Radar presents new artist Jorn Ebner

folly and Lancashire County Libraries and Information Service are delighted to announce the second Radar artist in residence. Berlin-based Jorn Ebner will spend a two month period at the Harris Library, Preston starting in October, engaging collaboratively and creatively with library users and staff.

Jorn's work includes interactive online work as well as social performance, and during this residency he will integrate these practices, exploring the space of the library, routes of communication, patterns of behaviour, the people who work there and the people who visit. http://www.jornebner.info

Radar is an innovative programme of digital artists' residencies in public libraries across the county of Lancashire. Through collaborative arts activities and experiences resident artists consider the role of libraries as free and accessible public gateways to culture, and the implications of the evolution of digital culture on this core function. Artists work with library staff, users and communities, exploring relationships between the virtual and physical cultural experiences on offer and potentially available through public libraries. http://www.folly.co.uk/programme/radar

Jorn will follow in the footsteps of the first Radar residency completed by UK-based Jennie Savage at Lancaster Library in the early months of this year. Find out more about her time in residence at http://www.folly.co.uk/programme/walk-z

Image: Jorn Ebner, “(sans femme et sans aviateur)”, 2008. Work for Browser. Digital photography, Flash, Actionscript, Javascript, Html