Alexander Small

27.4.10

Decoy House - Light Installation for Lumen Ortis

Decoy House

Light Installation for Lumen Ortis at Bournemouth Central Gardens April 2010

Decoy House refers directly to Bournemouth’s earliest origins, namely the 18th century lodge that once stood in the hunting ground situated on or near the present day gardens. It is an articulation of Bournemouth’s growth as a seaside resort, and of the entertainment and distractions commonly found on the seafront. Decoy House is both a nostalgic evocation of childhood holidays spent on the coast, and an expression of continuing, surviving traditions.

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‘LumenOrtis presents Artificial Light’

Artificial Light: A free outdoor light installation, illuminating the Upper, Central Gardens of Bournemouth on Saturday 24th April 2010.

Artists,

Nicholas McKie, Alexander Small & Jonathan Alibone, Quadratura, Recyclight Tom Flynn, Felicity Hammond, Gemma Summerell, Carolin Giessner, Claire McDermott, Firewinder.

Dub Art for High Grade Rockers Sound System

7.3.10

Police & Thieves Exhibition Opening and 'Doing Time' Installation

'Doing Time' Installation

The police station holding cell presents an interior that is typically cold and oppressive, where few traces, if any, remain of the former occupants. Doing Time retains the impersonal, austere functionality of the space but reintroduces evidence of human activity: revealed by methods similar to police forensic investigation techniques, the tally marks illuminated by the UV blacklight articulate the counting of hours, days, and weeks, months or even years spent inside.

Doing Time is both a record of time passing, and an evocation of the strategies and routines developed to resist the mentally corrosive effects of incarceration. By performing the same action repeatedly, with little variation or change, Doing Time becomes a meditative and metaphorical expression of the inner, psychological world of former inmates.