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Projects 3: Conversations.
Bower initiated a series of round table conversations with artists; he often uses the pseudonym Fagot, (a reference to Bulgakov's demonic choir master).The conversations occur in real time before being transcribed and then altered by the participants/collaborators. All the conversations have been published in CCQ magazine.
In Vodka Veritas, Riga Biennial 2018
Summer of Love, Schwarz Foundation, Samos, 2017
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Triple-Shuttle Robotic Tattoo Gun Suspension Support System PROTOTYPE 739.5y, (T-SRTGSSSP739.5y) Side Aspect; (semi-prolapsed, fully prolapsed and unprolapsed views); Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito)
‘Help is on its Way’, The Triple Shuttle Robotic Tattoo Gun Suspension Support System PROTOTYPE 739.5y, (TSRTGSSSP739.5y) Re-Envisioned as an Airship Emerging from the Fog; Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); with much thanks to and respect for the Master Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Botorovian Seeker Magazine cover mock-up; Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020
S-C L 627b, pigment print of half-toned stock image, size variable, asy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’ Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020
Double-Wishbone, Lenticular-Trussed, Cantilevered-Bascule, Drone Tattoo Delivery Support System PROTOTYPE 734.5p , (DWLTCBDTDSSP734.5p) fitted on drone and approaching Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, tattoo table with protective cover and helmet with 360 degree camera attached ; artist’s impression; Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020
Double-Wishbone, Lenticular-Trussed, Cantilevered-Bascule, Drone Tattoo Delivery Support System PROTOTYPE 734.5p , (DWLTCBDTDSSP734.5p) fitted on drone and approaching Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, tattoo table with protective cover and helmet with 360 degree camera attached ; artist’s impression; Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020 6
Triple-Shuttle Robotic Tattoo Gun Suspension Support System PROTOTYPE 739.5y, (T-SRTGSSSP739.5y) (semi-prolapsed, fully prolapsed and unprolapsed views); Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito)
Double-Wishbone, Lenticular-Trussed, Cantilevered-Bascule, Drone Tattoo Delivery Support System PROTOTYPE 734.5p , (DWLTCBDTDSSP734.5p) fitted on drone and approaching Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, tattoo table with protective cover and helmet with 360 degree camera attached ; artist’s impression; Easy Asylum Booth, ‘Bundu Edition’, (presented by the Botrovian Ministry of Immigration trading as SooS® (Skin of our Skin)); Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020
Skin of our Skin (you are my sugar-paper) ‘Easy Asylum’ Booth); dIgitally generated installation 2020 featuring digital prints on side and back walls with Preliminary Interview Table ,for the Botrovian Presidential Guard to screen potential asylum seeker/volunteers, share Botrovian Truth Serum and complete the necessary paperwork; to the left and in the foreground is Koroviev’s tattoo station; Ric Bower (in collaboration with Nástio Mosquito); 2020
The Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, featuring the Tactic δASPM1b Enlightenment Hood, Fagot Koroviev ,members of the Botrovian Presidential Guard and The Leader's Digitally Harvested Underwear Befoulment Mark (UBM),, installation view, ArcadeCampfa, various media and variable size, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Reverse-Panopticon Security Mark (RPSM) tattooed on model's heel, polaroid photograph, The Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Tactic δASPM1b Enlightenment Hood, screen view of the Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, (detail). The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Reverse-Panopticon, Special Anniversary Edition (RPSAE) Fagot-Analytics (FA), Propaganda/Communications Drone Poster Deployment Package PCDDP10.7b ‘Apostatizer’, Unhumanned Flying Machine (UFM) shown both in Deployed Condition (DC) and Pre-Deployed Condition (PDC) The Reverse-Panopticon, Press image, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, 2019, courtesy ArcadeCampfa, photo: Amber Bower
