the drawing rooms pt 1

Collaborations to date...



"The Drawing Rooms"

Was a collaboration between all members of Expanded Draught, various DJ’s and the general public (and one dog). It took place between 10am and 10pm on Sunday 9th of march,above the Bierhaus, No 2 Henry street, Galway.

We covered all walls and floors of this three room space with paper and provided materials- pens, pencils, markers, tape, paint- alongside overhead and digital projectors, scanners, laptops, printers, digital and video cameras. Our aim was to cover every surface with drawing, static images and visuals during a twelve hour period.

We wanted to create a relaxed and welcoming environment for people to work, and music was provided throughout the session from a wide variety of DJ’’s playing everything from Jazz to minimal house.

Cyril Briscoe, a well known DJ the SISI duo (110th street, badger), Started the day. Cyril is also an audio visual tutor in Cluain Mhuire, Galway. His aim was to try and create a soundscape of sorts using clock radios, samples, records and live inputs and the result was drawing with sound. After the event Cyril made a piece inspired by the drawing rooms simply entitled “The Drawing Rooms” and we will use this as the soundtrack to a video documentation of the event. All in all an estimated 150 to 200 people passed through the space, most taking part in some way, others just viewing the drawing in progress and enjoying the music and refreshments provided.

In the end we achieved what we had aimed to do, to transform an empty white space into one almost entirely covered in drawing, collage and colour. An added bonus was the unexpected sense of community and sheer fun of the day.

We have been asked to do an event like the drawing rooms again with several spaces being offered to us, including a dance studio, and a soon to be demolished house in Galway city.