impromp-2 as replacement (temp)

 

Normally we wanted to go ahead with a regular archival meet et the Chien Brun but things got in the was so as to reduce us to some short impromptus in the meantime – notwithstanding, we still consider the original idea as viable and would like to expand on it, with the proviso that it will be a more diverse and irregular thing rather than a fixed rendezvous.

 

 

To wit, the conference table as 'brancard' a resting place for the near-deceased or seriously wounded combatant... the image of an emergency, urgency, need to intervene if not all be lost... but at the same time waiting, for the nurse, the doctor or the undertaker... which is it to be? Hopefully the nurse, maybe even the head nurse, with gives hope and light and joie de vivre...

 

A new lease on life but with some restrictions – prosthesis, crutches for defunct body parts and misguided thought – ambulant treatment, stationary healing... we shall see, and develop some thought in the meantime:

(more soon)

 

Soirée repassée

 Pour arrondir les connexions entre nous une repas partatgé - tout frais!

lost souper/ supper

soiré repassage

pour nous c’était une très courte visite, une petite acte de participation (couper quelques légumes) au grand repas du soir... une soirée surtout de la groupe Amour et Sagesse qui parle des et avec les gens qui sont dans une interzone de le passage du temps – c’est quoi vieux, ancienne, vintage ? Bon question et cet méthode banqueteuse était une belle introduction – même si nous étions pas pour le repas même – repas passé, intention repassé – prochaine fois mieux.

 

 

Evening ironing: for us it was a very short visit, a small act of participation (cutting some vegetables) in the big evening meal... an evening especially formulated by the group Love and Wisdom which speaks of and with people who are in an interzone of the passage of time - what is old, ancient, vintage? Good question and this banquet method was a nice introduction - even if we were not there for the meal itself - meal passed, intention ironed – better next time .

Dec 6 questionable conjecture

 

The first of a series of archival query's at the new (refurbished) venue Chien Brun...

(to wit - on this day also the buktapaktop website - already defunct - was abandoned officially)

 

 

the small gathering was an informal affair – the presentation rather curioius because it entailed some questions as well as documentary elements – the images were of a St. N exhibition at 'inexistent' but unclear when – which still remains the question. (no-one could help out) the presentation of the itinerary of the 'iris' chair was minimal, and a bit after the fact, but the subtext question whether conjecture is admissible as a valid research method in the archival did set off a lively discussion based partially on the notion of auto-plagiarism and specifically relating to Jacques Lizen's self-remake series as well as various (autosubversive) aspects of the cultural scene in Liège during the late 80's and well into the 90's... ah, memories...

 

 

By way of hands-on intervention we investigated two rolls from the archive mound: one of which as it turns out was dated: 50/50 11/3/1990 – so that was then clear (it was a paper strip of ca. 5 m which we then crumpled into an archive-ball of sorts) (call it re-packaging) – the other was more enigmatic and had no date... but it was sectioned in three with masking tape, which no longer fulfilled it's function... one theory is that it was a cut-off from the installation by Jef L. 'Baghdad 8' – which makes sense because the other paper used for this occasion was a hand-painted paper panel belonging I think to just that exhibition, which read ' firstI sealed, then I invented writing' – not sure if this was referring to Nebuchadnezzar or another Babylonian potentate, but remembering another version used in stamps 'I seal 2 write' or 'I seal II write' – no longer sure which.

 

so much for the Santa complex -

below a videostill from the session on plagiarims during the exhibition of Donovan, Morgan & Rose at F44 which served as a sort subtitle/text for this get-together...

Jef L and Wout V...

en bateau...

 

New structure, new name

Given that the old Buktapaktop was no longer viable and it seemed there were no new faces that might have re-launched the project, it was decided to lay it to rest. But given the fact that the space would be lost for all sorts of activities and there are plans for a complete overhaul in the (near) future, it was decided to make the most of it and install a new, refurbished entity that can be used by a wider range of semi-public activities...

Le Chien Brun

With a new set of parameters and quite a few new faces, re-vamped interior conveniences while at the same time retaining the old workspace-feel... 

 

 

 

in a boat now, and a new hat as well as a companion...   (by Manu T)

CCNA CNC CNCC

 

Après de longues délibérations, une partie de la 'frise Saint-Nicolas' réalisée collectivement à l'issue de l'étude de viabilité entourant les opérations de Buktapaktop, en fait la dernière œuvre réalisée sous ce titre... a été sélectionnée comme première œuvre d'art à être exposée dans le nouveau Canal Centre d'Art Négatif (CCNA) et offerte aux eaux du canal Charleroi-Bruxelles-Anvers au pont Jules De Trooz sous le monument du travail de Constantin Meunier. (quartier de Laeken) le Dimanche 18 Août 2024.

Cette cérémonie inaugurale marque la transition dite de Buktapaktop vers diverses autres entités – dont le nouveau Canal Centre d'Art Négatif n'est qu'une d'entre elles. Elle illustre le fait que même si Buktapaktop a décidé de se dissoudre, les acteurs et les activités continuent sous d'autres formes et combinaisons.

On peut voir cet événement comme un autre aspect d'une désintégration qui a vu des membres participer à diverses activités telles que les visites au Borinage (Grand Hornu) et au nord de la France (Maubeuge : Shakespeare sans E)... et comme des précurseurs de nouveaux horizons qui se dessinent – ​​sans trop en dévoiler nous attendons avec impatience le développement de la 'Langue de Chien' à l'ancienne adresse d'Ixelles...

