Computer Arts

Culture spring 2017

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FFSET Dublin kicked

off this year’s creative

calendar with a lively

line-up of speakers and busy

schedule of industry-related

discussion and debate. Graphic

designer Mirko Borsche type

expert Bruno Maag illustrator

Marion Deuchars and film title

pro Dan Perri were among the

headliners while Steve Simpson

and Annie Atkins headed up

an inspiring programme of

workshops during OFFSET’s

fringe festival OFFSITE.

One recurring theme noticed

by speaker and designer Kelli

Anderson was that of humanness

or human expression. “A lot

of work celebrated the imperfect

touchable warm handmade and

idiosyncratically expressive” she

reflects. “Kirsten Lepore’s stop-

motion animation stood out as

being particularly chock-full of tiny

observed nuances about people

which made it relatable and

hilarious – to the point of extreme

awkwardness in some cases like

with her short film Hi Stranger.”

She continues: “Marion

Deuchars also discussed how she

abandoned the ‘correct’ way to do

calligraphy for her more exuberant

style. It makes it a more direct

expression of her charming self.”

Deuchars’ willingness to

celebrate human imperfection and

sense of experimentation feeds

directly into her books – a point

highlighted by illustrator Rod Hunt

whose key take-home message

from OFFSET this year was to set

more time aside to create self-

initiated work. Rod opened this

year’s conference taking to the

stage on Friday morning to discuss

the business of problem-solving.

As he explained he doesn’t

view his illustration work as art or

related to having a style as such:

it’s all about solving the problem

presented by the brief. His message

to the 2500-strong audience was

Ju ST DO yOu

A big theme at Dublin’s premier creative festival this year

was to make your own way as Julia Sagar finds out

event report: oFFSet Dublin 2017

KEY INFO:

Location

Bord Gáís Energy

Theatre Dublin

http://www.iloveoffset.com

When

17–19 February 2017

Attendees

2

Key speakers

Mirko Borsche

Kelli Anderson

Bruno Maag Marion

Deuchars Dan Perri

Rod Hunt Nils Leonard