Who's Who: Niina Cochran

Meet Niina Cochran and yes that's not a typo. As she puts it "my mom is from Finland and that is how they spell Niina, it is pronounced the same as Nina, it is just a cooler spelling. Of course there is the habit of saying my name like this: Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiina...."

State the facts: Name, Age, Hometown
Niina Cochran, 24, Kinnelon, NJ

What's your genre and where did you pick up your art?
Parsons School of Design; Majored in Illustration but mostly paint now



Describe yourself in a line
I have always and will always be creating.  I am lucky enough to be in and know about this show because I am friends with one of the curators!



If you have to pick 3 of your best works, what would they be?
I like these pieces (see images) because I tried something new and experimented and I think it actually worked out.

If you could send help to anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere. what would it be?
This is too difficult for me to answer.  Too much pressure! ha.


Check out more of Niina's works

Who's Who: Gaius Benbow

With 3 weeks to before the show, we're kickstarting the countdown with a series of "Who's who" of our contributing artists and behind-the-scenes look as they gear up for the big day. First on our list is Gaius Benbow....



State the facts: Name, Age, Hometown
Gaius Benbow, 27, Tarboro NC

What's your genre and where did you pick up your art?
Communication Design; Pitt Community College - CDT, Parsons School of Design



Describe yourself in a line
"The only label that has ever stuck, or that I was willing to accept & wear proudly is 'creative'."I grew up in a "small town" and soon realized that small towns aren't big enough for me.


If you have to pick 3 of their best works, what would they be?
as of now my fave project still has to be my slavery "game". I am also partial to the MindTrap Identity system and hopefully whatever i put in the Send help show.



If you could send help to anything, anyone, anytime, anywhere. what would it be?
If i could send help to anything, it would have to be the public school system in this country. It's not just under funded, it's under-thought, under-noticed and under-respected. If we just focused on giving the young minds in this country a real education and a fighting chance to compete on a global scale, I have complete confidence in their ability to come up with solutions to most of the other issues/areas to which we should be "sending help".

Check out more of Gaius' works
Hit him up on Twitter

CREATIVELAB

Hey everyone!
We've made some significant progress with our prep for the show. We now have for your viewing pleasure a complete floor plan to get an idea of the space we have available to showcase your work, along with photos of the space, courtesy of Frej and Carolina.

So if you have an idea of what your peice will be like / how much space you'll need, you can use this for reference.

Workshop

We are happy to announce a CREATIVELAB Workshop for artists developing work for this project. The weekend before the show date, CREATIVELAB will host an open work session where we can all come together before we showcase. Details to come!

Promo Postcard

Show Date

The Send Help Project will open for 1 night only!
The official opening date is Saturday, March 28th, 2009.

Exhibition Space

Thanks to our friends Carolina Garcia and Frej Hedenberg of CREATIVELAB for generously lending us their beautiful studio space and hosting the Send Help Project.

CREATIVELAB is located at:
68 Jay Street Suite 422
Brooklyn, New York 11201

[www.creativelabny.com]

Artists

The following is a list of artists that will be contributing to the Send Help Project:

Gaius Benbow
Leslie Cain
Niina Cochran
Carolina Garcia
Angel Gonzales
Frej Hedenberg
Freddy Lopez
Deirdre Merrigan
Rory Mulligan
Juan Carlos Pagan
Pablo Pineda
Andres Rivera
Cindy Rodriguez
Diane Wah
Jay Woo

The Idea

The words SEND HELP jumped out at us from the back of a road map on our way to Montreal. It's simplicity and immediacy stirred our thoughts and sparked our curiosities about the meanings behind the words, and the various images that are conjured up depending on the interpretation.

The Send Help Project is an art show that invites several artists to interpret the phrase "SEND HELP" in any way they choose, through any medium they choose.