[LGM] GIMP 20 yo birthday

[Pat David]

I've started a discussion thread on this for the photographers over at
PIXLS: https://discuss.pixls.us/t/possible-show-at-lgm2016-london/430/1

Many of us use GIMP in our workflows, so this would coincide nicely, many
of us don't - but would still be awesome to hold a show/exhibition all
together anyway with our fellow artists!

I remember thinking in Leipzig that the hallways and spaces immediately
outside and around the meeting rooms would have been a nice place to show
the works, as it becomes a natural area for attendees to congregate and
relax.  Perhaps something could be done for London?  I haven't seen a map
or view of the venue to know what's available, but if the immediately
adjacent spaces were available that would be awesome.

I have also seen some uses of black hinged boards that stood about 2-2.5m
tall that could be freestanding in a space.  We might need to purchase/rent
some lighting and have access to electricity to properly display the
artowrk, but it's a nice option that won't impact the permanent location
(walls, etc).  Just thinking out loud here.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:48 AM Jehan Pagès <jehan.marmottard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Pat!
>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Pat David <patdavid at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Two thoughts I had.
>
> Obviously you had! ;-)
> I actually started discuss this on IRC and tried to get a reaction
> from you, but you weren't answering.
>
> > 1) this was something I had thought about in 2014 and had a vague
> > recollection of talking about it with Tom Lechner on the flight out of
> > Leipzig, iirc.
> >
> > With that said, this is something we have been discussing internally
> over at
> > pixls.us with regards to some sort of exhibition of community
> photography.
> > I'm glad you brought this up now. :)
> >
> > We were also planning on meeting the day before to have photowalks,
> > seminars, and workshops together, I'd be happy to help set something up.
> >
> > We'd love to participate from a photography standpoint. We were also
>
> As said, you were obviously included and I was certain that you would
> like to participate. How I see such exhibition, this would welcome any
> user of GIMP, be it painting, photograph, glitch art, whatever. It
> could be either be done with GIMP, or why not be about GIMP (as Aryeom
> who did an acrylic on canvas paint with Wilber in LGM 2014), and why
> not have installations if people wanted!
>
> > thinking an auction of the prints might be a fun way to not have to ship
> > things home... :)
>
> Actually I was thinking about this too, and was even proposing to
> donating the money to the GIMP project. Now on IRC there was at least
> 1 voice who did not like the idea because artists should be paid (and
> while I absolutely agree in general, I see this kind of event as some
> kind of celebration and contribution to a cool Free Software). Now if
> many more people were to disagree, I would not mind.
> .
> In fact same as you, my main idea was to simplify things, because the
> main point here is the exhibition for the 20 y.o. of GIMP.
>
> Jehan
>
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:23 AM ale rimoldi <a.l.e at ideale.ch> wrote:
> >>
> >> hey jehan,
> >> > On 2015-11-21, this is GIMP's 20th birthday (based on the first public
> >> > announcement of "The GIMP" in an email of 1995-11-21 by Peter Mattis.
> >> > Well we have not done anything in LGM 2015, I don't think in the CC
> >> > Camp either (though I was not there anyway), and in any case LGM is
> >> > probably the best event for doing something about it.
> >> >
> >> > I was wondering if there could be an exposition in LGM 2016. I was
> >> > thinking that the GIMP project could run a call for people to send
> >> > artworks celebrating GIMP.
> >> > So the question is: would there be a room available for this in the
> >> > LGM 2016 location?
> >> > Thanks!
> >> >
> >>
> >> do you really want a room? wouldn't a corridor or the walls of a open
> >> space be better suited?
> >>
> >> we've done something similar for hugin in montreal a few years ago and
> >> it was a nice addition to the lgm!
> >>
> >> thanks for suggesting this exhibition!
> >> a.l.e
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