It’s a chance to see some of my work, and maybe get your hands on some! Please let me know if you are interested in attending or forward your RSVP to ART GRAB.

FREE
Date: 16th Feb 2012
Where: 4 Helmet Row, Old Street, EC1V 3QJ
Time: 18.00 – 21.30

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See you there?

Hopefully!

January 2012, exhibit a; was our first curated exhibit together and in my opinion a wonderful way to start the year!

Here are the highlights! (From the setup to the finished Product)

Images taken by Myself & James Bell

exhibit a;

‘…the physical exhibition’s raison d’être must be conceived of as an experience structured around the exigencies of tangible space… Space is the vehicle for the exhibition’s meaning.’

Carson Chan, ‘Measures of An Exhibition: Space, Not Art, Is the Curator’s Primary Material’, 2011

Throughout the virtual domain, the implied relationships between artist, curator and audience become ever more complex. The ease of collating images online offers every browser a non-discriminatory curatorial power; and such freedom – despite its two-dimensional, pixellated quality – necessarily disrupts the debate.

This shifting of the spectrum of display provokes from some a curatorial call to arms; and, once again, the foregrounding of physicality is named in central defence. The contemporary challenge remains one of renovation: the re-articulation of the exhibition space as embodied, yet constructed, experience.

This project, then, exists in an extant discourse, acknowledging the instability of both physical and terminological structures. If art exhibition once implied the display of the fnished work, it has been a framework already subject to heavy interrogation. Both critiques of – and collusions with – the White Cube model have been in play for decades; from site-specifc architectures of a space in fux to the underscoring of its potential for subversion.

Incorporating ideas of exhibition-making as a collaborative act involving artist, curator and viewer, each artist participating in this project again re-articulates the narratives of the exhibition space. In questioning perspective and function, correction and error, the fctions of the fxed display and the processes of authorship, each critically addresses the limits of the paradigmatic gallery site.

This undertaking – it is hoped – demonstrates both an awareness of and a contribution to the cultural discourses of exhibition-making. It makes no audacious claims of attack on the gallery walls, for these are far larger than ourselves – and besides, they hold up the roof. Its intentions are simple: to provide an unusual and fulflling experience for whatever viewer that chooses to attend.

The word ‘immersive’ will not be used during this project.

‘exhibit a;’ is a project that brings together several artists to explore themes of the gallery space, the notion of an exhibition and the effect this has on creative output and viewership. This exhibition will be shown in a white-walled gallery space; the exhibition as a whole will be fully curated by BYXY Projects.

Featured artists :
Bernat Miller | George Ramsay | Matthew Stock | Rei Matsushima | Rajaul Hoque

and the debut performance of Lost/Faith/Art from Absent Theatre Company, written by Eleanor Rodda and directed by Amy Gunn.

This is the video for ‘U Never Have To Fear”- one of the tracks from the London based singer and songwriter Andrea Galaxy’s forthcoming EP, ‘Star Musick Vol. III’.
The song was written and arranged by Andrea, the beat was produced by Shane Eli, and the video shot by  (me) Gabrielle Cooper.
The track this EP is taken from is the last EP of the trilogy of her ‘Star Musick’ series, out for free download this Dec.

Follow Andrea on Twitter: @AndreaGalaxy or Keep up to date at www.ItsMsGalaxy.com

Hopefully I’ll be working on more video based projects. This video was made for a friend.

See our Article below….

I am London is a collective of five young artists whose art responds to their own experiences of multifaceted London.  This exhibit, comprising almost all new work commissioned byTHECUBE to coincide with London Design Week, flows from a series of discussions about the recent social unrest in London and the lives these young people lead on a daily basis, the basis for their very unique perspective on London.

The collective’s members – aged 17-26 and spanning five London boroughs – have varying levels of formal art training and include a mix of recent arrivals and Londoners born and bred.  Curated and convened by Gabrielle Cooper, this is the first time they are sharing their work with an audience.  The exhibit’s photographs and illustrations explore the influence London’s economy has on their daily lives and creative output.  The coming together of this collective for this exhibit builds a creative soapbox to broadcast little-heard stories.   The recent riots not only shook the economy and Britain’s perception of its inner cities, but tarnished the reputation of a generation. In light of this negative impression, magnifying the voices of young Londoners becomes only more relevant and necessary…..READ MORE

Wyen Solo‘s Video – Wyen’s room. As you know I’ve been working with Wyen on various projects and shoots. We decided to try something a little different (for youtube) as I wanted to venture into film production. So this is just my first real attempt. Let me know how you feel about it. Don’t be afraid.

The transition from Stills to Video seem a natural one for a photographer but it hasn’t been so natural for me. However i’ve always wanted to try my hand at filming and editing, so here goes!

I’m going to try and post more videos on my blogs and will just start with filming people around me.

Remember I’m a beginner at both editing and filming, so be kind to me.

Video numero uno.

Thank you to all those that came to see whilst it was up and all the kind words, input and constructive criticisms that I received.

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