Interval | free exhibition guide by Horsecross Arts

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INTERVAL

An exhibition, campaign, event, limited editions and tours exploring performance art while encouraging a debate about the past, present and future of Perth Theatre – Scotland’s oldest repertory theatre company Curated by Iliyana Nedkova

25 Jan – 9 May 2016 1. Domestic Modernism (2009) 22-channel video art installation Julita Wojcik (Poland)

READ MORE An artist’s performance for the camera shot from the 3rd floor of an iconic yet neglected Bauhaus building in her home town of Gdansk. Inspired by the architectural features of the Threshold artspace and Perth Concert Hall. Finessed with the artist’s signature satirical twist.

2. Untitled. (Travel in a Box) (2008) 22-channel video art installation Lala Rascic (Bosnia & Herzegovina/Croatia and USA) See the artist re-enacting a story of a black slave boy who shipped himself to freedom in a box from Virginia to Philadelphia in 1849.

3. Orange Ribbon (2013) 22-channel video art installation Jasmin Hannah Sutherland (Australia/Scotland)

A series of performances by the artist and her unlikely companion - a bright orange industrial tape as a symbol of house removals and new beginnings. Choreographed and photographed in a variety of contexts and world cities including Perth.

4. Invisible Master (2015) 22-channel video art installation Denis Mallon (Ireland/Scotland)

Shot on location at Perth Theatre this is a tribute to Alexander Reid, Perth-born costume designer (1929–2006) who adorned theatres at home and away. Featuring photography by Douglas McBride (Scotland).

5. The Guru (2005) 22-channel video art installation Richard Ashrowan (Scotland) + David Lumsden (Scotland)

A creative documentary about Trilok Gurtu, the percussionist guru, composer and live performer from India on his first visit to the artspace and Perth Concert Hall.

6. The Perfomance | The Show | The Conductor (2006) 22-channel video art installation Lei Cox (UK/Norway)

A trilogy of slapstick self-portraits while performing for the camera re-enacting an endless Mexican wave; an audience in awe of an imaginary spectacle and a conductor receiving a roaring applause.

7. Beginning Ending (2006) 22-channel video art installation Michael Windle (Scotland)

A cinematic journey through time partly inspired by Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl and the tradition of performance art for camera. Featuring new music composed by Brian Cope (Scotland).

8. Figure Skating (2005) single-channel video art installation | 4 min loop Julita Wojcik (Poland)

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Scripted, directed and performed for the camera by the artist on a public skating rink in Sopot, this is the first artwork by Wojcik which appeared on YouTube as part of her first solo show in the UK at Threshold artspace. Featuring camera and montage by Jacek Niegoda (Poland).

9. Feltboots (2000) single channel video art installation | 5 min loop Mare Tralla (Estonia/UK)

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The performance artist re-enacts a Cold War anecdote allegedly broadcast by Radio Erevan. In this film, shot on location in the streets of Columbus, Ohio, Mare Tralla silently sneaks past the Americans in her soft Soviet feltboots.

10. First Person (2006) interactive video art installation Beverley Hood (Scotland)

A self-portrait as Lara Croft and Buffy minus the super powers of the wonder women of the video game world. The fictional rooms populated by Lara and Buffyare replaced by photorealism inspired by the architectural 3D model of the Threshold artspace and the Perth Concert Hall.

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INTERVAL

Event | 3G: Three Generations of Women Artists Perform

Featuring live and screen performances by Karolina Kubik, Natalia LL, Tanja Ostoijc, Lala Rascic, Mare Tralla and Julita Wojcik; a talk: Gender and Performance, East and West by Amy Bryzgel and Catherine Spencer and Interval exhibition guided tour by Iliyana Nedkova | Co-curated by Amy Bryzgel, Iliyana Nedkova and Denisa Tomkova 8 March 2016 | 4-8pm as part of Perth Women’s Festival | Event details on facebook.com/thresholdartspace FREE including light refreshments | Spaces limited | Book in advance | 18+ only due to sexual content

Tours | CCA: Coffee, Croissant and Art

Join one of our popular curator’s tours with Iliyana Nedkova and find out about the works and artists featured in the Interval exhibition and our permanent collection. No prior knowledge of contemporary art required. 23 and 30 March; 6, 13, 20 and 27 April; 4 May 2016 | 11.30am-12.30pm | Meet at Glassrooms Cafe £3.50 per person including coffee and croissant | Spaces limited | Book in advance | Any age

Campaign | #TransformPerthTheatre Threshold artspace is being partly transformed by the ‘cunningly good’ designers-in-residence of VOLPA who are helping us with our #TransformPerthTheatre campaign. Ongoing | Do get involved now! Please contact the Box Office or explore www.transformperththeatre.co.uk

Limited Editions | Collect + Support Limited edition artists’ prints on paper or aluminium exclusive to Horsecross

Arts featuring works by Alex Boyd, Susan Collins, Su Grierson, Agnieszka Kozlowska, Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes, Theresa Pickles and Marek Styczen From £50 excluding postage and framing Please see the Collect + Support Guide on-site and online for details. For sales enquiries please contact the Box Office or Iliyana Nedkova at inedkova@horsecross.co.uk

On View | Selected works from Horsecross Arts collection of contemporary art 1a. The Famous Collaboration (2013) Marshmallow Laser Feast (UK) + Studio Roso (Denmark/UK)

1542 responses to the question, What would you like to be famous for? have been laser cut into copper strips forming a spiral inspired by whisky stills.

2a. Pac-Dots (2014) Theresa Pickles (Scotland)

A gentle tribute to the Old Dame of Pop Art Yayoi Kusama (born 1929) for whom the signature red polka dots signify energy and eternity.

3a. Icarus and Other Fallen Angels (2013) Henna Asikainen (Finland/UK)

A triptych of monoprints exploring the poetics of our troubled relationship with nature evoking the ancient Greek myth of Icarus.

4a. Residents (2014) Anne Binckebanck (Germany/Scotland)

Created with older people in West Lothian, this photographic triptych imbues our notions of ageing with the sensitivity and glamour of studio portraiture. 5a. History of Art for Airports (1997-2007) Vuk Cosic (Serbia/Croatia) From Cezanne to Warhol, this ‘history of art’ is redrawn according to the iconographic signage style of airports in the ubiquitous media of laser-cut vinyl.

6a. Wow | Key | Fluctuat (2014) Martine Foltier Pugh (France/Scotland)

This collage tryptych on paper is about the power to transform our past and turn commonplace everyday rejects into something worth revisiting.

7a. Pac-Man at Large (2014) Theresa Pickles (Scotland)

In this suite of artist’s photographic inkjet prints on board the classic Pac-Man video game becomes a metaphor for our dependency on digital devices when intearcting with our natural and urban environment. 8a. Himalaya: Changing Landscapes (2015) Alton Byers (USA) A suite of 14 before and after panoramas of glaciers and Alpine landscapes in the Mt Everest region of Nepal taken six decades apart highlights the dramatic reduction of Himalayan ice. Featuring photographic cartography by Erwin Schneider (Austria).

Interval is a partnership between Horsecross Arts, VOLPA, Write-on-Signs and Perth Women’s Festival. Event support provided by the University of Aberdeen, University of St. Andrews, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Local_30 Gallery, Warsaw and Be Yourself Group, Perth. Please note that a small part of the exhibition may occasionally be interrupted due to the public nature of the Threshold artspace. To ensure your visit is fully rewarding, please contact us in advance or book yourself a Coffee, Croissant and Art tour.

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