24/11/2010
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Jimmy at Mol's Place
“23 Macklin Street. It is believed that a ghost inhabits this space. His name is Jimmy. Like Jimmy, we, along with our work, will enter into the space as visitors. The fleeting moments of Jimmy’s presence resonate in the history of the building, as does the work we have put within it.” Omnifuss, 2010.
This show explores the perceiver and the perceived, the present and the absent, the macro and the micro, the sensual and the impossible. Is there a relationship between the way we look at ghosts and the way we look at art? Do you need to be a believer in order to accept contemporary works of art as pertinent?
Andrea Greenwood and Jack Strange have joined Sam Hacking and Christopher Patrick, the partnership behind Omnifuss, in a show of site specific works for Mol’s Place. The building here has become the central character in a theatre of both domesticity and commerciality. The historical and physical dynamics of the space have been explored through both playful and threatening devices of work to create a multimedia exhibition, including the use of sound and performative installations, print and sculpture.
“We will be inhabiting this space with Jimmy, and just like ghosts, our work will appear momentarily, only to vanish from the space once our time here has finished. It is our absurd holiday. We have made works for the space rather than imposing something preconceived upon it.” Omnifuss, 2010.
Mol’s Place, 23 Macklin Street, London WC2B 5NN
Opening hours: 19th – 3rd December 2010, 12-6pm
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