18/11/21 - 18/02/22
What the fuck is this then? is an entirely virtual presentation of serial works, commissioned by Catalyst Arts.
After a long time of knackering internet based substitutions because of (need we say it???) and as we prepare to move premises, this project openly rejects a physical space that demands congregation and participation in collective forms. No white walls to sanitise and paint to replenish, no doors forced opened under funding requirements, no time limits and visiting hours, no underpaid (or not paid at all) invigilators waiting out the day. Does a gallery provide adequate comfort and pleasure to the viewers and visitors, or would they rather have been offered the opportunity to engage at their own pace, in their own place, and show up later without the FOMO?
The artists have been invited to embrace the potential of disseminating work online, returning engagement to the everyday accessibility of internet based spaces in information exchange, entertainment and recreation. We invite you to explore and enjoy something from your bed, the bus stop, the office, the park, the loo, the bath or anywhere you may feel safe and ready. Join the multiple spaces that are rounded and soft at the edges, without the cold gallery lights and formalities that aren’t secretly mining your data, emptying jars of cookies onto your devices, or constantly seeking your attention.
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