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- [May 2007] (Creation)
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16 pp.
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The artists’ association ) + ( = a O (spoken: Convex and Concave Equals a Sphere) was co-founded by performance artist Ursula Mawson-Raffalt and fine arts artist Anthony J. Faulder-Mawson in 1993. The collective is known particularly for the avant-garde nature of its work and unique artistic language, combining text, dance, sound, painting, light and film. The collective’s performance installations have been shown in Israel, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Romania, Wales and Ireland and have been the recipients of numerous grants and awards in Ireland and abroad.
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Booklet accompanying performances of 8 Variations on a Diagonal Knit 1 Purl 1 in 2007. Contains a foreword by Maura Logue, Community Arts and Arts Education Officer for Donegal County Council; a brief note on the origins of ) + ( = a O and a list of grants and awards it has received; notes on the individual artistic work of Ursula Mawson-Raffalt and Anthony J. Faulder-Mawson; and their model of collaboration.
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- Béarla