Reverse-Panopticon, Special Anniversary Edition (RPSAE) Fagot-Analytics (FA), Propaganda/Communications Drone Poster Deployment Package PCDDP10.7b ‘Apostatizer’, Unhumanned Flying Machine (UFM) shown both in Deployed Condition (DC) and Pre-Deployed Condition (PDC) The Reverse-Panopticon, Press image, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, 2019, courtesy ArcadeCampfa, photo: Amber Bower2
Student Drawing 473 (detail showing RP branding), The Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Trust Fagot: Fagot Koroviev, the Security Minister of the Nation State of Botrovia, (student number 529501) has achieved 90% at the OSHAcademy Professional Certificate Program 607 Tattoo and Body Art Safety. His training conformed with ANSI Z490.1 and ISO 45001 guidelines for safety. You will be pleased to hear the training also qualifies for Continuance of Certification (COC) toward professional recertification. Fagot received his qualification personally from Steven J. Geigle. MA, CET, CSHM-E. Reverse-Panopticon, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, ArcadeCampfa, 2019, Fagot’s coat by Tom Clulee
The Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, featuring Fagot's Desk, the Tactic δASPM1b Enlightenment Hood, and The Leader's Digitally Harvested Underwear Befoulment Mark (DHUBM), installation view, ArcadeCampfa, various media and variable size, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
'I am proud to be featured in the UK's premiere biweekly political journal' Fagot Koroviev 2019, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019, high resolution scan of web press sheet taken from Private Eye magazine, August 2019
The Reverse-Panopticon, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, pigment print, ArcadeCampfa
Fagot Koroviev, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
The Leader's Digitally Harvested Underwear Befoulment Mark (DHUBM), detail, installation view, ArcadeCampfa, pigment print on poster paper, c3500mm x 4000m, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Members of the Botrovian Presidential Guard (pre-deployment: from the left: Arash, Alireze, Reza, Yasi, Peiman,Johanna, Khawaja), installation view, ArcadeCampfa, 018 The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Political statement, Ayatollah Khomeini, The Reverse-Panopticon, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, 2019, courtesy ArcadeCampfa
Illustrative drawing of the model wearing the Tactic δASPM1b Enlightenment Hood, after Parmigianino, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019, chalk on paper
Plan of Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon penitentiary, drawn by Willey Reveley, 1791, The Reverse-Panopticon, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, 2019, courtesy ArcadeCampfa
Student Drawing 798b, The Reverse-Panopticon Drawing Class, ArcadeCampfa, charcoal on paper, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
Political statement, Mikhail Karakis, CCQ, The Reverse-Panopticon, Press image, Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito & Kelly Schacht, 2019, courtesy ArcadeCampfa
Reverse-Panopticon, Special Anniversary Edition (RPSAE) Fagot-Analytics (FA), Propaganda/Communications Drone Poster Deployment Package PCDDP10.7b ‘Apostatizer’, Unhumanned Flying Machine (UFM), shown in Deployed Condition (DC), installation view, ArcadeCampfa, digitally printed poster, The Reverse-Panopticon, © Ric Bower, Nástio Mosquito, Kelly Schacht, 2019
A.L. Moore is approached by students enthusiastic to meet him at SKI / Secundair Kunstinstituut, Gent
Copyright: National Photo Library of Botrovia, as part of Another Leader / Transitory Suppository: Act #I Security Research, (detail), Nástio Mosquito, Ric Bower, CCQ and Another Africa, commissioned by Emdash foundation, 2016, offset litho print on 90gsm coated paper, 62 cm x 82cm, 3000 copies
A.L. Moore is approached by students enthusiastic to meet him at SKI / Secundair Kunstinstituut, Gent
Copyright: National Photo Library of Botrovia, as part of Another Leader / Transitory Suppository: Act #I Security Research, (detail), Nástio Mosquito, Ric Bower, CCQ and Another Africa, commissioned by Emdash foundation, 2016, offset litho print on 90gsm coated paper, 62 cm x 82cm, 3000 copies
The Leader's Communicator, info graphic, detai, part of Another Leader / Transitory Suppository: Act #I Security Research, Nástio Mosquito, Ric Bower, CCQ and Another Africa, commissioned by Emdash foundation, 2016, offset litho print on 90gsm coated paper, 62 cm x 82cm, 3000 copies
