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[gP] is an artist collective living and working from Lincoln, UK. Promoting exchange with wider General Practice is an arts collective based in Lincoln, UK.

14/01/2025

More information about the event that’s happening this Friday 😆

Thank you for all the love on our last post and the launch of ‘Groundworks’ for BASE. We are grateful to everyone who liked, commented, shared and got in touch with us!

To accommodate more attendees, we have decided to open the doors earlier, from 16:00 – 20:00 on Friday 17th January at General Practice.

Oliver and Madara will also be in the gallery on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th. If you’d prefer to attend over the weekend, drop them a message.

Updated Event Details:
‘Groundworks’ for BASE
📅 Friday 17th January 2025 – doors open from 16:00
📍 General Practice (Top Floor, 25 Clasketgate, Lincoln LN2 1JJ)

Access Information:
🔔 Ring the [gP] doorbell to enter, and someone will let you in.

Accessibility Notice:
The gallery is located on the top floor of the building, which unfortunately is not wheelchair-accessible and does not have a lift. If you are unable to attend due to this, Oliver and Madara would be happy to arrange a meeting in person after the event or online to discuss the project, just drop us a DM!

We look forward to welcoming everyone at gP for ‘Groundworks’ this Friday!

07/01/2025

Save the date show/in resistance - Scarborough Macabre private view 7th of February 2025 👍👍 6-8pm

06/01/2025

GROUNDWORKS for BASE: Friday 17th January 2025 from 18:00

Oliver Ventress and Madara Vimba are excited to introduce ‘BASE’: a project to build a new artist-led space and studios in the city of Lincoln.

The project is built around the idea that every artist needs a “base” - a place to ground their ideas, grow their practice, and connect with others. BASE is aiming to provide affordable studios, facilities, and workshops, addressing Lincoln’s need for accessible ‘dirty’ workspaces.

Join us at for GROUNDWORKS on Friday 17th January 2025 from 18:00 and 18th - 19th January by appointment - drop us a DM.

What is GROUNDWORKS?
Not your typical round-table chat - this is an installation of ideas and visions.

What to expect?
We’re working to secure a space and funding for BASE, and we want your input to help shape the vision. Come along with your thoughts and ideas - write them on the walls, build your ideal base, and share what you want to see more of in Lincoln.

Why join? We recognise the value of community and collaboration, and we want your input to shape the BASE we’re building together.

31/12/2024

Happy New Year from General Practice!

Here’s a few snaps from 2024. Here’s to 2025, where we’ll see even more collaborations, experimental play, exhibitions, residencies, conversations, and drinks!

We’re excited to fill the General Practise corridor and project space with even more next year with an amazing lineup of artists and events. We can’t wait to share it all with you.

Here’s to another year of creativity and connection!

21/12/2024

A big thank you to everyone who attended last night’s show! It was a fantastic day where we came together to create an exhibition in just a few hours, filled with experimental and playful pieces from all members of the GP Studio.

The event was truly festive and joyful, with plenty of conversations and humor throughout. We’re incredibly grateful for the vibrant community at General Practice Studios.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season—see you in the new year, ready to embrace all our creative energy!

.nick and Alex

04/12/2024

Joy: A General Practice Christmas Celebration

Join us on the 20th of December for a festive celebration! We’re showcasing a playful, experimental selection of works from GP studio holders, featuring works-in-progress, new ideas, collaborations, and a variety of mediums. These pieces highlight what everyone has been working on this past year or plans to develop in the coming year.

It’s our 12th show of 2024—let’s cap off a successful year together with drinks, conversation, and great company.

When: 5:00–8:00 PM
Where: General Practice Studios
After: Drinks somewhere warm to continue the festivities cardinals Hat!

All are welcome—see you there!

01/11/2024

Happening tonight 6-8pm all welcome to see what has been getting up too during her residency

We’re excited to have Anne Stansfield in the project space this month, the first of two resident artists joining us. Save the date and join us for the private view on Friday, 1st November. More information is provided below—hope to see you all there!

