Fax to Mr JIM VIVIEAERE Hi! 021201

I got your name and fax number from Ivan Navarro when I was looking for possible contacts in New Zealand. I am planning to do one part of my worldwide project ÓFar Away from Where?Ó in New Zealand in April 2003. The antipode of Lund, a southern Swedish town which was marked in 1993, is in the South Pacific Ocean, 55.42S - 166.50W. I had initially planned to build the sculpture, go by ship to this coordination and let the sculpture down into the ocean. Simultaneously, an exhibition will be opened at the Art Hall of Lund, Sweden where the action will be shown on a wide screen. It is also planned to be ÓbroadcastedÓ by the Internet and shown at museums and galleries in different countries all around the world. Now I have realised that it will be very difficult to accomplish my initial idea. So I am open to changes and new suggestions- such as building the sculpture on land. Another possibility is to let it go into the sea, floating on some kind of base. Whatever changes in the way of doing the action, it will be documented and sending images to Sweden. One of the most important aspect of this project is to get to know other people and cultures. I have marked places in Argentina, Mexico, Mongolia, Bolivia and Sweden so far. In all these places the project has involved local people who received me and became participants of the project. It would therefore be nice to collaborate with Maori people being the original habitants of New Zealand. The process of building the sculpture will be ÓbroadcastedÓ at the Art Hall of Lund, Sweden and it will be Óon lineÓ at the internet and shown at several galleries and art halls around the world. So of course you will be part of this if you decide to support the project. I do hope that you find this interesting and I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours Sincerely Juan Carlos Peirone

X-Originating-IP: [130.216.149.18] From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone Bcc: Subject: Greetings from New Zealand Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 11:00:39 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Dec 2002 11:00:39.0424 (UTC) FILETIME=[618A5800:01C29B84]

Dear Juan, It was good to be contacted by you, perhaps the re-connection with Ivan and my visit to New York, as much as being contacted by someone living in Sweden. I have a secret hero that I admire very much the Uruguay artist Carlos Capelan whose work I love and who I understand lives in Lund. I also read about the project that Alfredo Jaar did, (another artist who I have much respect) was that in Sweden? or maybe it was Denmark, building an Art Gallery then burning it down. I would be happy to facilitate and possibly become involved in your project, my personal practice often involves collaborations. I am currently working as a caterer on a film and involved in a couple of other projects and will need to respond more fully to your fax in the weekend, as well as scrutinise your faraway website. Regards Jim

Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:39:19 +0100 To: jimvivieaere From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: far away Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

Dear Jim, thank you for your prompt answer! I was really happy to see that you have an interest in the project, as well as some common points of connection. I am a friend of Carlos Capel?n and I also used to live in Lund. Carlos now lives in Spain (Santiago de Compostela) and I know that he is planning for a project in Australia where he will probably stay for a few months in 2003. I donÕt know Alfredo Jaar personally but Juan Castillo, a friend of me, Chilean artist who lives in Stockholm (he will participate with me in the exhibition in Lund, April 2003) know him and I know they worked in some common projects in the early 80«s. Now perhaps youÕve had a good look at my website and lets hope you liked it. I hope we can collaborate and that you want to be involved in the project. I wait for your answer. Regards, JC Peirone

X-Originating-IP: [130.216.149.18] From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone Bcc: Subject: Re: far away in the Pacific Basin Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:07:17 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 Dec 2002 17:07:18.0350 (UTC) FILETIME=[C14ACEE0:01C2A5EE]

Dear Juan, sorry to have taken so long to reply. I have had time to cruise your website and I would enjoy working with you and helping you to effect your project Downunder. For me to get to the South Island maybe problematic I have a new family and my partner works as a law academic at Auckland University and I share looking after our 1 year old daughter. I am able to facilitate a number of things possible sites, other artists, and general interest look forward to an ongoing correspondence regards Jim.

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 22:41:12 +0100 To: jimvivieaere From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

Hi Jim, Receiving your mail from the opposite side of the earth was good news to me! I am happy to know that you find the project interesting and that you want to participate- within your possibilities and of course according to what you want to do. I can understand that it is difficult to travel, due to your activities and family- a one-year-old daughter requires some dedication Ð I know! Anyway, I am interested in hearing your suggestions about possible sites, artists to contact, etc. Some questions: Do you think that a contact with the city councils of Dunedin, Christchurch or Invercargill would be worth working for? Another idea is to establish some kind of contact on the Chatham Islands. They are the closest spot to the exact coordination of the antipode. I am actually intending this by the Internet. Is this a weird idea? Do you know anything about ÓCreative New ZealandÓ? and the Physics Room? The action will be in April and I will go for three weeks, approximately 12th of April to the 2nd of May . I plan to go directly to Auckland and travel from there to the final site of the oven. As the project is low cost, auto financed, I also need some information about cost of living, accommodation etc. Do you think it is possible to get an official invitation from an Art Gallery or Art hall in NZ? This would enable me to apply for a grant in Sweden. Hoping this collaboration will be good for both of us I wait to hear from you soon again. Regards, JC Peirone