A plus (ou moins) bientôt.

 

The Canal Negative Cultural Center... (CNCC)

After much deliberation, part of the 'Saint Nicholas frieze' produced collectively at the end of the viabilitys study surrounding the operations of Buktapaktop, in fact the last work produced under this title... was selected as the first work of art to be exhibited in the new Canal Center of Negative Art (CCNA) and offered to the waters of the canal Charleroi-Bruxelles-Anvers at the Jules De Trooz bridge under the monument of labour by Constantin Meunier. (district of Laeken).

This inaugural ceremony marks the said transition form Buktapaktop to various other entities – of which the new Canal Center of Negative Art is but one. It illustrates the fact that even though Buktapaktop has decided to dissolve itself, the actors and activities continue in other guises and combinations. One can see this event as another aspect of a disintegration which saw members participating in various activities such as the visits to the Borinage (Grande Hornu) and northern France (Maubeuge: Shakespear sans E)... and as precursors to new horizons taking shape – without divulging too much we await with anticipation the development of the 'Langue de Chien' at the old address in Ixelles...

more (or less) soon.

 

Canal Negatief Cultuurcentrum (CNC-CCNA)

Na veel beraadslaging werd een deel van de 'Sint-Nicolaasfries', dat collectief werd geproduceerd aan het einde van de haalbaarheidsstudie rond de activiteiten van Buktapaktop, in feite het laatste werk dat onder deze titel werd geproduceerd... geselecteerd als het eerste kunstwerk dat werd tentoongesteld in het nieuwe Canal Negatief Cultuurcentrum / Center of Negative Art (CCNA) en aangeboden aan de wateren van het kanaal Charleroi-Brussel-Antwerpen bij de Jules De Trooz-brug onder het monument van de arbeid door Constantin Meunier. (district Laken) op zondag 18 augustus 2024.

Deze openingsceremonie markeert de genoemde overgang van Buktapaktop naar verschillende andere entiteiten - waarvan het nieuwe Canal Negatief Cultuurcentrum er maar één is. Het illustreert het feit dat, hoewel Buktapaktop heeft besloten zichzelf op te heffen, de actoren en activiteiten in andere gedaantes en combinaties doorgaan. We kunnen deze gebeurtenis zien als een ander aspect van een desintegratie waarbij leden deelnamen aan verschillende activiteiten, zoals de bezoeken aan de Borinage (Grande Hornu) en Noord-Frankrijk (Maubeuge: Shakespear sans E)... en als voorlopers van nieuwe horizonten die vorm kregen - zonder te veel te verklappen, kijken we met spanning uit naar de ontwikkeling van de 'Langue de Chien' op het oude adres in Elsene... 

meer (of minder) binnenkort.

 

 

Last chance-Dance

 

last chance (not to say dance) to visit Buktapktop as such - afternoon of the 29th of june 2024...

program to be announced (if)

En avant au fin!

 

Looking like the end of the line, none of the ideas put forward have led to a workable solution so we might as well give it up - after more than ten years not really surprising to find that the wind has gone out of the sails and members are occupied elsewhere...

So wrapping up the interim engagement-activities begun in december (sT.Nix) (...ones to further a dialogue to try and find new paths...) the quartered painting has been readied for immersion – to be lowered into forgetfulness until either a chance dredger might find it or it will become an archaeological curiosity in the future... 

 

will it be lowered surreptitiously or as part of a wider ritual? Still to be considered... as is the reporting on the activities at Maubeuge, which were also a possible discussion point on how to proceed: blowing up nothing out of all proportion, (gonfler le vide IV) and take it for a walk around town, which could be greener... that's the gist of the matter – but will have to do the transcriptions of the texts to figure out more... soon.

(in the meantime - session 2 of the emballage immersion / looks a bit like an 'envoi de cartel' or something iffy - but made with the rest of the tape used for the zeppelin at Maubeuge....) sunday 9th of june, a black sunday again...)

then

The chairs also have to content themselves with the small restorative interventions made in the meantime and will no longer be part of a major Buktarenovation as proposed... here they are in their current state:

 (here the least-last concept)

En avant vers le fin !

Étant donné que diverses tentatives visant à renflouer quelque chose comme un groupement de Bukta pour conserver l'espace au moins pendant le temps où il est encore dans les limbes n'ont abouti à rien du tout, il semble que ce soit vraiment la fin du chemin et qu'il soit temps de nettoyer. ...cleanup.... déjà depuis un moment, c'est comme fouetter un cheval mort de toute façon.

Pour donner à tout cela une sorte d'adieu, Julien a proposé une combiné d'immersion d'objets, - dans une rivière et/ou un canal – et pour cela j'ai préparé une partie de la toile de Saint-Nix : enroulée autour d'un poids de pierre puis d'un sac cadeau Père Noël., il est prêt pour un dernier emballage de plastique noir solide et de gaffertape pour résister au moins un certain temps avant de se désintégrer...

Julien a proposé des immersions le 16 juin

Bernard propose une dernière présentation publique de Buktapaktop vers la fin juin...

Je suis ouvert aux deux et je pense même peut-être combiner avec une tout-dernière tentative de recherche de supporters : un système d'abonnement pour un an... un appel ouvert pour ainsi dire - mais qui voudrait gérer cela  ?

Voici quelques images du rituel d'emballage...