Anne Stansfield is a conceptual artist with a diverse practice that spans various materials and methods. Her work embraces simplicity, chance, and humour, often collaborating with the space she’s working in. Stansfield’s approach instinctively crosses mediums, reflecting how people consume culture today. As she puts it, “It would be odd for someone to try and make sense of the world by just looking at paintings, so it seems logical to me to experiment with disciplines that communicate the idea most favourably.”

Her creative process involves trial and error, collaborating with materials to spark innovation and leaving space for the unknown. In her films and animations, conclusions are intentionally open-ended, inviting the viewer to become an active participant in the work. For unlicked, Stansfield has explored gP Studios, drawing inspiration from the space and its creative energy.

16/10/2024

We’re excited to have Anne Stansfield in the project space this month, the first of two resident artists joining us. Save the date and join us for the private view on Friday, 1st November. More information is provided below—hope to see you all there!

Anne Stansfield is a conceptual artist with a diverse practice that spans various materials and methods. Her work embraces simplicity, chance, and humour, often collaborating with the space she’s working in. Stansfield’s approach instinctively crosses mediums, reflecting how people consume culture today. As she puts it, “It would be odd for someone to try and make sense of the world by just looking at paintings, so it seems logical to me to experiment with disciplines that communicate the idea most favourably.”

Her creative process involves trial and error, collaborating with materials to spark innovation and leaving space for the unknown. In her films and animations, conclusions are intentionally open-ended, inviting the viewer to become an active participant in the work. For unlicked, Stansfield has explored gP Studios, drawing inspiration from the space and its creative energy.

28/09/2024

A big thank you to everyone who came out last night to support Jake Williams’ show Earth Song. Great turn out, great videos with the live feed, and a fantastic buzz around the project space.

Earth Song is a loose collection of out-of-context moments and abstracted feelings, all smothered in pixelation and compression, with an original musical score and sound design by Jake Williams. It’s inspired by the idea that through digital screens, we’ve seen the worst and the best of the Earth, creating a paradox where we’re both isolated in a malleable internal reality and connected to the planet’s stream of information.
As new forms of content like TikTok and Reels dominate, we’re pulled into these momentary portals away from reality, creating a larger, untethered sense of existence. Jake explores this as a new aesthetic language, revealing the psychic condition of both the individual and the collective world—a surreal blend of digital and real in a dreamlike video collage.

A huge thank you to all the who helped with the setup!

21/09/2024

Happening next Friday 27th of September 5-8pm Jake Williams.

Earth Song is a loose collection of out of context moments and abstracted feelings all smothered in pixelation and compression with an original musical score and sound design by me (Jake Williams). It is inspired by the fact that through digital screens I have been, in a hyperreal sense, all over the Earth and seen the worst and the best it. And through this technological window, one is simultaneously isolated to a maleable internal reality and connected to the whole planet’s stream of information through a self feeding, self walling algorithm. And with the dominance of new short form content like TikTok and Reels, we are pulled through these momentary portals away from reality, which then breed in the mind to create a larger reality untethered to the purely physical. I like to think of this as a new form of aesthetic language to explore and play with, as I feel scrolling through the video shorts algorithm is highly revealing as to the phsyicic condition of both the individual’s specific algorithm and the entire planet. A digital unconscious. That is the inspiration for this hodgepodge video piece, a surreal exploration of the lines between the digital and the real in a collage-style series of memories and moments strung together like a dream.”

15/08/2024

Re-imaged happening tomorrow night 6-9pm the show will change as the sun goes down 😀 come along for the experience sound, light, projection, experiments. We will have refreshments but incurring you to Bring your own too to enjoy the vibes.

Hope to see you all’s tomorrow.

12/08/2024

Re-Image
Friday 16th August 2024
Exhibition opening at 6pm, all welcome.

Join us at General Practice as .nick presents his residency work, featuring immersive light projections, sculptures, and prints developed over the last three years. Simpson reimagines landscapes using experimental techniques, transforming video, photography, and field recordings into a captivating exploration of environment and place.

