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A P e c u l i a r F o r m o f F i c t i o n
D U N C A N C A M P B E L L | P H I L C O L L I N S | J E R E M Y D E L L E R
J O H N S M I T H | H I T O S T E Y E R L | G I L L I A N W E A R I N G
1 4 J u n e - 2 1 J u l y
P r e v i e w : 1 3 J u n e | 4 - 7 p m
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In collaboration with Sheffield Doc/Fest and Site Gallery, S1 Artspace presents A Peculiar Form of Fiction, an exhibition which draws together works from the 1970s onwards by artists who have used the techniques and tropes of documentary in their work because of its directness, impact and its unstable position in relation to truth.
The exhibition includes key works by Duncan Campbell, Phil Collins, Jeremy Deller, John Smith, Hito Steyerl, and Gillian Wearing.
The artists included in this exhibition are typically acutely aware of their own authorship, the awkwardness of looking, and the explicit ethical problems of telling a story. As such, the works often deliberately expose their production methods and reveal the artist maker within the narrative. Through avoiding a seemingly ʻobjectiveʼ position, works such as Battle of Orgreave (2001) by Jeremy Deller, Self Made (2010) by Gillian Wearing and Girl Chewing Gum (1976) by John Smith implicate the artist
as a more than a silent witness.
Hito Steyerl explains her fascination with this form of making work: 'The perpetual disbelief, the gnawing uncertainty about whether what we see is true, faithful to reality or factual, accompany documentary images as their shadow. This doubt is not a deficiency ... but the basic attribute of contemporary documentary images.'
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On Sunday 17th June Jeremy Deller will be in conversation with Alexis Petridis, discussing the central role music has played in his film. The soundtrack in Deller’s films are often central to their narrative - in this masterclass Deller will talk about the music documentaries that have influenced him as well as take an in depth look at the use of music in his own films.
Visit Doc/Fest for more information on this event.
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