A.L. Moore, demonstrates Threat Position 7 (TP7) to a group of art students in Ghent; wrapped in a 160cm x 140cm ArmorRex 12kg (±1kg) Bomb Blanket (BB), with the additional human shield, he is, according to Ric Bower Koroviev , provided with Ve50-500 m/s protection against fragments (17 grains or 1.1 gm as per STANG 2920), as part of Another Leader / Transitory Suppository: Act #I Security Research, Nástio Mosquito, Ric Bower, CCQ and Another Africa, commissioned by Emdash foundation, 2016, offset litho print on 90gsm coated paper, 62 cm x 82cm, 3000 copies
130km, from the series: As I Walked Out, Ric Bower, pigment print, dimensions variable, 2006
funded by Arts Council Wales
Red Pill, from the series: As I Walked Out, Ric Bower, pigment print, dimensions variable, 2006
funded by Arts Council Wales
Six Inches, from the series: As I Walked Out, Ric Bower, pigment print, dimensions variable, 2006
funded by Arts Council Wales
The Shype of Foles (of the Worlde)® , Poster, Kelly Schacht and Ric Bower, Double A0 Poster
The Shype of Foles (of the Worlde)® , (production still), Kelly Schacht and Ric Bower, performance (±4 hours), film (4m 45s), 2017, car, printed matter, loud speaker system and volunteers
A Troll’s Breakfast, (details), Paul Avis , commissioned by CCQ in 2017 in response to Out of Controll, Egill Sæbjörnsson’s 2017 presentation for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale; 110cm x 138cm, pigment print behind plexiglass, edition of five
A Troll’s Breakfast, (details), Paul Avis , commissioned by CCQ in 2017 in response to Out of Controll, Egill Sæbjörnsson’s 2017 presentation for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale; 110cm x 138cm, pigment print behind plexiglass, edition of five
A Troll’s Breakfast, (details), Paul Avis , commissioned by CCQ in 2017 in response to Out of Controll, Egill Sæbjörnsson’s 2017 presentation for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale; 110cm x 138cm, pigment print behind plexiglass, edition of five2
Evil Teddy, preparatory Study, Ric Bower, red chalk on paper
from series: Sleeping Pill Action II, Venice, (detail), Jan Fabre and Ric Bower, 13.5.2017, Salute, Venice, duration ±1 hour, pigment print, size variable, published in CCQ magazine, 2017
from series: Sleeping Pill Action II, Venice, (detail), Jan Fabre and Ric Bower, 13.5.2017, Salute, Venice, duration ±1 hour, pigment print, size variable, published in CCQ magazine, 2017
Catherine my Captain (detail), Megan Broadmeadow , Emily Watkins, Ric Bower; and CCQ magazine;
Fashion Director Danielle Rees; session hair stylist Dom Capel; Central St Martin's fashion design students (Belinda Gredig, Salome Kappelin and Scarlet Yang); and students and staff from Carmarthen School of Art.
published in CCQ magazine
Catherine my Captain (detail), Megan Broadmeadow , Emily Watkins, Ric Bower; and CCQ magazine;
Fashion Director Danielle Rees; session hair stylist Dom Capel; Central St Martin's fashion design students (Belinda Gredig, Salome Kappelin and Scarlet Yang); and students and staff from Carmarthen School of Art.
published in CCQ magazine
Three Generations (detail), from the series Prayer, Ric Bower, 2005, pigment print, dimensions variable,
National Photographic Portrait Award Finalist, NPG
The Brouhers, (detail), from the series Prayer, Ric Bower 2005, pigment print, dimensions variable
Angie's Crew, (detail), from the series Prayer, Ric Bower, 2005, pigment print, dimensions variable
from the series: Rituals of Becoming, (detail), crazinisT artisT (Va-Bene Elikem K. Fiatsi) and Ric Bower, 2017, pigment print, 102 x 138cm, courtesy the artists and Gallery 1957, Accra
from the series: Rituals of Becoming, (detail), crazinisT artisT (Va-Bene Elikem K. Fiatsi) and Ric Bower, 2017, pigment print, 102 x 138cm, courtesy the artists and Gallery 1957, Accra
from series: Akɛ yaaa heko || One does not take it anywhere, Elisabeth Efua Sutherland and Ric Bower, 2018; pigment print, dimensions variable,
featuring Alina Maria Veeser; Jacqueline Fadel; Vivian Boateng, James Turksona-Brown; Jeremiah Atcheah; Doris Mamley Djangmah; courtesy of tahe artists and Gallery 1957, Accra2
from series: Akɛ yaaa heko || One does not take it anywhere, Elisabeth Efua Sutherland and Ric Bower, 2018; pigment print, dimensions variable,
featuring Alina Maria Veeser; Jacqueline Fadel; Vivian Boateng, James Turksona-Brown; Jeremiah Atcheah; Doris Mamley Djangmah; courtesy of tahe artists and Gallery 1957, Accra