facilitate a group discussion where participants are encouraged to interpret the ideas in their own way and contribute critically to the conversation.