Upon landing in Odessa, Ukraine, Ferenc visited the 7th Kilometer Market, a market constructed entirely out of shipping containers. The market’s name is derived, not from the size of the market, but…
“Container Artist Residency 01 is what happens when an artist-in-residence program partners with an international cargo ship company.”–Cat DiStasio in inhabitat
Daniel Scheffler in Wallpaper on Container Artist Residency 01
Ferenc Gróf departed from the port of Haifa, Israel on March 30, 2016. Below are a series of photos of his departure courtesy of ZIM.
BBC’s Cultural Frontline with Tina Daheley and Maayan Strauss.
Mari Bastashevski departed from Odessa, Ukraine on March 25, 2016 en route to her first stop, the port of Istanbul, Turkey. She will travel to Haifa, Israel; Nhava Sheva, India; Port Klang, Malaysia; Da Chan Bay, China;…
“One of the most unusual, and intrepid, artist residency programs will launch this spring: on board a series of commercial cargo ships.”–Gareth Harris in The Art Newspaper
Michael Epstein on Container Artist Residency 01
Antwaun Sargent covers the Container Artist Residents in Vice Magazine’s Creators Project
Laura McLean-Ferris interviews Container Artist Residency 01 Curator, Prem Krishnamurthy.
Boggsville Boatel (2011) was a floating hotel and performance space originally part of the Sea Worthy Exhibition curated by Flux Factory in Jamaica Bay Queens. The installation hosted more than 5000 people over three months and utilized 6 boats and a floating platform stage. The Boatel held nightly lectures, movie screenings, and storytelling by nautical enthusiasts, as well as a meeting with the city planners.
SEAMOR (2012) conversion of a standard 20 ft. shipping container into a space used to ship the artist himself
The Coldscape, article in Cabinet Magazine (Issue 47 Logistics Fall 2012) about the politics around refrigerated shipping
Episode 180: Reefer Madness (September 2015), podcast about refrigerated shipping