The MacGuffin
dal 21/11/2002 al 24/11/2002
Segnalato da
21/11/2002
The MacGuffin
The Beaufoy Institute, London
A project by muf architecture/art. The MacGuffin is a new work by muf and the second in a series of three temporary public art commissions concerning the future of the Beaufoy Institute in Vauxhall.
a project by muf architecture/art
Barbecue and Illusions at the Beaufoy Institute, 39 Black Prince Road, London SE11
Friday 22 November 7-8pm, live performance begins 7.15pm
Illusions are repeated on Saturday 23 November 7-8pm and Sunday 24 November 7-8pm
- What have you there?
- Oh, that's a MacGuffin
- What's a MacGuffin?
- It's a device for trapping the ghosts of Black Prince Road
- But there aren't any ghosts in Black Prince Road
- Well then, that's not a MacGuffin
The MacGuffin is a new work by muf and the second in a series of three temporary
public art commissions concerning the future of the Beaufoy Institute in
Vauxhall.
The MacGuffin is an intervention consisting of multiple video projections,
shadow play and live performance. The MacGuffin will create a captivating
moment of transformation; it will value the role of the imaginary and thereby
make space for people to speculate on other possibilities for the site and wider
locale.
The silhouette of the fire escape buckles beneath an enormous white shroud.a
projected image of a shadowy figure passing through the interior of the building
appears on this screen.text suggesting ways to occupy, navigate and animate the
site dissolve into an image of a falling figure.across the site a live performer
is ejected from the building in a variety of dramatic exits.throughout, a solo
pianist performs a live musical accompaniment.
The MacGuffin is part of the Beaufoy Arts Project, which will be delivered by a
unique partnership of Vauxhall St Peter's Heritage Centre, Lambeth Arts,
Gasworks Gallery and Danielle Arnaud contemporary art. The project has been
supported by Lambeth Riverside and forms a year-long programme of community
involvement in the Riverside area to inform the regeneration process. The final
commission will feature new work by Helen Maurer and will take place from the 6
to 15 December 2002 in the Beaufoy Institute.
For more information and images contact:
Danielle Arnaud on 020 7735 8292
Fiona Boundy/Matthew Poole at Gasworks Gallery on 020 7582 6848
Beaufoy Institute, 39 Black Prince Road, London SE11