General Practice Studios
25 Clasketgate
Lincoln
LN2 1JJ

21/07/2024

A big thanks to everyone who came to the PV last night for Text and Texture, it was great having .art in the space for a week 👏

19/07/2024

Sneak peek into this week’s residency leading to an exhibition opening tomorrow! Witness some great creativity at GP Project Space this week. Check it out and come see what they’ve done—everyone is welcome.

Featuring recent University of Lincoln BA Fine Art graduates Robyn Bradford, Erin Taylor, and Bailey Revill.

“Text and Texture” invites you to experience the profound beauty and complexity of repeating patterns that underlie our world, encouraging a deeper understanding of the natural, ritualistic, and linguistic elements that shape our lives.

Opening Saturday, 20th July 2024, at 5pm.

12/07/2024

We are pleased to announce that the amazing Bailey Revill, Erin Taylor, and Robyn Bradford will be in residence at the General Practice Project Space all of next week.

Text and Texture invites you to experience the profound beauty and complexity of the repeating patterns that underlie our world. This exhibition encourages a deeper understanding of the natural, the ritualistic, and the linguistic elements that shape our lives.
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Join us for the opening exhibition on Saturday, 20th July, from 5 PM to 8 PM. There will be drinks and good conversation. We would love to see you there!

22/06/2024

More photos from the PV Landing the space looking sharp photos by the amazing .media

A solo show by Oliver Ventress.

Exhibition open by appointment until 6th July - please get in touch if you wish to see the show. 👈🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸

Landing theorises a top-down view of what extraterrestrial visitors might encounter as they descend onto the Earth. We do not know what will exist when they do arrive – there might not be any people left, our present day architectural structures could be long gone. Within this work, it is imagined that monuments and structures that existed pre 1BC will remain as part of the Earth’s landscape.

The sculptural landscape which forms the central point of the installation references the Arbor Low monument in Derbyshire. The site is estimated to be 4000 years old and there are multiple theories as to why it was created. It appears to have been built to be viewed from above, implying that it was perhaps not made for humans at all. With so many unknowns as to the sensory abilities of extraterrestrial visitors, it is perhaps our physical landscape that will become our language - our common ground.

The installation consists of a landscape sculpture and a live feed of the extraterrestrial vision, which is displayed on a CRT Monitor. The monitor, manufactured in 1996, is the same age as the artist.

The exhibition also encompasses a preview of a new film produced by the artist in 2024 on VHS, titled Landing: The Extraterrestrial Experience of Earth.

Oliver Ventress is a video and installation artist who has a primary concern with the idea of Being as a Medium; evidential documentary footage and romantic pursuits to capture isolated natural landscape and existence on tape. Previous works have included a series of attempts to make contact with aliens, the formation of a UFO spotting network, a para-terrestrial seance and the documented seeking of a sea monster.

www.oliverventress.com

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17/06/2024

Happening this Friday from 6pm here’s a sneak peak.

A solo show by Oliver Ventress.

Private View: Friday 21st June 2024 6pm (all welcome)

Free, refreshments provided

Exhibition open by appointment until 6th July - please get in touch if you wish to see the show.

Landing theorises a top-down view of what extraterrestrial visitors might encounter as they descend onto the Earth. We do not know what will exist when they do arrive – there might not be any people left, our present day architectural structures could be long gone. Within this work, it is imagined that monuments and structures that existed pre 1BC will remain as part of the Earth’s landscape.

The sculptural landscape which forms the central point of the installation references the Arbor Low monument in Derbyshire. The site is estimated to be 4000 years old and there are multiple theories as to why it was created. It appears to have been built to be viewed from above, implying that it was perhaps not made for humans at all. With so many unknowns as to the sensory abilities of extraterrestrial visitors, it is perhaps our physical landscape that will become our language - our common ground.

The installation consists of a landscape sculpture and a live feed of the extraterrestrial vision, which is displayed on a CRT Monitor. The monitor, manufactured in 1996, is the same age as the artist.

The exhibition also encompasses a preview of a new film produced by the artist in 2024 on VHS, titled Landing: The Extraterrestrial Experience of Earth.

