In December 2006 The Light Surgeons produced and curated a cross-disciplinary art exhibition on the south bank that was commissioned by Nokia Nseries. Articulated was a group show that brought together a cross section of artists from different practices and organizations to transform London’s OXO Barge House with a series of multimedia installations, a cinema space, talks and creative interventions into the surrounding area.
Articulated explored our relationship to space with a collection of commissioned and curated works that engaged with the public through interviews and debate. Each of these works investigated the human condition through the real or imagined boundaries of our everyday lives.
It was a truly unique collaboration which explored the thresholds between public and private space, unraveling a multitude of human stories from London’s cultural metropolis.
ARTICULATED
Exhibition Signage: Millimetre
OBJECTS OF NO FIXED ABODE
Mixed media installation: Pete Codling
I’VE BEEN PLACES I’VE NEVER VISITED
Director: Russel Harris
Live Performance piece which took place in and around the Barge House and along the Southbank.
TRANSIT
Mixed media installation: Christopher Thomas Allen
PROTOCOL
Photographic & Video Installation
Featuring Photography by Chris Allen, Alice Ceresole, Lenka Clayton, Paul O’Connor, Brede Korsmo & James Price
Video Installation By Bilal Main
SINGLE STORY BUILDING
Interactive installation: Blast Theory, created in 2002.
TRUE COLD
Video installation: Blast Theory, created in 2002.
HOMAGE TO THE LOST
Video installation: Brede Korsmo
CITY FOR GRANTED
Video Installation: Tim Cowie
Interviews and field Recordings by Chris Allen, Brede Korsmo, Annie Kwan, James Price & Rob Rainbow
Photography by Chris Allen, Brede Korsmo, Annie Kwan, James Price & Rob Rainbow
CONVERSATION
Video installation: James Price & Lenka Clayton
This installation has also been edited as a film and has toured extensively appearing at international festivals including:
Britdoc, Oxford, July 2007
Hotdocs, Toronto, Canada. PDX, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 2008
Iranian International Documentary Festival, Tehran, October 2008
FLEXfest, Gainsville, Florida, USA, 2009
DIALOG
Mixed media installation: Christopher Thomas Allen
This installation continues to tour art exhibitions internationally:
Out Side The Box, Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, England, 2007
Media_City Seoul 2008 – the 5th International Media Art Biennale, Seoul, South Korea, 2008
Biennale Cuvee 09, A World Selection Of Contemporary Art, Linz, Austria, 2009
DEBATE
Mixed media installation: Christopher Thomas Allen & James Price
FROM CEREALS COME CIVILISATION
Video installation: Robert Rainbow
FOOD FOR LIVING THINGS
Mixed media installation: Robert Rainbow
CERBERES
Photographic installation: Marion Lefebvre
ARTICULATED LOUNGE
On the top floor of the exhibition there was an interactive lounge space and cinema curated by onedotzero festival. This contained interactive terminals with archive material supplied by the British Film Institute, sound installations by audio artist Scanner, a program of short films shown in a cinema space with additional screening programs from Halloween Society and a series of talks by guest speakers including the writer Ian Sinclair.
This project has been documented as a DVD and is available from MagmaBooks and from the BFI store South Bank, London.
Concept: Christopher Thomas Allen, Robert Pyecroft-Rainbow & Annie Kwan
Curator: Christopher Thomas Allen
Producer: Annie Kwan