Victoria J E Jones - artist talks and writing

I am available and happy to talk about my art practice and the concepts and research that inform it.

This is an outline of philosopher Michel Foucault's concept of heterotopia or other spaces which he discussed in ‘Des Espaces Autres’ a radio broadcast in 1967. For Foucault heterotopia are real spaces that co-exist along side our everyday spaces but we consider them to be other in some way.

I am by no means an expert in Foucault, but this idea had resonance with my work. I have had this version on YouTube since 2010 and have kept it online as its seems to chime with other people. If I were to make a similar film about this concept now, I would probably do it differently.

I presented a version of this talk at the Greenman Festival as part of the Einstein Talks in 2010. In that version, I applied the concept of heterotopia to the festival tent.

A talk on 6th February 2016 at Arcade Cardiff Gallery about the What It Is Rite project. Filmed by Chris Beard

A talk about about Celestial Cluster 01: Age Alive Wednesday Ladies, Newport (2014) at Upmarket Gallery, Newport, Wales. Filmed by Marion Cheung

2017	'Library of Pilgrimages' Pitch Illustration Radio on Radio Cardiff Arts and culture show
2016	'What It Is Rite project' Arcade Cardiff 'What 'Safe' Means To Me' International Women's Day, Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport 'The I Am Maindee project' Maindee Library, Newport
2015	'Makers Using Technology' Pythagorus' Trousers (Science and Tchnology Programme), Radio Cardiff 'In Search of Vibrant Matter: A Polar Exploration' Third Annual Land2/ PLaCE International Postgraduate Event Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art and Design, Dundee
2014	'Celestial Cluster Newport Project' Upmarket Gallery, Newport 'Smell The City a Participatory Narrative: or Eight Lumps of Lard Down the Pub' University of British Colombia, Vancouver Art and 3D Printing Panel Speaker 3D Print Show, London 'Welsh Artists Embrace 3D Printing' ITV Wales News
2013	'Social innovation By Creative Means' RSA, Newport
2012	'Collaborative Working' curated by Julia Thomas, Cardiff
2010	'Foucault's Concept of Heterotopia Applied to the Festival Tent' Einstein Talks, Greenman Festival, Wales
2002	'Curating the Carry On' Exhibition, LCC, London
2001	'Curating Design Process 2001' The Making Place, London

For academic writing and conference papers see my'Research' page