Oliver Ventress is a video and installation artist who has a primary concern with the idea of Being as a Medium; evidential documentary footage and romantic pursuits to capture isolated natural landscape and existence on tape. Previous works have included a series of attempts to make contact with aliens, the formation of a UFO spotting network, a para-terrestrial seance and the documented seeking of a sea monster.

www.oliverventress.com

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11/06/2024

Up next 😀

A solo show by Oliver Ventress.

Private View: Friday 21st June 2024 6pm (all welcome)

Free, refreshments provided

Exhibition open by appointment until 6th July - please get in touch if you wish to see the show.

Landing theorises a top-down view of what extraterrestrial visitors might encounter as they descend onto the Earth. We do not know what will exist when they do arrive – there might not be any people left, our present day architectural structures could be long gone. Within this work, it is imagined that monuments and structures that existed pre 1BC will remain as part of the Earth’s landscape.

The sculptural landscape which forms the central point of the installation references the Arbor Low monument in Derbyshire. The site is estimated to be 4000 years old and there are multiple theories as to why it was created. It appears to have been built to be viewed from above, implying that it was perhaps not made for humans at all. With so many unknowns as to the sensory abilities of extraterrestrial visitors, it is perhaps our physical landscape that will become our language - our common ground.

The installation consists of a landscape sculpture and a live feed of the extraterrestrial vision, which is displayed on a CRT Monitor. The monitor, manufactured in 1996, is the same age as the artist.

The exhibition also encompasses a preview of a new film produced by the artist in 2024 on VHS, titled Landing: The Extraterrestrial Experience of Earth.

Oliver Ventress is a video and installation artist who has a primary concern with the idea of Being as a Medium; evidential documentary footage and romantic pursuits to capture isolated natural landscape and existence on tape. Previous works have included a series of attempts to make contact with aliens, the formation of a UFO spotting network, a para-terrestrial seance and the documented seeking of a sea monster.

www.oliverventress.com

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Video from Fridays First space-bath and Jam night performance @generalpractice thanks to all who came 🔥🔥 @simpson.nick @nathanrlbaxter @samifreemanmusic The next one will happen on the 16th of September at sunset 19.16pm all welcome. At the start of quarantine in 2020, @samifreemanmusic began composing an auditory story about a journey through space to escape. The work is called the Space Bath, bringing together many art mediums (audio, light, drawings) to take the listener on a twenty-minute journey through space, evoking awe, discovery, and isolation. During the sound experience, the audience is bathed in light. The piece is in the works and will release when the art and space are ready. Sunset performance’s 1. September 2nd at 19:49 pm 2. September 16th at 19:16pm Part of Re-Imaged A series of experiments live events, collaborations, and a changing core exhibition happening over a six-week period starting 14th august until the 21st of September in the general practice project space. Exploring collage, light, landscape, sound, projection, installation, and sculpture. This residency is aimed at starting conversations and connecting artists with similar threads of making. #ambientmusic #dronemusic #experimentalmusic #minimalmusic #ambientdrone #soundscape #soundart #sounddesign #tapemusic #tapeloop #tapeloops #lightartist #lightart #exhibition #art #artwork #lightdesigner #lightartphotography #lightartwork #lightartworks #installationart #instaartist #lighting #light #installtionshot #exhibition #artexhibition #installtionshot #tapemanipulation #taperecorder #tapemachine

Live experiments- Space Bath Experience happening Tonight starting at 7.49pm all welcome please arrive 15 minutes before 😉 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Followed by @simpson.nick @nathanrlbaxter Jam night 👌 Our first official Instagram Live too. At the start of quarantine in 2020, @samifreemanmusic began composing an auditory story about a journey through space to escape. The work is called the Space Bath, bringing together many art mediums (audio, light, drawings) to take the listener on a twenty-minute journey through space, evoking awe, discovery, and isolation. During the sound experience, the audience is bathed in light. The piece is in the works and will release when the art and space are ready. Sunset performance’s 1. September 2nd at 19:49 pm 2. September 16th at 19:16pm Part of Re-Imaged A series of experiments live events, collaborations, and a changing core exhibition happening over a six-week period starting 14th august until the 21st of September in the general practice project space. Exploring collage, light, landscape, sound, projection, installation, and sculpture. This residency is aimed at starting conversations and connecting artists with similar threads of making. #ambientmusic #dronemusic #experimentalmusic #minimalmusic #ambientdrone #soundscape #soundart #sounddesign #tapemusic #tapeloop #tapeloops #lightartist #lightart #exhibition #art #artwork #lightdesigner #lightartphotography #lightartwork #lightartworks #installationart #instaartist #lighting #light #installtionshot #exhibition #artexhibition #installtionshot #tapemanipulation #taperecorder #tapemachine

