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The Old Seager Distillery, Deptford, London
30 March – 1 April
Reviewed by: Len Horsey
'Hit and Run' is the brainchild of Mr E Winkleman, a curator based in New York. He hit upon an idea to subvert the disappointment of post-preview night audience tapering. You know how it works: you plan, you graft, you install, and then it's opening night; everybody comes, drinks all your booze, scoffs all your nibbles and then they're gone without even a goodbye in your comments book.
Fast/Fat/Fun' is a series of three-day exhibitions featuring six emerging artists. A venue is located, the work goes in, the opening is on a Friday, Saturday consists of a performance (bands/DJs) and the work comes down on Sunday evening.
I popped over to Deptford on a Friday night and a Sunday afternoon. The Old Seager Distillery is large and utilitarian. Inside at one end was a sizeable marquee-like structure with a 'one at a time' sign hanging from the opening flap. Once inside ...am I? by Kaz, I began to dance. I could observe myself in silhouette twice against a blizzard background due to some camera time-delay chicanery. The effect was disorientating; I didn't know whether to stand still or be coaxed into throwing violent body shapes; a moment of duality and curiosity.
Kim Keever's fantastical photographic landscapes suggested a record of breathtaking reality that the viewer's memory couldn't quite access. The drawings by Sarah Woodfine, with their demonic/vulnerable characters and ominous dark buildings, hinted at a narrative clash between good and evil that only the observer could unravel.
The idea of 'Hit and Run' is refreshing but the disparity of the work on show and the time limitations made me wonder if it's really possible to squeeze the alternative out of an alternative gallery.
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LEN HORSEY
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