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The 'Ghosts in Armour' Team.

GIA on the BBC Wales History

You can visit the BBC Wales website to view some parts from the documentary 'Vision Up the Iron Mile' by Richard Crandon.
If anyone interested in watching the full version please contact with us.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/strike_ghosts_armour.shtml

GIA is back!

Ghosts is being quiet for the last months but it has kept growing. This year the project will be extended to Bilbao. New art pieces will be produced for an exhibition in December in Spain with interesting collaborations still to come. We will keep you updated!
Next July some of the art pieces will be on display at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea. But we will give you more details soon.

Thanks to Armin, Manel and James for an amazing night of projections in a derelict colliery in the valleys. Matt & Jani.

COURTYBELLA CLUB TONIGHT!

We have been busy moving house and we are really sorry for the short notice, but if you around in Newport you shouldn't miss the GIA Closing Party at the Courtybella Club, opposite the police station tonight from 9 till late. Bands, djs, comedy and much more at the old workingmans club. Thanks to Newpart

We promise more updates soon...

Beautiful Ghosts Review by Chris Paul

Blame Thatcher. Blame Reagan. Blame neo-liberal capitalism. Or write
the whole thing off as unavoidable- there are always losers. Either
way Welsh industry declined. The powerhouses of empire faded away to
shadows, then the shadows themselves began to waver.

The Ghosts in Armour exhibition currently at the Riverfront Theatre,
Newport, captures this decline through the lens of the now defunct
Whitehead steelworks. Photos, memory, lyric, and industrial artifacts
are installed into a basement space in form of a mutli-media
exhibition, transforming it into a witness of the loss and nostalgia
apparent across South Wales as a result of economic decline.

While further exploration of the subject's textual elements could
perhaps have been possible this exhibition captures the shifts and
echoes of welsh industry- ghosts in armour indeed. The overall
aesthetic results of the featured artists' investigations are both
impressive and thought provoking, evocative of a tangible absence.

chris paul

For more information on the writer please visit his academi profile at...

http://www.academi.org/list-of-writers/i/132245/

Special Newpart Showcase Announced Friday 10th October 9pm - 2am

Hey everyone,

It is our great honour to announce that in conjunction with the wonderful people at Newpart and with the support of the University of Wales, Newport and it's Student Union we have one hell of a night of entertainment organised for your pleasure.

Newpart are passionate about promoting local artists and renowned for their ability to turn any unsuspecting venue into an arty mash up. With The Courtybella Club allowing special access one more time why not enjoy the free program of Ghosts in Armour events at the Riverfront and follow it up by joining us for a drink with the ex steel workers at this amazing location.

The Last Party saw 60 year old steel workers dancing with the art crowd well past 2am to the best reggae beats supplied by the Revolutionary Brothers and MC Konsul who flew in especially from Bilbao.

If you were unlucky enough not to be there then make sure you join us this time for the amazing psychedelic sounds of The Keys, DJ Sets from Bristol's DJ Vallee, Dubstep and Garage from Newport's own Tom Servo, Live Painting by Graham Philips & Burlesque by the lovely Lady Confessions. To cap it off we also have Sweaty Pheasant performing a unique Ghosts in Armour Set with live visuals supplied by CrandMasterFlash.

Standard entry is just £4 but for students or newpart members all this can be yours for the paltry sum of just £2 (which is less then the price of a Courtybella house double!)

Tickets can be purchased for this unique night in advance from the Staff at the Ghosts in Armour Exhibition in the Basement Gallery at the Riverfront, Bristol Packet Quay, Newport.

(And hurry cos we're limited to 200!)

Student Private View Friday 10th Oct 5pm - 9pm

'Ghosts in Armour' is going to China

Steel spectres will be on display in Beijing Today Art Museum from the 27th Sep to 12 Oct. The images selected document a series of site specific projections of found photographs of the workers at Whiteheads.

Opening Night Gallery Video

Some shots to wet your whistle!

Wow, What a busy few days!!

We're Officially Open and What a Private View!

as you can see from the Timelapse on the previous link Ghosts is now officially open at the ship gallery at the Riverfront, Newport.

We've also finally launched the majority of the interactive content online so why not follow the link on the homepage and browse through the catalogue, explore the spaces and history of Whiteheads in our unique virtual tour, or play on the interactive games!

We're receiving some great feedback with recent features in the Metro as well as a double page spread in the Western Mail. Also watch out for us on ITV tomorrow night.

so near or far, make sure to start exploring the worlds of Ghosts soon

Matt & Janire

Ghosts in Armour is officially open!

INVITES OUT AND LIMITED PRIVATE VIEW SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

The invites for the private view are now firmly in the post and should be hurting the postie's backs early next week.

