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11/3/2002

Pidgin

Art Space Portsmouth (ex Aspex Gallery), Portsmouth

Interrupted transmission
Erika Tan

The dictionary definition of 'pidgin', is a Chinese corruption of the English term 'business', used to describe a colloquial language made up of elements of two or more other languages.

This multimedia installation by Erika Tan combines sound, texts, images and icons from a number of places around the world. PIDGIN offsets the apparently homogenising tendencies of an increasingly globalised economy with a vision of cultural interaction, forged out of difference and local inflection. PIDGIN becomes a metaphor for exploring the slippage, invention, creative adaption, flexibility and fluidity of communication exchanges, technological development and the artist's creative process.

PIDGIN is a Film and Video Umbrella Touring Exhibition in association with Norwich Gallery. Supported by National Touring Programme of The Arts Council of England.

Open: Tuesday - Friday 12 - 6pm, Saturday 12 - 4pm

Admission FREE

Also on show in Access Aspex:
Passed Notes
Delphine Allier
Ordinary subject matter reproduced in elaborate or expensive formats is given importance and value. Combining irrelevant words and phases with laborious processes or commemorative objects accents the importance of everyday communication.

Forthcoming events:
Erika Tan Gallery Talk
Wednesday 20 March 2002, 7.30pm
An opportunity to hear the artist talk about her work.
Admission FREE

Saturday Art Club
16 March - 20 April 2002, 1-3pm
Aspex Gallery holds regular Saturday afternoon workshops for children aged 7-12, during the exhibition programme led by artist Kate Groombridge.

Erika Tan has studied methods of communication and languages to create her installation. PIDGIN will be the starting point for Art Club participants to explore the ways in which they communicate.
£3 (£2 Concessions) FREE FOR LEISURE CARD HOLDERS, places limited.
Booking and/or payment must be made in advance.
Easter: Mid-week Art Club
Wednesday 27 March & Wednesday 3 April 2002, 11am-3pm
Led by artist Kate Groombridge. Workshops for children aged 7-12. Bring packed lunch.
£5 (£3.50 Concessions) FREE FOR LEISURE CARD HOLDERS, places limited. Booking and/or payment must be made in advance.

For any further details about exhibitions and events at Aspex Gallery, contact:
Steve Fisher, Exhibition Organiser / 023 9281 2121 /

Aspex Gallery
27 Brougham Road
Portsmouth
PO5 4PA
T/F: 023 9281 2121

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