Description Studio Resident NATALJA KENT OFFERS A GUIDED MEDITATION
BASED ON THE TENETS OF MINDFUL BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR), in which
participants dive into their own sensations and develop a self-scan of
their body. Following the MEDITATION, the group is guided through
DRAWING WHILE MAINTAINING THE MEDITATIVE STATE. Wear clothes to move
in. After each workshop with NATALJA KENT, she will be taking
portraits and asking participants some questions about wellbeing and
transformation. Let her know if you'd like to take part! During her
Camera Obscura studio residency August 7 - November 13, 2019,
photographer NATALJA KENT IS CONTINUING A PROJECT TITLED "Movement
Artifact," which tracks internal and external changes that occur as
people engage with their bodies and with art. Utilizing embodied and
creative practices, her residency project and public events are
completely entwined, with participants engaging in sessions of
movement and MEDITATION FOLLOWED BY PHOTOGRAPHY AND OTHER IMAGE
MAKING. More about the artist: NATALJA KENT IS AN ARTIST BASED IN LOS
ANGELES, CA. Her practice investigates embodiment, movement, flaws and
materiality through the expanding parameters of photography. This
includes video, installation, movement, collaboration, analogue
photographic printing, sound and DRAWING. Research and studio-process
experimentation form the foundation of her practice.
Collaborative/feminist/social practice output have included her
participation in groups such as Mapping Feminist LA/Women's Center for
Creative Work, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, The Dirt Palace and The Good
Good. She has shown work and/or performed at; Tate Liverpool;
Carpenter Center for The Visual Arts at Harvard; Hiromi Yoshi Gallery,
Tokyo, Japan; PS1, MOMA Queens. http://www.nataljakent.com
[http://www.nataljakent.com] The CAMERA OBSCURA ART LAB hosts six
artists-in-residence annually, and offers workshops with a changing
roster of residents and teaching artists. Here you can learn dance
moves, polish your writing, sew a seam, check out artists at work and
find a creative community! Web: SANTAMONICA.gov/camera Contact
camera@smgov.net & 310-458-2239 Fee-based events at ow.ly/IehoU Free
events at SANTAMONICACULTURALAFFAIRS.eventbrite.com Join our email
list at smgov.net/artsignup Tag us at #ArtSaMo Directions: The CAMERA
OBSCURA ART LAB is at 1450 Ocean Ave on the west side of Ocean just
north of Broadway, in Palisades Park. Train/Bus: Metro terminus at 4th
St/Colorado, 4 blocks away. Upon exiting the station go west on
Colorado to Ocean Ave, cross the street to the Pier and go north in
the park just past Broadway. metro.net or bigbluebus.com . Parking is
$6 or less for 3 hours in Parking Structure 6 (2nd between Broadway
and SANTA MONICA), and $5 on weekends at the Civic Auditorium lot just
down Main Street at 333 Civic Center Dr. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr
maximum 3 hours. More info: smgov.net/parking. Registration: For
fee-based classes, we encourage reserving online with a credit card.
Some classes accept drop-ins. Bring cash to cover material fees, if
applicable. Refunds/Transfers: Full refunds are given if class is
cancelled before taking place - enroll online with confidence. For
student withdrawals for any other reason, $15 processing fee for each
multisession activity refunded; one-time classes & expended material
fees are nonrefundable. Requests must be made in person, by mail, fax
(310-899-0840), or email to communityclasses@smgov.net within 24 hours
of first class meeting. All class dates, times, locations, and
instructors are subject to change. FA Type Non Applicable Program
Location Camera Obscura Art Lab - Addition at Camera Obscura Art Lab
Instructor Natalja Kent
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