We curate a rich and dynamic mix of artist talks, symposiums, spoken word events and live performances triggered by the artistic programme. This will animate the building alongside exhibitions held in the visual art galleries. All of our exhibitions are free to the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memento

Ed Pien

 

Memento is a contemplation of the human condition: how we act and react to the inescapable forces that shape us. Memento has been developed out of research into the plight of illegal immigrants, such as the Chinese who remain hidden in society (think of the tragedy that beset the cockle pickers), the faujis, from India as well as the “burnt ones” - young Moroccans, who often take great risks in the hope of living a more significant and meaningful life. Some, attempting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar, perish along the way.

 

24 July - 4 September 2010
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Sleep Walk, Sleep Talk

Suki Chan

 

Suki Chan’s practice combines light, moving image, electronics and sound within mixed-media installations to explore our physical and psychological experience of space.

 

In a London of fast-blinking lights and speeding commuters, cars and trains leave luminous comet-trails marking their passage through the night, and individuals reflect on freedom in the urban metropolis, or seek escape from the repetitive habits and conditions it enforces. For further details: www.fvu.co.uk

 

24 July - 4 September 2010
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Please also check out our Your Space exhibitions this Summer

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New Art Exchange Touring

Zineb Sedira

Floating Coffins

 

A solo exhibition by international, award-winning artist Zineb Sedira which debuted at New Art Exchange. Zinebs' video installations and photography explore notions of displacement and exile. This exhibition takes the sea as a space of movement and a metaphor for cultural exchange, exploring the shipyards of Mauritania and the legacy left for the local community and environment. As its current incarnation - Under the Sky and Over the Sea, it will be touring to:

 

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