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A Fire in a Master's House is Set

The Light Box Commission hh, along with the aerosol wall drawing um-ut, were both included in the exhibition: A Fire in The Master’s House is Set (September 2011). Curated by Simon Morrissey the exhibition included amongst others works by: Adam Chodzco, Mark Dean, Michael Dean, Sarah Dobai, Ruth Ewan, Roger Hiorns, Andy Holden, Elizabeth Price, Mike Ricketts and Matt Stokes.

The Light Box Commission was dictated primarily by the inherent architectonic questions imposed by the large window structure. The brief stipulated the use of vinyl/contra-vision vinyl. Working in response to a space or context is an approach I am familiar with and have had many years of experience working in this way. This was the first time I had used vinyl on such a large scale (17 meters by 4 meters). My points of departure were questions around how to use the mood of the colour and light to activate not only the façade of the building, but also it’s interior; thinking of public spaces and the significance of approaching and entering the building.

um-ut was made borrowing from the language of the street, defacing and vandalism. The drawing was situated in the large communal cafe area of Chapter, directly on the wall alongside the space where people meet, chat or work on their laptops.

Both, hh. and um-ut insist on the necessity of the experimental gesture in relation to the governance of ideas and intellectual thought processes, and relate to notions of non-verbal communication. Located within actions that these works generate are also questions concerning the relocation and re-staging of a work from the secluded, private studio environment into a public space and the impact on the work through this process of re-placing.

The show was widely reviewed including Art Review and Aesthetica Magazine and previewed in The Guardian.