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Celebrating ten years of contemporary art in the threshold of Perth Concert Hall and at the heart of Perth featuring selected works and publications from the Horsecross Arts collection Curated by Iliyana Nedkova (Bulgaria/Scotland)
Fri 15 May – Sat 19 Sept 2015 1. Love and Fear (2007) 16:10 min Claude Closky (France)
Newly invented prefixes meet Ancient Greek suffixes -philia and -phobia in a whirlwind of emotions and artificial intelligence.
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2. Switch Over (2007) 4 min Kosta Tonev (Bulgaria/Austria)
A man is jogging along Vienna’s Karl-Marx-Hof, the longest single residential building in the world. Will he reach the building’s end in a single shot?
3. Hypomania (2005) 11 min Sam Spreckley (Scotland)
A cinematic riot of colour, home movies, found footage and artist’s own video vignettes alternating in a trance-like state.
4. Untitled. Travel in a Box (2007) 5 min Lala Rascic (Bosnia & Herzegovina/Croatia/USA)
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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.
5. Wall (2010) 3:15 min Fernando Arias (Colombia/UK)
The relentless run of the infamous concrete Israeli West Bank barrier intensified by the repetitive flow over the 22 screens.
6. The Guru (2005) 3:02 min Richard Ashrowan + David Lumsden (Scotland)
A creative documentary about Trilok Gurtu, the percussionist guru, composer and live performer from India on his first visit to Perth Concert Hall.
7. Circles and Squares (2010) 6 min Igor Krenz (Poland)
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8. The Moon Landing Programme (2009) 10 min Wang YuYang (China)
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Evoking the magic of early cinema, the artist highlights the secret grammar of cue marks which help projectionists to load the next reel of celluloid. The artist’s meticulous re-make in colour of the dramatic moon landing exposes the theatricality of our collective memory.
9. Pac-Man at Large (2013) 3:20 min Theresa Pickles (Scotland)
The classic Pac-Man video game as a metaphor for our dependancy on digital devices when interacting with our natural and urban environment.
10. Counting to the End of Time (2006) 9 min Lei Cox (UK/Norway)
Time is stretched out to infinity or white noise according to a giant digital clock gone out of control.
11. Melter 2 (2005) 4 min Takeshi Murata (USA)
Exploring formal qualities of melting, rippling, and bubbling, Murata’s abstract experiment in hypnotic perception is at once organic and totally digital.
12. Invisible Master (2014) 10 min Denis Mallon (Ireland/Scotland) Camera: Douglas McBride (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.
13. How to Read Between the Lines or Method for Self-Education (2008) 4 min Valentin Stephanoff (Bulgaria/France) The mystery of reading captured in shots gliding along the gap between lines of newsprint in French, English and Bulgarian.
14. Masque (2005) 4 min John Butler (Scotland)
Time is money and horror suggests this masquarade of hidden faces inspired by Edgar Alan Poe’s story The Masque of the Red Death.
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Make sure you join me for a relaxed guided tour of our 10th anniversary exhibition as part of our new Coffee, Croissant and Art Wednesdays! Iliyana Nedkova, Creative Director, Contemporary Art Wednesdays | 20 and 27 May; 3, 17 and 24 Jun; 2, 9 and 16 Sept 2015 at 11.30am | Meet at Glassrooms Cafe £3.50 per person including coffee and croissant | Spaces limited | Book in advance to avoid disappointment 15. 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.
16. 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.
17. WeeViews (2007) 6 min Mare Tralla (Estonia/UK)
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Follow the artist’s trail as a cultural tourist around the museums of the world in a series of witty comments and topical photographs.
18. You Look Lovely Today (2009-10) 0:30 min Susana Mendes Silva (Portugal)
A text-based artist’s video which might make us smile and even look at the screen as a magic mirror, allowing us to adjust the mask of perfection.
19. Kitchen Notes (2007-10) 5 min Joanna Bastos (Portugal) The artist employed as a nanny communicates with her employer via written notes that highlight the absurdities of the human condition.
20. From Our Own Correspondent (2006) 5 min Dan Perjovschi (Romania)
Drawings with a dose of dark humour and news appeal appear as reports from the hot spots of the art world from Venice to Paris.
21. Unreal Landscape (2006) 3 min Prema Murthy (India/USA)
Drift away with these cinematic landscapes extracted from the popular video game Unreal Tournament.
22 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.
23. Covers (2005) 25 min Janek Schaefer (UK)
The portrait of the sound artist ‘drawn’ using the cover sleeves of his extensive LP collection.
24. Voyage of No Return (2009) 15 min Ergin Cavusoglu (Bulgaria/Turkey/UK)
Shot on location in Oban this classic father and son tale unravels the notion of the harbour city which witnesses more departures than homecomings. 25. One Minute (2005) 15 min Dalziel + Scullion (Scotland) Music by Craig Armstrong (Scotland/USA) A ‘haiku’ of 15 one-minute studies of cloud formations filmed over specific geographic locations within Scotland from Sionascaig to Sound of Jura. 26. Where Will the Stars Live? (2007) 6 min Katja Loher (Switzerland/USA) Sound: Asako Fujimoto (Japan/Fr/Ger) With a poem by Chilean writer Pablo Neruda at its core this environmental artist’s film plays with our sense of movement, colour, sound and shape.
27. The Time it Takes (2013) 11 min Katrina McPherson + Simon Fildes (Scotland)
Shot on location on the Isle of South Uist, this poetic dance on camera film prompts us to reflect on the time it takes to live, to grow, to love.
28-32. Collect + Support (2006-ongoing) Susan Collins (UK), Su Grierson (Scotland), Katrina McPherson + Simon Fildes (Scotland), Theresa Pickles (Scotland) and Marek Styczen (Poland/Scotland)
Five limited edition artists’ prints on paper and aluminium exclusive to Horsecross Arts. Please see the Collect + Support Guide for details. From £50 excluding postage and framing. For sales enquiries please contact the Box Office or Iliyana Nedkova at inedkova@horsecross.co.uk
33. Pac-Dots (2014) Theresa Pickles (Scotland) Please see overleaf for details about the related artwork 9. Pac-Man at Large 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.
34. Icarus and Other Fallen Angels (2013) Henna Asikainen (Finland/UK) A triptych of monoprints exploring the poetics of our troubled relationship with nature.
Ten continues on www.horsecross.co.uk | Facebook | issuu | You Tube | Flickr | Twitter and more Ten is produced by Horsecross Arts for Threshold artspace to mark the tenth anniversary of the artspace featuring 40 artworks and 5 Read More journals from the Horsecross Arts collection of contemporary art. 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.
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Horsecross Arts Ltd is a charity registered in Scotland, no SC022400