very clear and inspiring – and not trying to sell a course !

Padiès Hedges on Google Maps and Earth, October 2009. Hedges planted winter 2005/06

Padiès Strategy Plan by Martin Basdevant & Bas Smets (MBBS) July 2005

Week four at Padies. We continue to develop our performance pieces in the attic and work collaboratively with the Padies team towards a Finissage event on the last weekend of the residency. The event is a fantastic opportunity to do it all in one day! Incredible food, a luncheon with a group of people unfamiliar with our work – a performance piece which connects us with the audience and a homage to Padies – a wander in the garden to visit the bamboo installation – a power point presentation with German apple cake and coffee whereby we give the curious crowd further insight into our processes and previous works – a final glass of wine or two and great conversation in the beautiful dining area at the chateau. Thank you all! Our time at Padies was a really special, productive and an intensive time for our collaboration.

Edwards + Johann – artists and collaborators, Aotearoa New Zealand

Week two & three at Padies. We visited flee markets and vide greniers in the area to source materials and postcards for our performance pieces. We developed our characters and costumes and recorded further performative notations in the attic and the haystacks. We started a series of mad and anthropomorphic objects using Whytee hair and materials we found in and around Padies. We really got into the process of making….