Frederic Pradeau
dal 22/11/2006 al 22/12/2006
Segnalato da
22/11/2006
Frederic Pradeau
Static Gallery, Liverpool
You'll Never Walk Alone
'You'll Never Walk Alone': An installation by Frederic Pradeau.
'You'll Never Walk Alone' is a new interactive installation by Paris
based artist Frederic Pradeau which has been commissioned by Static
Gallery and curated by John Byrne. The work itself is a large conveyor
belt that carries red bricks to a printer, where they are printed with
the lyrics to 'You'll Never Walk Alone', before they are carried off
upwards and dropped in a pile at the end of the installation. For this
to happen, the installation has to be 'triggered' by gallery viewers
singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' into a microphone. Pradeau created
the piece in response to a visit to Liverpool. According to Pradeau “I
tried to collect several constituents of Liverpool's identity from my
first impressions. It was like a stocktaking of my memory: docks,
buildings, stadium, music, sound, exhibitions, and chaotic
areas....maybe I had to try to turn Liverpool between a dream and a
nightmare."
To date, the work of Frederic Pradeau has often combined wit, irony and
a dark sense of humour with the production of highly accomplished
installations, performances and objects. From making 'stills' which
produce pure alcohol from Coca-Cola, to rugs made out of dust and the
blindfolded construction of IKEA furniture, Pardeau's oeuvre points
towards the banality and frequent futility of contemporary everyday
life.
For more information on the exhibition or press images, please contact
Paul Sullivan on 0151 707 1703 0r 0780 8318744 or email: paul@static-ops.org
'You'll Never Walk Alone' coincides with the launch of the Static Dealership.
Private View 23rd November 6-9pm
Static
23 Roscoe Lane - Liverpool
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm