Let Us Take You There
dal 5/12/2003 al 31/1/2004
Segnalato da
5/12/2003
Let Us Take You There
Site Gallery, Sheffield
This exhibition brings together artists Susan Philipsz and Paul Rooney whose work has a shared interest in the way sound can be a trigger for memory and the emotive charge that voices and music bring to a space. Philipsz and Rooney have both been commissioned to produce a new work for the exhibition which is shown alongside earlier sound and image based works.
Susan Philipsz and Paul Rooney
This exhibition brings together artists Susan Philipsz and Paul Rooney whose
work has a shared interest in the way sound can be a trigger for memory and the
emotive charge that voices and music bring to a space. Philipsz and Rooney have
both been commissioned to produce a new work for the exhibition which is shown
alongside earlier sound and image based works.
For his new work Rooney films the view out of the Bradford and Bingley Building
Society in the centre of Sheffield, where a lone female singer sings a song,
based on 'Sound of the Crowd' by The Human League. The window in question is
where the entrance to The Crazy Daisy club used to be, the spot where Jo and
Susanne of the Human League were 'discovered' by Phil Oakey.
Philipsz' similar interest in popular music has become a source of inspiration
for her work. Included is a sound piece of Philipsz playing the chimes,
reminiscent of those heard in Joy Division's 'Atmosphere' and a new film loop
depicting a journey in Berlin to find places that relate to political activist
Rosa Luxemburg.
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Artists' Talk
Saturday 6 December 1.00pm
Paul Rooney & Susan Philipsz will be giving an informal talk about their work in
the gallery.
Free event but please book places in advance by contacting the gallery 0114 281
2077
Site Gallery
1 Brown Street, Sheffield
tel +44 0114 2812077