IN THE SECOND CHAPTER OF “THE ART OF REMEMBERING,” INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS GATHERED IN PARIS FROM JANUARY 2025-JUNE 2025 FOR A 6 MONTH INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, POETIC JOURNEY, AND PROCESS-BASED COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE. IN THIS CHAPTER, 4 ARTISTS JOURNEYED DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE.
THE OPEN CALL POEM AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
On January 2024 “the rabbit hole” collective presented “the art of remembering” its second global process-based residency program in Paris, France
STUDIO SESSIONS
Each artist interrogated the subject of "remembering" immersing in The Rabbit Hole Method™ participating in 3 curated workshops from international facilitators. On completion, the artists received a master class certificate in The Rabbit Hole Method™.
THE RABBIT HOLE METHOD™ IN IMAGES
Each artist interrogated the subject of "remembering" immersing in The Rabbit Hole Method™ through 4 workshops designed to inspire and provoke their practices: “Echoes of the Self” a sound vibration experiment; “The Mirror of the Other” inspired by the Buddhist Koan Technique; “A sensorial banquet” employing techniques from Teatro de Los Sentidos; and a Sufi whirling workshop, by Narjès Kel.
THE ART OF DERIVE
From January 2025 - June 2025, the group developed a weekly practice called “the derive". meeting at Pont Marie Bridge each Wednesday at 11am for a 1 hr session of wandering. The derive is a listening technique; a way of wandering, following our feet, tapping into unconscious codes, mystical messages and ways to “remember.”
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS’ STATEMENT ON PROCESS
4 international artists journeyed down the rabbit hole. After their first six months, process statements.
Their final responses to the question “what if we stop remembering?” will be presented here in 2026 REWRITE