From: "jim vivieaere" Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 03:42:00 +0000 To: j.c.peirone Subject: Re: Post Christmas

Dear Juan, Xmas Greetings and Happy New Year. I have been away and I am now able to reply to your requests. Rather than make inquiries through the City Councils of the various cities at this stage, it would be best to make contact with the 'tangata whenua' the indigenous Maori representatives of the South Island. I have a friend her name is Megan Tamati Quennell she works for the Maori South Island tribe called "Ngai Tahu" and is based in Christchurch. She is an art consultant advisor for the tribe, her background spans more than 10 years experience as one of the Maori curators in Wellington at the National Art Gallery Museum Te Papa Tongarewa. Present your ideas to her as a starting point and guage her response. I have a Cook Island friend who is on the Arts Council, CNZ (Creative New Zealand) Stephanie Oberg based in Christchurch She is an art historian academic. I have another good friend a Samoan sculptor Johnny Penisula. He would be great to work with about 60 plus years old and a wonderful talented man. It is not a bad idea to contact someone in the Chathams. I have a friend in Auckland, he has a brother who is working for the Department of Conservation has been living in the Chathams for over 4 years. He would be the perfect contact would know the community of about 600 people it is about an hour ahead of NZ time and costs $NZ800 return airfare from Wellington. Get Megan to connect you with a gallery down South, Physics Room or some other space, this is helpful I do know some one great person in Dunedin but his address and contact alludes me. Cheers Jim

Subject: From Sweden Date: s?ndag 5 januari 2003 14.21 From: Juan Carlos Peirone To: Jim Vivieaere

Dear Jim, happy New Year to you and your family! Thank you very much for all your help and enthusiasm for the project. I will get in contact with all the people you suggest. Any way, I keep thinking that you are my companion even if you can't be in person in the action wherever it will take place. I will keep you informed about the development. Best regards JC Peirone PD: I reserved a fly ticket to 14th April to Auckland because I would like to see you if it's possible for you. From there I will go to the final place for the action. Question: How is the climate at that point of the year in NZ?

From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone Bcc: Subject: Re: From Aotearoa Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 13:11:44 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Jan 2003 13:11:45.0187 (UTC) FILETIME=[53F20730:01C2B64E]

Dear Juan, I am going to Cuba tomorrow Wednesday January 8 for only 5 days I've been chosen to be in a french TV commercial as minor talent, very exciting, fly business class, pop in and out and get paid handsomely. I'm meant to be a Tahitian Chief. April in south of New Zealand is getting cool, but nothing like European cool. I would love to be involved in your project, time and possibly money depending. Back on the 13 January, regards Jim

Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:55:48 +0100 To: jimvivieaere From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

Hi Jim, I hope you had a nice stay in Cuba and that you enjoyed a lot of "mojitos" I'm very happy that you want to be part of the project. I feel now I need to make sure some aspects of the action. Time is running and I have decided to limit the candidate places to two: Invercargill (with Johnny Penisula) and The Chathams (I'm waiting for answers from both of them). But if none of those places will be possible I would like to do the action somewhere near Auckland so it could be possible for you to take part in it. What do you think? What I need is a place (public or private) to build the sculpture and some local support (to buy material, a no expensive place to live, access to Internet, etc.) The geographic coordination is not the best but I see that as a secondary aspect of the project. In a symbolic way it is correct to build the sculpture in any place, as long as it is in NZ. Waiting for yours suggestions, regards JC Peirone

From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone@swipnet.se Bcc: Subject: Re:back in town Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:22:16 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Jan 2003 09:22:17.0552 (UTC) FILETIME=[1856E500:01C2BED3]

Dear Juan, Cuba was great, bought cigars and rum. Stayed in a glamorous hotel, on a cliff site gazing out to sea, the job was nothing. By now either Johnny Penisula or the Chathams has contacted you. I'm perfectly available should you decide on Auckland and can certainly streamline the project, venue, communication lines, accommodation and even the media. I met up with a young Cuban artist, Angel Blanco who had an exhibition in Sweden perhaps last year a painter, naturally politicised and interesting, I'm arranging that he have an exhibition here in New Zealand. Keep me informed regards Jim.

Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 20:15:45 +0100 To: jimvivieaere From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

Hi Jim! I am really glad to hear that you had a nice trip to Cuba and that you are now well back in Auckland. I think your invitation to the Cuban artist is a good idea- even though I have not had the opportunity to see his exhibition in Sweden. I am very happy to hear that you want to take part in the project in an active way. It is fantastic to get this help with the venue, accommodation, communication and as you said, even media. It makes the New Zealand part finally become concrete and a bit foreseeable and I really feel enthusiastic about your collaboration. I have not had any answers from Chatham Islands or Johnny Penisula yet so I think that doing the action in Auckland will be the best alternative. It really doesn't matter that much if it isn't the actual coordination of the antipode, the most important thing is that we could really accomplish to do the action. If, by any chance there would be a positive answer from the Chatham Islands, perhaps we could discuss this, but for now I am convinced about the advantages of the Auckland possibilities. I plan to travel with my wife -assistant and interpreter when needed- and arrive on the 15th of April, approximately. I will apply for some kind of grant and it would be great to have an invitation from New Zealand- from some Óart institutionÓ- is it possible? LetÕs continue the planning... Regards/ Juan Carlos Peirone

From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone Bcc: Subject: Project New Zealand Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 22:46:28 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Jan 2003 22:46:29.0223 (UTC) FILETIME=[6F0E1770:01C2C3FA]

Dear Juan, I am working on getting an 'official' piece of paper from an institution. There is a new Maori Art School that opened last year situated in the South of Auckland with working space and gallery, that would be good to connect with. I am friends with the director Richard Cooper a NZ Maori as well as a Cook Island Maori. The School is currently in recess and I'll endeavour to get the paper work as soon as possible. Your project's location could enhance the school as well as having access to the School's resources and knowledge of the area to source materials and possible student involvement. This location is about 30 minutes drive from my place There is a certain amount of politics involved with the local indigenous people and if you were to decide on the Chatham Islands it would be important to get the permission from the local tribe. I think I suggested that you contact Megan Tamiti Quennell who works for Ngai Tahu, the local South Island Maori. Otherwise we will keep talking, regards Jim Vivieaere

Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:49:10 +0100 To: jimvivieaere From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: :Macintosh HD:31114:jim resume:

Hello Jim, Thank you for your mail. It is good to know that you are thinking about where the project could take place. The school and the area surrounding it, sounds great for this and also the chance of maybe getting the ÒofficialÓ invitation (I have to apply for the grant before 15th of February). As far as my activities right now I am working with the preparations of the exhibition in Lund (the one that will take place simultaneously with the action in NZ) and concentrating on the web side design. A lot of time consuming details The images and pictures from NZ will be transmitted on this site, in the form of a diary of the action. I have already started doing this. If you have a look at the website you will find a link Òhappening todayÓ. In connection with this I thought it would be very nice to ÒeditÓ our current correspondence as part of the action. Of course I will not do this without your consent. I attach a Òfirst versionÓ. Please tell me what you think about this. Regards, JC Peirone

X-Originating-IP: [130.216.149.18] From: "jim vivieaere" To: j.c.peirone@swipnet.se Bcc: Subject: Re: letter from an institution Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 20:56:44 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Feb 2003 20:56:44.0686 (UTC) FILETIME=[C27EFAE0:01C2CBC6]

Dear Juan, I have contacted Richard Cooper this morning and we are meeting up on thursday the 6th I will get him to fax through the letter stressing the importance of deadlines. I am totally agreeable to the airing of our correspondence my last show with an Australian aboriginal artist, Jonathan Jones, here in Auckland, was based simply on the thread of our correspondence and two previous encounters that lasted for 3 hours. Both our works were text based. Will talk soon Jim

From: jim vivieaere To: j.c.peirone Bcc: Subject: re. invitation Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 23:13:56 +0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2003 23:13:56.0742 (UTC) FILETIME=[EBA98A60:01C2D090]

Dear Juan, have tracked down the Director of the Te Kura Toi Maori Pacific Indigenous Arts Buck Nin School of Fine Arts, Richard Cooper. He is sending by email and fax a formal invitation for you to work at his school as a venue for the production of your project. I have given him your deadline. His contact is it would be great if you could send him some attachments of our correspondence and an overvierw of the project, to put him in the loop, although I gave him your website address which he said he couldn't open However I will get some hardcopy for him. If you get anxious you could ring him Tel: ...regards Jim

