Simon Woolham
dal 30/5/2001 al 24/6/2001
Segnalato da
30/5/2001
Simon Woolham
Hoxton Distillery, London
Simon Woolham works with drawings, video and stories recalling memories from his childhood in Manchester. Starting from a thought, he draws large-scale images on paper replicating the memories of specific events. Drawn with an obsession to detail, Woolham uses the conventions of basic representation to communicate locations and occurrences.
Hoxton Distillery is very pleased to present the first solo exhibition of new drawings and video work by Simon Woolham.
Simon Woolham works with drawings, video and stories recalling memories from his childhood in Manchester. Starting from a thought, he draws large-scale images on paper replicating the memories of specific events. Drawn with an obsession to detail, Woolham uses the conventions of basic representation to communicate locations and occurrences.
Each drawing then is video-ed using a hand held camera travelling across the two-dimensional page, taking a path through each scene with the artist narrating events as he imagined they were experienced. The camera angles are wobbly and unprofessional, reminiscent of home video and children's television programmes of the 1970s. Just enough information is given to make the scenes specific, but not enough to be solely autobiographical. At Hoxton Distillery, eight new drawings will be shown alongside a television, where a camera pans across each drawing as a male voice recounts poignant episodes.
Private view: Thursday 31 May 2001 18.30 - 21.00
Open: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12.00 - 18.00 and by appointment
Late night opening: Thursday 7 June 6.30 - 9.00
Artist's talk: Thursday 14 June 19.00
Hoxton Distillery, Above The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street, London N1