R.M. Sánchez-Camus

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New York
Alma materBrunel University
Occupation
  • Artist
  • Researcher

R.M. Sánchez-Camus (also known as Marcelo) is a UK-based artist and researcher who incorporates community co-design into installations, walks, text, and performance.[1]

Early Life and Education

He graduated from the School of Visual Arts New York in 1999, before studying a Masters in Scenography at Central Saint Martins. In 2011, he completed his thesis ‘Applied Live Art: Co-authorship & Site Responsive Practice’[2], earning a Doctorate in Performing Arts from Brunel University.

Work

The term ‘applied live art’, coined in his doctoral dissertation, refers to a ‘creative practice which has a social component as its primary focus’[3] and became the premise of the studio he founded and has directed since 2015. R.M. Sánchez-Camus has delivered various projects both as his solo artistic practice and as part of the Applied Live Art Studio. A notable work, ‘From Birth till Death: Scrolled Life Stories’[4], created in collaboration with the Horniman Museum, St. Christopher’s Hospice[5], Arts Network[6] Three Cs[7] and an Asylum Seekers Hostel, showcased a series of painted papyrus scrolls each telling a life story. When describing the installation, Horniman’s Community Engagement Manager Julia Cort[8] stated that it ‘honoured people living locally and encouraged new conversations’[9]. The exhibition was shortlisted for the 2021 Museum and Heritage Award[10].

As well as the Applied Live Art Studio, R.M. Sánchez-Camus has developed various networks and collectives. He co-founded Social Art International Berlin, Coalition of Creative Artists New York, Lotos Collective London[11] and Social Art Network[12] (also referred to as SAN).In a conversation with The Creative Independent, the group described their aim to ‘redevelop and rethink new ways of creating’ by producing ‘alternative economies and systems of support’[13].

R.M. Sánchez-Camus believes that ‘art is a reflection of who we are as a society’ and that ‘whether you see yourself as creative or not art can be a way to express emotions that are hard to put into words’[14]. He has experience in arts and heath, designing UAL’s short course Health and Wellbeing through Art Making[15] and taking part in the conference Facing Death Creatively[16][17] from 2015 to 2019. During the Covid-19 pandemic, his audio walk and 2014 Artangel commission ‘At the Crossroads with Vincent’[18] was re-published by Van Gogh House, described by director Livia Wang[19] as being more relevant than ever at a time of uncertainty and anxiety[20]. The piece invited people to think reflectively and walk without a set purpose, exploring Stockwell through the lens of a 20 year old Van Gogh who moved to the area in the 1870s.

Publications

  • Socially Engaged Art in a New World Order. Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy, 2023.
  • 2022 Process and Findings Report. Social Artists for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (SAFEDI) report, 2022.[21]
  • Co-editor and Introduction author. Social Works? EDI Journal Issue 3, Axisweb, 2022.[22]
  • From Network to Meshwork: Validation for Social Practice Art and Artists. Social Works? Journal issue 2 Axisweb, 2020.[23]
  • Community Engagement as Museum Exhibition. Engage: The International Journal of Visual Art and Gallery Education. Issue 45 Class and Inequality, 2021.[24]
  • Elan Yn Galw: Canllaw Ategol Creadi. Translated by Delyth Huw Thomas. Social Art Publications, 2019.[25]
  • Elan Calls: A Creative Companion Guide to the Valley. Social Art Publications, 2019.[26]
  • Defining Praxis in Social Engagement – Journal paper in the Journal of Arts and Communities, Vol. 8 Issue 2, Intellect Books, Bristol, 2017.[27]
  • End of Life Care: A Guide for Therapists, Artists and Arts Therapists – Published book (co-author) Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2013.[28]
  • The Art of Dying: Aesthetics and Palliative Care , Article in Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Intellect Journal Volume 2, Issue 2, August, 2011.[29]
  • The Problem of Application: Aesthetics in Creativity and Health, Published article in Healthcare Analysis SpringerLink Journal Volume 17, Number 4, December, 2009.[30]

Selected Presentations

  • Care Pledge. Creativity, Care & the City, University of Arts London, 2023.[31]
  • Emotional labour of social practice artists: moving towards sustainable collective care. University of Central London, 2022.[32]
  • The Unrecognised Role of the Artist in a Social Setting. The Bergen Salons. Bergen Kommune, Norway, 2021.[33]
  • Do you want to come outside and play? Outdoor Arts Seminar – Freedom Festival, XTRAX and Creative ENRG, 2018.[34]

Awards

  • AHRC Fellowship: Social Art For Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (SAFEDI): Arts & Policy research, 2021/2022.[35]
  • Museum + Heritage Award, UK Exhibition of the Year, 2021 (shortlisted). [36]
  • Festival of Creative Ageing Award, 2019.
  • Hoxton Select – Rebirth Season Award, Arts Council Hoxton Hall, 2011. [37]
  • NYC Innovative Theatre Award for Best Production, Vital Theatre, Scenic Design: Shakin Mess Outta Misery, 2005.
  • OOBR Award for Best Production, Vital Theatre, Scenic Design: Idiot’s Delight, 2004.

