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Indepth Arts News:
"Urban Nomads"
2001-08-02 until 2001-09-02
South London Gallery
London, ,
UK United Kingdom
The artists in Urban Nomads are concerned with mobile lifestyles. They produce work
in one place, but are influenced by another, and have now been brought together in an
exhibition at South London Gallery. All base their nomadic art practices on
performative interventions in the urban environment.
We are always and never at home. Being in transit is a part of our everyday lives. We
are forever moving from one point to another, helped on our way by cars, buses, tubes
or planes. We cross boundaries, work in one city and live in another, sustain
long-distance friendships and weekend relationships. From the mobile phone to the
world wide web, technology persuades us to take our worlds with us wherever we go,
blurring the boundaries between public and private. Yet, we continue to be limited by
our physical existence, and can only dream of being instantly 'transmitted' to our
chosen destination.
Christine Hill is constantly on business trips on behalf of her 'label' Volksboutique. In
London she is showing her recent red handbags. Pia Greschner has chosen the
transitional space of Kansai Airport in Japan as the setting for her video work. James
Welburn and Matthias Kispert are constructing a soundscape 'tunnel' with sonic
material from Croatia to Mexico. Sketching the relationship between an urban planner
and a web designer, Moira Zoitl's film highlights different approaches to work and
travel. Sandra Becker 01 explores physical presence in virtual space. Nelly Agassi tries
to communicate with the everyday urban nomad on London Underground platforms.
Swantje Schmidt works with dancers in public spaces, the choreography being
orchestrated by the architecture. Daniel Pflumm's sign outside the Gallery plays with
the omnipresence of corporate identities. Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich suggest taking
our private paradise as inflatable objects with us wherever we go. Artlab are creating
temporary structures to house artworks in the Gallery space.
IMAGE:
Nelly Agassi
Platform to Where
2001
Video Installation
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