installation
An installation created in absentia and then sent via post for the exhibit “I Can See Your House From Here” which featured various members of the Cruiser Crew artist group based primarily in Nottingham with a few members located outside the area (including myself). This particular work deals with my fascination with the way that the future is envisioned in past visual media. I especially enjoy the visions of the future from the 1960’s-1970’s (for some reason particularly from the U.K.). Various techniques were used to create the piece, from digital manipulation to physical transference. Layers and layers of printed stickers, various adhesive tapes, graphite, inks, markers, acrylic + spray paint were applied, un-applied/erased/covered, cut, scratched, re-arranged and intertwined into the piece, in addition to multitudes of other work that ended up in the final creation. The piece itself has a more raggedy look to it on purpose, alluding to old sci-fi films & television series (early Dr. Who episodes were a particular inspiration to me for this project) which utilized a more chipboard + plastic DIY sparkle as opposed to the more CGI bombast of today.
The title of the work is a mash-up of the album title “Golden Hour of the Future” by The Future (who would end up becoming the Human League). The collection of tracks ranging from about 1976-77 completely exemplifies my interest in how the future was perceived in the past. Added to the original album title is the title from Italian disco phenomenon Den Harrow and “his” single “Future Brain”. The remix concept of a “Scratch Mix” is common during Italo-disco’s heyday of about 1984-1987. Installed at Actual Wall, Oldknows Factory, Nottingham, UK. Photos by Simon Withers.