If your invites don't arrive or you would like to join us at the private view simply drop us an email at rsvp@ghostsinarmour.com. We still have a number of spaces available for what is sure to be a very interesting night of Art and live performances.

Who knows... there might even be a glass of wine or two!

see you there

A big thanks to Lomo

Ghosts in Armour wants to specially thanks Lomography for their support. They have donated some cameras to be used in the workshops. Children will be shooting with the different cameras during the exhibition time and all the pictures will be displayed in a big collage at the venue. GIA will join the global Lomographic community!

New Website

After a lot of hard work by the Ghosts in Armour team and the designer Armin Seltz the new website is here for you to explore.

The site has been designed to offer a small glimpse of the bigger virtual experience which we will be launching alongside the exhibition in The Riverfront Newport on the 6th September 2008.

Use the contact page for any feedback.

Enjoy!

a big thank you!

We would especially like to say a big thank you to all the ex-workers involved in the project so far. Through their own individual donations of time and memories they have allowed us to understand how the work environment was like and to create a much deeper narrative to the project. We look forward to seeing you all again soon at the private view.

demolition

We knew it was going to happen soon but it is weird when you see it is true. By September Whiteheads will be gone, just on time to take its traces into The Riverfront. It is not just a building, it is 100 years history that are being taken into pieces... but its essence will be treasure forever.
We'll keep updating about the project.

Thankyou

We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to NGB2B for their support in kind towards 'Ghosts in Armour'.




If you feel you can help the growth and development of 'Ghosts in Armour' by supporting us with either services or financial support then please contact us at info@ghostsinarmour.com

and please don't forget to check out the video below

Ghosts Teaser No 1

Thanks to Richard Crandon for this short Teaser Trailer.

Enjoy and please offer feedback.

If you would like to know more about "ghosts in armour" please check

www.ghostsinarmour.com

New 3D Visualisation of Ghosts in Armour at the Riverfront

Once again, many thanks to Seltz Design. Nice work Armin



This short visualisation has been created as an initial concept for the Ghosts in Armour show to be held at the Riverfront between the 5th of September and the 17th of October. Created by our good friend Armin from Seltz Design. We will be working with Armin closely to aid in the Curatorial process as well as using his unique skills to aid in the transition of all the Art pieces into a multimedia format, increasing the works artistic scope and ultimately its accessibility to all.

WE NEED YOU!

Hi Everyone,

Here at Punctum we are committed to creating one of the most interesting and thought provoking visual exhibitions ever to hit Newport and beyond, However to grasp the amazing opportunity we currently have and transform the hard work already put in by so many to realise the show, we now need your help. If you feel you can bring something to the exhibition or help in some way we are keen to hear from you. Likewise, if you would like to become an official friend/supporter of the show we have an account set up purely for the development of the show.

To help make the kitty grow we are also offering a free limited edition signed A3 print to the first 30 donations of £50 or more. All donator's should be aware that 100% of your gift will be used directly to increase the scope and scale of the works created and through the development of our education program and interactive web content facilitate the show to reach a much wider audience .

Still Thinking? well if a free print or the warm fuzzy feeling you'll have inside after donating isn't enough to start digging deep then don't forget all supporters, big or small,will be recognised for their support in our catalogue.

To donate or just chat about the project please drop us a line at ghostsinarmour@gmail.com or alternatively call Matt on 07734 471 356

kindest regards

The Ghosts Team

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Fwd: Making the Papers already!

Article from the South Wales Argus last week looking at Ghosts in Armour and the WrightGeorge Photosphere

Ghosts in Armour now on Facebook

Make sure to check out our new facebook page

search for Ghosts InArmour

regards

The Ghosts Team

Alligning Perspective

View of the Godin's Sphere captured on site last week at the old Corus Steel works.

WrightGeorge Float Site Specific Sphere at Godins

WrightGeorge Push Visual Boundaries for Ghosts in Armour with their first site specific floating photosphere.

This week Matt Wright and Chris George collaborating as WrightGeorge were delighted to display their two metre diameter floating photosphere back on site in the exact position from which it was shot.

The Helium Filled Photograph was displayed back in its place of conception from Monday to Friday of this week to represent an average working week. Forming the key piece created for Ghosts in Armour by WrightGeorge the photosphere represents the furthest development so far by the creative duo. Forcing the viewer to question the physical boundaries of the medium of photography the sphere on site forces the viewer to the outside of a view both mentally and physically. The occasional alignment between the viewer, the sphere and its environment creates a symbiotic disharmony between our perception of time and space. The documentation and sphere itself will be displayed within the Ghosts in Armour Show at the Riverfront later in the year.

For further information please see www.wrightgeorge.com
or contact info@ghostsinarmour.com