I went to see a fantastic exhibition at the Serpentine (beautiful little gallery in the middle of the park) with pieces by Philippe Parreno and Tom Hunter. Hunter's work was the documentary style film, 'A Palace for Us.' A fab short film about the residents of Woodberry Lane estate, currently a site of major development. It communicated a real sense of what it was like to be a part of the community within the estate; a great place to live in the post war bomb ravaged city.
Parreno's work included AC/DC Snakes (which was incredibly similar to a piece we handed in for a project to promote the university degree show) with multiple plugs plugged into one another.
The other piece was a film shown in three rooms. After watching the first, the lights went on and the shutters opened, and you moved to the next room. The same again, and the same again. Following the final film, Invisibleboy, laughter was played and the windows opened to show snow falling. It was a beautifully filmed piece of work with a narrative that made sure you did a lot of thinking yourself. The system of moving between rooms was engaging and well timed.
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