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"whereas the highly rational societies of the renaissance felt the need to create utopias, we of our times must create fables" Francis Alÿs
A collaborative project between 10 photographers to create a work for LOOK2011 photography festival in Liverpool. Under the title of Excavating Utopia the work sought to offer a comment on contemporary life in the UK at a time of political and social change. An installation was created using wallpaper created from photographs of domestic objects donated by the residents of a single street, a video and soundscape work using google street view, and photographs of constructed rooms, portraits and the built environment.
Exhibited at St Georges Hall Liverpool (May-June 2011)
Participating artists: Kirsteen Ashton // Frank Balaam // Geoff Crossley // Rosie Hallam // Paul McCann // Sharon Mutch // Katia Porter // Leila Romaya // Graeme Vaughan // Joanna Zylinska
Facilitation and mentoring: John Darwell
Exhibition design and curation: Graeme Vaughan
Download exhibition catalogue including introductory essay "Against All Odds: Life on Park Road" by Joanna Zylinska
installation images
"whereas the highly rational societies of the renaissance felt the need to create utopias, we of our times must create fables" Francis Alÿs
A collaborative project between 10 photographers to create a work for LOOK2011 photography festival in Liverpool. Under the title of Excavating Utopia the work sought to offer a comment on contemporary life in the UK at a time of political and social change. An installation was created using wallpaper created from photographs of domestic objects donated by the residents of a single street, a video and soundscape work using google street view, and photographs of constructed rooms, portraits and the built environment.
Exhibited at St Georges Hall Liverpool (May-June 2011)
Participating artists: Kirsteen Ashton // Frank Balaam // Geoff Crossley // Rosie Hallam // Paul McCann // Sharon Mutch // Katia Porter // Leila Romaya // Graeme Vaughan // Joanna Zylinska
Facilitation and mentoring: John Darwell
Exhibition design and curation: Graeme Vaughan
Download exhibition catalogue including introductory essay "Against All Odds: Life on Park Road" by Joanna Zylinska
Wallpaper: Leila Romaya & Paul McCann