- RICHARD COOPER-

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:30:21 +0100 To: "Richard Cooper" From: Juan Carlos Peirone Subject: Re: personal invite to new zealand Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments:

Dear Richard Cooper, I received your fax. Thank you very much for your invitation. this time the fax worked perfectly. I'm going to work now so I will write later. Regards JC Peirone

Subject: Re: personal invite to new zealand Date: mOEndag 10 februari 2003 9:04 PM From: Richard Cooper To: j.c.peirone

it was good to make contact by phone , good luck for your application.bye for now Richard

Subject: Date: 23 februari 2003 1:35 PM From: Juan Carlos Peirone To: Richard Cooper Cc: Richard Cooper

Dear Richard Cooper, I am sorry for not writing to you earlier. These last few weeks have been rather hectic (new courses starting up at my school, a trip to Stockholm to arrange the film part of the exhibition in Lund, etc, É) I also worked on the application for the grant for the NZ part of the project, where your letter of invitation played an important role (thank you again!) and the application is now being scrutinized and hopefully approved of. I am very enthusiastic about the possible participation on part of your art school in my project Òfaraway from whereÓ. Jim Vivieaere told me that he had given you some briefing on the project, I think you also have the address to the website http://www.faraway.nu To be sure you have access to some information IÕll add an attachment of the correspondence between Jim and me. I am interested in knowing more about the possible workshop at your school. Is there an interest for student participation? In that case, how many students do you think would like to participate? Can they actually dispose of some time to take part in the building of the oven or other logistics, or what are your ideas? As you may see from the project info I am open to new ideas and suggestions, no action is identical to any previous or upcoming marking. LetÕs keep in contact! Regards JC Peirone

JIM VIVIEAERE

Subject: From sweden Date: s?ndag 23 februari 2003 1:36 PM From: Juan Carlos Peirone To: Jim Vivieaere

Hi Jim! There has been a delay in our correspondence due to my busy schedule, courses, projects and all kinds of details that have to be worked out. I got this fantastic letter of invitation from Richard Cooper -thanks to your connection- within the time limit of the date of application and so far everything is OK. He called me up after the fax machine hadnÕt answered correctly and in this way I received the invitation by e-mail and fax (I had to press another buttonÉ) I got an idea of having two local newspapers Ð in Lund and Auckland- exchanging local news on a daily basis and sending paper copies to be exposed in the art hall in Lund and in some place in Auckland (not necessarily an art hall, could be the art school) This exchange could take place during the action/exhibition. What are your thoughts on this? Is there any newspaper that could be interested in this? Would you like me to send the description of this journalistic idea? I asked Richard Cooper about the interest in a workshop at his art school, as suggested in the invitation letter, and how this would be done. I guess you will take part in this. Regards JC Peirone

Subject: Re: From New Zealand Date: mOEndag 24 februari 2003 1:57 AM From: jim vivieaere To:

Dear Juan, I've been really busy as well, went to Sydney Australia with my 15 month old daughter Bianca last week, the two of us, a funeral rather than a holiday, but we flew business class and saw relatives and it was hot and we were by a beach and a lake and go for picnics, so it ended up more like a holiday. Good that the invitation arrived on time and that you have made contact with Richard. I'd be happy to contribute to the workshop. I'm afraid that the main newspapers are fairly apathetic, and would have their own agendas of what is newsworthy, but if you send me some copy I could approach them. There is a suburban paper where Richard's school is located and I'm sure that they could run an ongoing work in progress column. Richard is quite famous and he would be able to organise something. Otherwise we'll keep talking. Regards Jim

RICHARD COOPER

Subject: Sweden Date: mOEndag 24 mars 2003 8:37 AM From: Juan Carlos Peirone To: richardcooper

Hello Richard, Thank you for your message. I have been intensely involved in my work at the university these last few weeks. As I also work on preparing the exhibition at the art hall in Lund - which is part of and will be on simultaneously with the action in NZ - time has been really limited. So you must excuse me for not having been in contact with you until now. Anyway, in spite of the terrible world situation, we continue our plans and daily lives. My wife (translator and collaborator...) and I are confirming the air tickets and will be in NZ from April 16 to May 4. If you want the students to participate I am of course enthusiastic about all kinds of support and exchange of ideas in a workshop, building the sculpture , shooting video... As I have to be in contact by internet with the on line computer based exhibition in Lund, sending them material on a daily basis, I wonder if there would be a possibility to use the net at your school? Jim V told me he had some possibilities too, to solve this technical part. I have had no answer so far to the application where I included your attentive invitation, but I am still hoping... Well, lots of greetings from the south of Sweden, hoping to hear from you soon again. Regards. JC Peirone

