Modelling Standard
dal 8/9/2010 al 2/10/2010
Segnalato da
8/9/2010
Modelling Standard
FormContent - new space, London
A project by Erick Beltran and Jorge Satorre that takes as a point of departure the radical historiographic turn introduced by Carlo Ginzburg in the 1970s who focused on localised, popular and disregarded micro-histories rather than universal, over-arching versions. The title 'Modelling Standard' references the scientific concept of the Standard Model used in physics to explain the almost invisible interactions occurring between subatomic particles.
curated by Catalina Lozano
Modelling Standard takes as a point of departure the radical historiographic turn
introduced by Carlo Ginzburg in the 1970s who focused on localised, popular and
disregarded micro-histories rather than universal, over-arching versions. The title
Modelling Standard references the scientific concept of the Standard Model used in
physics to explain the almost invisible interactions occurring between subatomic
particles.
Erick Beltrán and Jorge Satorre use both micro-historical methods and the metaphor
borrowed from physics to create connections between small, insignificant hints and
traces. These are taken from their heterogeneous references to build seemingly
unlikely connections between literary references, personal experiences, historical
data, trivia and scientific facts through the construction of a diagram. The result
is a
series of caricatures and texts through which the artists will construct a detective
plot
where Sigmund Freud, Carlo Ginzburg, Giovanni Morelli, Aby Warburg, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle and Joe Orton are the protagonists.
During the opening evening the artists will perform the construction of this narrative
while setting up the display of the work; during the lecture-performance the white
walls of FormContent will be transformed in active surfaces where the hints and links
between them will become apparent.
The result of the action will be shown alongside the rest of the work until 3 October
2010 during normal opening hours.
Modelling Standard is the first collaborative project of artists Jorge Satorre and
Erick
Beltrán. It is a collaboration between Gasworks, FormContent and the Centre for
Iberian and Latin American Visual Studies (CILAVS) at Birkbeck College. It has
been supported by Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural en el Exterior (Seacex),
AECID (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacinal para el Desarrollo) and
LCACE (London Centre for Arts and Cultural Exchange).
Opening Thursday 9 September, 7-9:30pm
Performance: 7pm - We have limited space!
Free but booking essential, please email info@formcontent.org
FormContent
51-63 Ridley Road, London E8 2NP
Open Friday to Sunday, 12–6pm or by appointment
free admission