Looking south : Facing north (texts – digital prints, 100 x 150 mm) Susan Brind and Jim Harold

1. Looking south : Facing north (texts – digital prints, 100 x 150 mm) Susan Brind and Jim Harold In collaboration with Christina G., Stephanos Panteli and Pantelis Sofos with the assistance of Assistant Professor of Architecture Angela Kyriacou-Petrou ARC, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Locations in South and North Nicosia, 19 April 2017 to date

2. ‘[Place] is about connections, what surrounds it, what formed it, what happened there, what will happen there.’ Lippard, Lucy, The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicultural Society, New York: The New Press, 1997, 7.

4. Looking south … Facing north – Brief for Co-Collaborators Looking south … Facing north is a poster work relating to the Buffer Zone, Cyprus by Glasgow-based artists Susan Brind and Jim Harold. The work is a poetic mapping of small things or events encountered up to, within, and on either side of the Buffer Zone. They document moments that are potentially banal that could be overlooked, or ignored. Together they offer a series of liminal experiences in a physical landscape. The artists are inviting Cyprus-based co-collaborators to site two copies of the poster in or near to the Buffer Zone (or Dead Zone); ideally one in the south and one in the north. The locations should be determined by co-collaborators from the University of Nicosia, Architecture Department through a process of dialogue, using their intimate knowledge of the area acquired during their recent architectural mapping project. Safety and Ethical considerations: In choosing the appropriateness of the sites, co-collaborators should be aware that they are working at their own risk and therefore take appropriate precautions. They should take into careful consideration their personal safety, as well as the cultural and political implications of how the work might be received in the locations being contemplated. The intention for the work is to emphasise its evocative and poetic qualities in relation to site and location; not to act as a provocation. Co-collaborators should please bear all of this in mind in deciding on the work’s placement.

5. Looking south … Facing north – Brief for Co-Collaborators. contd Practicalities: Each poster is printed on vinyl material with an adhesive backing. To install the work the backing should be carefully rolled back (bit by bit, not all at once) and the printed material adhered to a smooth surface. The easiest kind of surface to work on, perhaps, would be glass, but the material should also be able to adhere to other dry surfaces too. Any surface should have loose dust removed before the work is installed. Prior to installation the prints need to be trimmed so that there is an even white border (minimum of 2cms) around the blue printed area. This can be simply done by carefully trimming the white borders with a scalpel to the width of a metal straight edge, so that all the white borders look even. Documentation: In addition to the selection of sites, the co-collaborators’ contribution to the realisation of this work is the production of two things: 1. A site map that shows the location of each poster and their relation to one another. 2. Photographs of the two poster works installed on site. These can be digital format, preferably jpegs and between 150-300 dpi output at A4 size; of good enough quality for future reproduction. Acknowledgements: Participants in the realisation of this project will be named as co-collaborators. We will therefore need the names and contact details of all those participating, with a note of who should be credited for any photographs. All documentation and information should be sent directly to Susan Brind and Jim Harold at: harold.brind@virgin.net We very much hope that some of you will be interested in collaborating with us on this project and look forward to hearing from you.

7. North Nicosia Looking South, Facing North ‘The site decision in the North Nicosia was challenging. Due to the recent referendum in Turkey the poster had to be processed (for political content) by the ministry of Interior. After we got the permission (even thought the text had the word blood, which made the permission take more time) we decided to place the poster close to the St. Sophia Cathedral, which is the main attractor in the North walled city. The site is in between the Cathedral and the old Market. It is also close to Ledras street. It has an almost linear connection with the South site.’ Christina G., Stephanos Panteli and Pantelis Sofos, with the assistance of Assistant Professor of Architecture Angela Kyriacou-Petrou ARC, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Installed: 19th April 2017.

8. South Nicosia Looking South, Facing North ‘The site that we chose is very close to Ledras street (the only pedestrian crossing point). Also it is adjacent to Phaneromeni Church, which is surrounded by public use. The site functions as a node for the rest of South Nicosia. Due to the programme of the area people are passing by all daylong. In the morning the coffee shops are attracting young people, while at midday restaurants attract also other ages. During the night, activities such as skateboarding and graffiti take place.’ Christina G., Stephanos Panteli and Pantelis Sofos, with the assistance of Assistant Professor of Architecture Angela Kyriacou-Petrou ARC, University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Installed: 19th April 2017.

9. North Nicosia

10. South Nicosia

11. ‘[The oral tradition ...] permits that slow piling one on top of the other of thin, transparent layers which constitutes the most appropriate picture of the way in which the perfect narrative is revealed through the layers of a variety of retellings.’ Benjamin, Walter, ‘the Storyteller’, in: Illuminations, Harry Zohn (trans), London: Fontana, 1992, 92.