Much of Janet and Louise Wilson’s work focuses on abandoned interiors. Within these spaces the artists draw attention to the presence of those who once occupied them or the acts that were carried out inside. The results are eerie films, almost haunted, that entrap the viewer within the experience.
Stasi City (1997) (running time 5:40) consists of a 4 projection installation (positioned in opposite corners of the gallery)exploring the controversial history of the former quarters of the East German secret police. The film depicts corridors, interrogation rooms, opened and closed doors exploring the psychology of the space that sought to control and survey the population during the Cold War. Entrapping the viewer within the film and the space they take on the role as the all-seeing eyes similar to the Stasi police themselves.
Crawl Space, (1995) (running time, 9:00) conveys a suspense/horror motif. Projected on a single surface, it disjointedly follows the sisters through an abandoned house, replete with slamming doors, hints of telekinesis, and amorphous shapes writhing beneath the wallpaper.
Gamma was filmed at Greenham Common, an American military base in Berkshire, England, that housed cruise missiles during the Cold War. Decommissioned in 1992, the base now lies deserted, its history captured by the Wilsons in disturbing images that seem both documentary and surreal. Moving through area after area of the site, the Wilsons’ camera evokes a sense of oppression, paranoia, and terror imparted by the everyday materials of military reality and the prospect of nuclear war. A film consisting of a combined styles ranging from Hollywood to TV melodrama create an intense film that absorbs the viewer.
No. 2 David Rowan
Name of Piece: “Pacha Kuti X”. (2011/2012)
‘The unseen underground’
18 C-Type Photographic Prints 1016mm x 762mm
Information about the piece: (http://www.davidrowan.org/work/pachakutiten/)
An exploration of 17th-20th century dystopias, myths and concepts of the apocalypse. Pacha Kuti is underground landscape photography depicting hidden, sometimes unknown or forgotten subterranean environments. An investigation of the lesser-known and below ground environment of the Birmingham and Black Country region of England.
The name ‘Pacha Kuti’ or pachacuti refers to an Inca apocalypse legend, a time of duality and change and roughly translates as ‘the time when the world will turn upside down’.
Pachakuti number 10 is the 10th ‘End of The Known Universe’ according to the Inca legend which states there have been many pacha kuti over many generations.
According to Inca Predictions the 10th Pacha Kuti began in the year MCMLXXXVII (1987)
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C Type Photographic Print 1016mm x 762mm
No. 3 Stuart Whipps
Name of Piece: “487 Uncatalogued Boxes”. (2011)
Rotational Slide Projectors. Slides. Custom Brackets
487 cardboard boxes.
Information about the piece: (Sourced: http://www.stuartwhipps.com/exhibitions/ikongallery/)
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