​Honi Ryan

This month I was invited by artists J. Morgan Puett and Mark Dion to come out to their 'living art comlexity' - Mildred's Lane. It is a wonderful place where life, art, education and ecology come together in a convivial spirit on an old farmstead in Narrowsburg on the border of New York and Pennsylvania in the US. It is the off season, and was thick in snow, the place runs formal sessions with fellows in the summer. None-the-less a handful of wonderful creative folks gathered

A video made by Jon D'Amato after my artists talk at Elsewhere, Living Museum in Greensboro North Carolina. #artandlife #avperformance #residencies

In October I was an artist in residence at ‘Elsewhere‘ in Greensboro, North Carolina, US. Elsewhere is a living museum in a former thrift store on the main street of Greensboro. The artists and organisors of the museum live on site in the old three story house, and the premise of the residency is that you bring nothing in, and take nothing out, but constantly remake the museum with the stuff you find there. And there's a lot of it! Elsewhere functions as a living community an

Abi Tariq and Honi Ryan Act of being; active reading/writing. 31a Bienal De Arte De São Paulo, Brazil. exhibition area C. 5:15pm October 12th, 2014. Perpendicular Bienal performance #4 Two people walk through the exhibition space of the 31a bienal of São Paulo. One is reading aloud from a book, turning the pages rapidly and speaking fragmented sections of the text interspersed with words, sentences and ideas that are read from the surrounding works. Walking side by side, th

Honi Ryan and Abi Tariq Notes on not-knowing. participative performance - a telepathic encounter 31a Bienal De Arte De São Paulo, Brazil. Pavilion foyer, 6-7:30pm October 11th, 2014. Perpendicular Bienal performance #3 Two artists sit opposite each other, lock in eye contact and form an unspoken connection. Periodically, when a thought solidifies in their minds, they write it down and turn it upside down, stacking the notes to create an unknown sequence of thoughts. Every 1

31a Bienal De Arte De São Paulo, Brazil. Oct I have just participated in the ‘Perpendicular Bienal’ – a curated performance intervention on the São Paulo 31st Biennale. It was a 4 day event in the Bienal foundation in Ibirapuera Park, and included about 30 artists. The theme was ‘I am present’. We worked together to create a peaceful provocative presence on the biennial pavilion. It had free entry so attracted a diverse audience. The pieces ranged from individual to collabor

I have been on residency for two weeks at Cittadellarte, in Biella in the north of Italy. Cittadellarte is a living art place that focuses on Responsible Social Transformation. Activating ways we can build society through ethical co-working with the planet and each other. With with art at it’s core, there are many ‘cells’ of Cittadellarte, including politics (Love Difference), architecture, education, food, economics, spirituality, fashion, nourishment, human rights, design a

When I need to clear my head, I find domestic chores incredibly helpful. So I swept up some dirt. Then I swept up some balls. #everyday #artandlife #studioperformance

Tonight I went to sleep in my studio. Considering I have been having trouble getting to sleep in general lately, it was much easier to fall asleep as a performance. Sleep Action 1. Frame 123/223 Duration: 2 hours #artandlife #studioperformance #everyday