Notes from kickoff day, a rainy Sunday, October 14. After realizing that the borrowed couch wouldn’t fit through the field house door, we strung up a tarp outdoors and tried three different activities: Couchie, Monkeying Around Training Program, and Massively
Press: Georgia Straight, “Vancouver artist Germaine Koh asks public to help invent new sports”
The Georgia Straight Vancouver artist Germaine Koh asks public to help invent new sports By Stephen Thomson, October 12, 2012 Germaine Koh wants to bring fun and games to a small park in Vancouver. The local artist is behind the
From the vault: “Checks and Balances” from Art Lies
When discussing play and art, I was reminded of this piece I was challenged to write four years ago for the art journal Art Lies. The theme of the edition, guest-edited by the curator Stuart Horodner, was “second acts” — the
News release
News release 9 October 2012, Vancouver Artist Germaine Koh launches “League” for invented sports and games in Elm Park Who: Germaine Koh, artist in Vancouver Park Board Field House Studio Residency Project What: “League”, a new group for playing invented
Games and critical invention
“What do you mean by invented sports and games,” you may ask. My own view is that play is at heart about invention, testing, and improvisation — potentially radical processes which can be lost when games become very regulated. We
City of Vancouver press release
City of Vancouver press release More than 30 local artists set to work out of Park Board field houses October 2 2012 More than 30 local artists, including internationally renowned visual artist Germaine Koh and composer/double bassist Mark Haney, have
Obscure sports — links
Miscellaneous links to obscure, oddball, and cult sports. How Stuff Works, “9 Odd Sporting Events from Around the World“: including Cheese Rolling, Pooh Sticks, and Wife Carrying. Listverse, “10 Odd Discontinued Olympic Sports“: in case you thought Tug-of-War was just
Games – October 2012
Some ideas to try… If you have an idea, send it along by using this form or posting below. Field Carcassonne What would Carcassonne principles be like translated into a game physically played on a field that was not defined
Kicking it off … Sunday 14 October
There’s been a lot of excitement and interest in this project, so although we only just got access to the field house, we might as well kick things off. Here’s a provisional schedule: Sunday 14 October – Kickoff! noon to
Launching League
League is launching in Fall 2012. We’ll be based at Elm Park in Vancouver, thanks to the Vancouver Park Board Studio Residency Program. Here’s how the project is envisioned: League will be a changing group of people who gather regularly