Subject: Re: Sweden Date: mOEndag 24 mars 2003 9:48 PM From: Richard To: juan.carlos.peirone

kia ora from nz my friend, it is good to hear from you, we look forward to meeting you in april. yes we do have computers and technology that you can use. good luck on your application. Richard

JIM VIVIEAERE

Subject: From sweden Date: tisdag 1 april 2003 11:59 PM From: Juan Carlos peirone To: jim Vivieaere

Hi Jim, it was a long time without correspondence! I'm very busy as you can imagine with the last details of the exhibition. Richard and I had some mail contacts and he told me that the school has Internet facilities that I could use. Well, we (Me and Maria) are going to NZ on April 14. I will tell you the exact time of arrival later. We stay to May 6, in this period I think I have enough time to build the sculpture, to work with the students and perhaps some extra time for visiting parts of NZ. Now, some questions: Could you suggest some place low cost for us to stay ? Could you tell me the approximate cost in NZ for material to build the oven? bricks, cement, etc. What about the electricity in NZ (110? 220?) You and Cooper are in the exhibition catalogue as participants in NZ, is that OK? Lots of regards and I'm looking forward to meeting you, JC Peirone

Subject: Re: From NZ Date: onsdag 2 april 2003 1:10 AM From: jim vivieaere To: j.c.peirone Dear Juan Carlos, good to hear from you, I am going to contact Richard and discuss with him your enquiries re accommodation and material costs, Because I live inner city it would make more sense to be located closer to the art school in terms of transport etc, also it is closer to the industrial sites for materials. The art school has a van that can help with all that. I will certainly meet you at the airport we will have a welcome dinner at my place. I will email you as soon as I contact Richard. Very exciting, regards Jim.

Subject: Auckland waiting Date: mOEndag 7 april 2003 5:36 AM From: jim vivieaere To: .c.peirone

Dear Juan Carlos, you must let me know your flight arrival details as soon as possible. We have a good cheap place you can stay at for the first two nights $NZ44 each, a double bed own bathroom and TV which includes breakfast as well. Richard Cooper is organising a self contained unit next to the site where you will be working on your sculpture for very low rent or even FREE.. So accommodation should be no problem Now builders mix/mortar is about $NZ6 for a 30kg bag and new bricks cost 48cents a unit or else a pellet of 448 would cost $NZ241.92 if you wanted firebricks, implying that the oven is to work they would be $NZ6 per unit. However I have lots of friends who are potters and they can inform us where to get cheap second hand bricks. The electricity system is 230. Richard has said that you'll beable to use tools at his school, and he can arrange for all weather awnings so that you can shelter from either the sun or the rain. Look forward to hearing from you regards Jim

Subject: From Sweden Date: tisdag 8 april 2003 8:56 AM From: Juan Carlos peirone To: jim vivieaere

Hi Jim! Thank you for all your doing for us and the action. We arrive in Auckland on April 16 at 12.00 (noon). Flight Thai Air 983H. Thank you for reserving the hotel room. I also think that the accommodation possibility in the independent unit in connection to the school is perfect for our budget. In any case we will bring our sleeping bags and a tent to improvise if necessary. The material costs seem reasonable. I'm finishing the last preparations for the exhibition and the action. We are very excited about soon being at the other side and to know NZ.

RICHARD COOPER

Subject: From Sweden Date: tisdag 8 april 2003 9:02 AM From: Juan Carlos peirone To: richardcooper

Hi Richard! Thank you for your help to prepare for the action! We will arrive on April 16 at 12.00 in Auckland. Jim has said that he will be at the airport. I'm looking forward to meeting you and initiating our collaboration! Regards, JC Peirone

Subject: Re: From Sweden Date: tisdag 8 april 2003 11:39 AM From: Richard Cooper To: j.c.peirone awsome news

Juan, look forward to meeting you. Richard

JIM VIVIEAERE Subject: Re: From Sweden Date: onsdag 9 april 2003 12:01 AM From: jim vivieaere To: j.c.peirone

Dear Juan Carlos, good we will book you into this small motel for the first two nights and then we can consider the better alternative. Richard and I will pick you up from the airport He is a big Polynesian man and I'm slighter built with short grey/white hair. Look forward to meeting you regards Jim

Subject: OK Date: onsdag 9 april 2003 8:40 PM From: Juan Carlos peirone To: jim vivieaere

OK, thank you once again and see you at the airport on the 16th. I think that we will recognize you. Regards to Richard Regards, JC Peirone