72//#1 Upside down Farhad
Artinavan// collective have converted an empty shop in a 1930's indoor Brixton Village Market into a weekly rotating installation space. The shop 72 // 4TH AVE. will be displaying contemporary works from the Artinavan// collective as group installations, individual shows, collaborations with emerging and local artists / curators in the south London area and also visiting artists spaces. The not-for-profit project will be running for 8 weeks (Jan. - Mar. 2010) , with our first rotation being 'UPSIDE DOWN FARHAD' - converting 72 // 4TH AVE. into a camera obscura, projecting and capturing the situation of the shop and exploring the relationship to the market. (open 11am - 5pm Mon - Sat) The rotating installation space will provide opportunities for the group and collaborating artists to explore the possibilities of the area while delivering contemporary art in an accessible non conventional gallery setting, allowing regular interior and exterior installation possibilities, performances, film screenings, artist workshops, poetry events and musical performances. The project with support from spacemakers.org intends to regenerate the market and the surrounding area, in regards to using a derelict empty shop with connotations of community interaction and interest through the means of free art events.
The Artinavan// collective are currently seeking donations and sponsorship opportunities to fund the running of the space and future projects. If you would like to be involved, or to find out more, please email us. Spacemakers about the installation: "Slow down and experience the magic of the Camera Obscura, until it starts to spin your head! As your eyes adjust to the dark, the market emerges upside down on the screen. The effect is utterly mesmerising."
Artists// Shoey Nam, Joe, Jake Alexander Hopwood, Jeannette Petrik, Katie Wheeler, Pauline Richard, Arnar Omarsson, Peter Rhodes and Sean Millington
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