References

  1. ↑ "R.M. Sánchez-Camus". XTRAX. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ↑ Sánchez-Camus, Roberto (2011). Applied live art: Co-authorship in socially engaged and site-responsive performance practice (Thesis thesis). Brunel University School of Arts PhD Theses.
  3. ↑ Sánchez-Camus, Roberto (2011). Applied live art: Co-authorship in socially engaged and site-responsive performance practice (Thesis thesis). Brunel University School of Arts PhD Theses.
  4. ↑ appliedliveart (2020-11-29). "From Birth till Death: Scrolled Life Stories - Horniman Museum". Applied Live Art Studio. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ stchristophers (2021-05-19). "Shortlist success for UK Exhibition of the Year". St Christopher's. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ↑ "About – ArtsNetwork". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Our Mission : Three Cs". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ↑ "Managerial staff". Horniman Museum and Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ↑ "Dramatic installation of painted papyrus scrolls tells Londoners' life stories". Horniman Museum and Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Exhibition of the Year – UK – Museums + Heritage Awards". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  11. ↑ [email protected]. "Lotos Collective". www.mandy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  12. ↑ "About – Social Art Network". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  13. ↑ "On creating networks as creative practice". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  14. ↑ Newsdesk (2020-07-27). "Van Gogh, lockdown, and art - why a walk around Stockwell links them all | SWLondoner". South West Londoner. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  15. ↑ UAL (2023-02-08). "Health and Wellbeing through Art Making Online Short Course". UAL. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  16. ↑ R.M SÁNCHEZ-CAMUS. (ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИЯ). FACING DEATH CREATIVELY., retrieved 2023-07-29
  17. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Four Thought, Facing Death Creatively". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  18. ↑ At the Crossroads with Vincent (a Van Gogh walk), retrieved 2023-07-29
  19. ↑ Grove, M. L. R. (2021-09-16). "Livia Wang". www.arct.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  20. ↑ Newsdesk (2020-07-27). "Van Gogh, lockdown, and art - why a walk around Stockwell links them all | SWLondoner". South West Londoner. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  21. ↑ "safedi.org.uk/". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  22. ↑ "About the Journal". Social Art Library. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  23. ↑ "From Network to Meshwork". Axisweb. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  24. ↑ "45. Class and Inequality". Engage. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  25. ↑ "Elan Yn Galw: Canllaw Ategol Creadigol (Elan Calls: A Creative Companion Guide to The Valley)". TimeScape Rhayader. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  26. ↑ "Elan Calls by RM Sánchez-Camus – Social Art Publications". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  27. ↑ Sánchez-Camus, R. M. (2017-04-01). "Defining praxis in social engagement". Journal of Arts & Communities. 9 (1): 7–14. doi:10.1386/jaac.9.1.7_1. ISSN 1757-1936.
  28. ↑ "Semanticscholar". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  29. ↑ Sánchez-Camus, Roberto (2011-08-22). "The art of dying: Aesthetics and palliative care". Journal of Applied Arts & Health. 2 (2): 155–164. doi:10.1386/jaah.2.2.155_7. ISSN 2040-2457.
  30. ↑ Sánchez-Camus, Roberto (2009-12-01). "The Problem of Application: Aesthetics in Creativity and Health". Health Care Analysis. 17 (4): 345–355. doi:10.1007/s10728-009-0129-9. ISSN 1573-3394.
  31. ↑ UAL (2023-03-13). "What we learned from Creativity, Care and the City – part 2". UAL. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  32. ↑ UCL (2022-05-10). "Emotional labour of social practice artists: moving towards sustainable collective care'". History of Art. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  33. ↑ "Bergen Salons – Taking The Initiative". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  34. ↑ "Professional Programme". XTRAX. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  35. ↑ University, Manchester Metropolitan. "Story, Manchester Metropolitan University". Manchester Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  36. ↑ "Exhibition of the Year – UK – Museums + Heritage Awards". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  37. ↑ Bello, Yessi (2011-03-16). "Hoxton Select's Rebirth season announced". A Younger Theatre. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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