Robin Boothroyd, UK
'Surveillance'
Surveillance
is sickening
yet somehow satisfying:
first
the thought
that her best kiss
was caught on camera
then
the knowledge
that it would survive her,
stored in the vault
of her student halls.
‘Surveillance’ explores a character's realisation that one of her most cherished and intimate moments has been recorded on CCTV. Far from being invasive, the footage is comforting as, stored on a hard-drive, it will outlive her memory. It is therefore timeless. In this way, it is a bit like a poem.'
Exhibition Details
Subversive Correspondenc #1 Broadwalk Arts, Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Bristol, BS4 2QU.
Monday 20th July - Thursday 23rd July 2009
Subversive Correspondence #2
The Gallery at Willesden Green, 95 High Road, Willesden, London, NW10 2SF.
Wednesday 19th August- Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Private View 18th August 6-9pm
Curator: Diana Ali
Monday 20th July - Thursday 23rd July 2009
Subversive Correspondence #2
The Gallery at Willesden Green, 95 High Road, Willesden, London, NW10 2SF.
Wednesday 19th August- Wednesday 2nd September 2009
Private View 18th August 6-9pm
Curator: Diana Ali
Concept
The interpretations encounter political statements or disperse cultural observations; correspondence that is not immediate but perhaps depends on the contingencies of travel. Subversive systems of posting and collecting dialogue create the emergence of new narratives that are shared and reacted upon through hybrid texts, images and temporary ownership. Show cased as a touring exhibition at Broadwalk Arts, Bristol then at The Willesden Gallery, London, the works continue to explore language, visual interchange and systematic dialogues.
Artists
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