Its
our final probe (for now) with one of the artists appearing at decibel.
We chat to Claire Cunningham from Fittings Multimedia Arts, who'll be
showcasing 'Sputnik:A Project of Possibilities' at the Showcase next
week...
'1. Where do you find inspiration for your work?
In people – particularly other artists and collaborators.
2. What has been your most memorable performance?
With Sputnik: Last time Sputnik was in Manchester and performing in torrential rain and wind.
Of
my career: the penultimate night of my Edinburgh Fringe run – it was
just the perfect audience and the perfect show and it just went
absolutely right.
3.Where in the world would you most like to perform... and why?
Japan – I’ve just always had a hankering to go there and a fascination with the country.
4. Who/what has been the greatest influence on your creative output?
My crutches - I find endless fascination in them as objects and the possibilities they offer.
5. What has been the highlight of your career so far?
The run of my solo show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
6. Who would you most like to work with...and why?
Campo (formerly Victoria) in Belgium.
I
love the quality of their work, the quality and versatility of their
performers and the humour and questions in their work. And that every
work is so entirely different from the previous one.
7. What is the best job you have ever had?
The job I have now – freelance artist.
8.Where do you see yourself/your company in 5 years?
I
don’t honestly know – I am so far (in a good way) from where I was five
years ago – I never imagined I’d be doing what I do now, so I now
believe anything is possible in the future….and that it is impossible
to predict. Hopefully still working freelance – and balancing working
as a collaborator in other people’s projects with my own work.
9. What makes you happiest about performing?It’s
hard to define, but simply that feeling of being very, very live (and
alive) in front of a group of people, communicating to and with them,
and feeling them (hopefully!) come with you on the journey.
10. What concerns you most about the state of the Performing Arts Sector in the UK?
Concern over how the recession will affect the performing arts.