CONTACT HAS BEEN DELIGHTED TO HAVE IN RESIDENCY STREET BASED ARTIST…CALMA A.K.A. STEPHAN DOITSCHINOFF.

A SELF THOUGHT PAINTER AND ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.

SINCE HIS ARRIVAL ON TUES 28TH FEB UNTIL HIS PREVIEW NIGHT HERE ON FRIDAY 10TH MARCH, STEPHAN HAS CREATED A UNIQUE SERIES OF THOUGHTS DIRECTLY ONTO VARIOUS SURFACES OF OUR BUILDING.

STARTING WITH EXTERIOR MAIN TURRET EXIT DOOR ENTITLED.. MENTAL HEALTH.

AS HE EXPLORED, YOU TOO NEED TO EXPLORE TO DISCOVER HIS THOUGHTS ON HIS STREETS IN OUR BUILDING, A HEADY MIX OF ACRYLICS, SPRAY PAINT, STENCILS AND STICKERS.

THE LARGE COLLABORATIVE POSTER COLUMN ENTITLED DREPH LOVE, CALMA HATE IS A POIGNANT HAND OVER FROM PREVIOUS STREET ARTIST RESIDENT..NEEQUAYE DREPH WHO EXECUTED THE FIRST OF THESE UNIQUE STREET BASED ARTISTS RESIDENCIES

HERE AT CONTACT IN MARCH 2004.

MEANWHILE...SATELLITE EXCURSIONS WHILST IN MANCHESTER INCLUDE MAGMA BOOKSHOP EXTERIOR BOARDS AND VARIOUS POST-UPS!

MAY 12TH (DATE TBC) WILL SEE THE CALMA SHOW...VIVA LA MURALISTS! AT KINGSLAND ROAD GALLERY.SHOREDITCH. LONDON WHERE STEPHAN WILL AGAIN CREATE SITE SPECIFIC WORK FOR THE GALLERY SPACE WHICH WILL INCLUDE OBJECTS FROM OUR SHOW.

EG. GOD BLESS MY SOUL ( THE REFRIGERATOR) AND LIGHT EGG (TABLE).

A PURE EVIL AND DOODLEBUG COLLAB.

DO TUNED INTO PURE EVILNESS... GRAFFITI TV

THE FOLLOWING DOCU PICS COURTESY OF TAYLOR TEMPLETON, JO LEDWIDGE, MICHIKO SAKEMI AND MA BARNES-WYNTERS

ALL IMAGES ARE INSPRATIONALLY LINKED...ENJOY!

MORE TO COME!...

AFRO REGGAE STREET ARTIST CHICO ARRIVES FOR A THREE DAY SESH AT CONTACT...

MAGMA EXCURSION....SLEETY WEATHER PERMITIING!... HAD TO STEP INSIDE TO FINISH.

WORKSPACE AND COMMISIONS PLAY AT CONTACT...

NEXT....LONDON!

KINGSLAND ROAD GALLERY SPACE FELL TRU...SO...

INSEARCH OF GOOD SPACE TO EXPO FOR AT LEAST A MONTH

VIVA LA MURALISTS!

MORE INFO SOON COME.