Rational Rec's organisers
Rational Rec is organised and co-directed by visual artist and writer Russell Martin and curator and broadcaster Cecilia Wee, and is supported by Louisa Martin (Digital Marketing and Development Assistant) and Silvio Palladino (directors' intern)
Russell Martin moved to London in 1998 after finishing his studies at Glasgow School of Art. Recent projects have included Way East, an artist-led gallery space in Martin's east London home and a year-long artist residency at studio1.1 gallery. Currently, Martin is working on Analogue, a dialogue project commissioned by Craftspace for the Taking Time exhibition and Portable Radio, a touring podcasting project supported by Arts Council England. Full information on past and current projects can be found on Martin's website.
Cecilia Wee is a London-based independent arts
writer, broadcaster and curator. Cecilia is an arts documentary
programme maker for London art radio station Resonance FM and co-curated the interdisciplinary
exhibition “EMBEDDED ART – Art in the Name of Security” at the Akademie der Künste Berlin (Germany).
Cecilia has worked with organisations including BFI Southbank, Magazin 4 Bregenz (Austria), Tate Modern and
University of the Creative Arts and is completing
her DPhil in Music and Philosophy at the University of Sussex on the
documentation of live art.
Louisa Martin is a London based artist working with live performance and sound, and was previously an intern with Rational Rec during our third season. Since graduating with a BA in Sound Arts in 2006, Louisa has also initiated various platforms for peer dialogue and critique.
Silvio Palladino is a London based italian artist. He began his academic education in architecture and recently graduated in photography from the London College of Communication. As an artist he mainly works with installations and participative projects, located within the urban environment, and in 2008 he co-curated Public View, a mixed-media exhibition displayed in public sites around Hackney. He recently took part in the Biennale of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean.
Between 2004 and 2008, Rational Rec was also co-directed by composer Matthew Shlomowitz.