Experiments with light and glass. #lightartist #lightart #exhibition #art #artwork #lightdesigner #lightartphotography #lightartwork #lightartworks #installationart #instaartist #lighting #light #installtionshot #exhibition #artexhibition #newmediaart #lightphotography #light #artist #lightartist #emergingartist #artpiece #installationart #installtionshot

Method-Lab Work by @flatplace ☝ K️ate has been playing with copper powder to make paint, and hopes she will be able to conduct electricity with this method of working so the paintings can be hooked up to future sculpture works. Method-Lab is an experimental residency between members of General-Practice (GP). The restrictions of Covid-19 has allowed the group to adapt and return to an experimental way of creating work. Throughout December, January and February members of GP will develop their individual practices, along with critical discourse using online video chat on a regular basis. Method-Lab will be a way of experimenting and expanding on new techniques and ways of approaching and making work using the studio/project space to help expand and inform ways of working. The artists will be developing work and sharing the results through social media and our website. At the end of Method-Lab the artists will be hosting a webinar to discuss the results of the residency, please book on at Eventbrite here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/method-lab-webinar-tickets-132857142289 #residency #art #painting #conductor #sculpture #objects #contemporaryart #method #workinprogress #lab #experiment #exsplore

@ross6812 collecting field recordings for Prox in the peaks. Studio artist Ross Oliver has been collecting recordings and experimenting with transmitting sounds though electric induction. In his new sound installation Prox visitors are invited to explore and navigate his latest sound works embedded in the fabric of our project space through custom wireless headphones. To visit Prox please email [email protected] to book a slot between 26/09/19 – 14/09/19 mon – fri 5pm – 8pm /sat – sun 11am – 4pm #feildrecording #sound #art #lincoln #exhibition

Come and see the show today from 12-3pm H o l d i n g s p a c e Curated by Kate Buckley Artists: Andrew Bracey, Rob Britt, Kate Buckley, Joanna Cifre Cerda, Simón Granell, Ross Oliver, Nick Simpson As part of the Referral series at General Practice the project space has become a library of sorts - somewhere for lingering and leafing through. Seven artists have responded to the space with works that invite intimate engagement. The artworks are to be touched, (or imagined touching), pieces to be picked up and peered at, listened to or read and rearranged. General Practice, 25 Clasketgate, lincoln, https://www.general-practice.net/ The show runs from 18th - 31st May Opening times midday - 3pm Evenings 6 - 9pm by appointment #holdingspace #painting #sculpture #lincoln #lincolnshire #sound

Installing @simpson.nick and @Ross 6812 work for Holdingspace curated by @flatplace opening this weekend.. more info coming soon. #holdingspace #lincoln #art #instal #exhibition #sculpture #object #library #sound #tapeplayer #lincolnshire

Join us on the tomorrow Thursday the 6th of December for Two events. Approaching Affective Zero (AAZ) A monthly programme of events promoting a wide range of creative disciplines and collaborations including live sound, performances and projections @mansionoffuture Mansions of the Future LN5 7EQ 530pm - 7 pm Fractopia An evening show culmination of a year long collaboration between Kate Buckley and Nick Simpson exploring an ongoing conversation with image, fusing, fragmenting and re-framing image, sound, video and projection General Practice Project space LN2 1JJ 7pm-9pm #projection #mixedmedia #collage #film #sound #art #Lincoln #show

@ross6812 work from last nights Title: Approaching Affective Zero .2 #sound #sculpture #object #guitar