Guy Sherwin
Curated by Charles Danby
Exhibition
16 Sep – 27 Nov
Celebrated film artist Guy Sherwin presents new works including Staircase (2011), filmed at Siobhan Davies Studios, alongside older pieces and rarely seen drawings.
'Experimental film artist Guy Sherwin has capitalised brilliantly on the unique nature of the Siobhan Davies Studios... Staircase shows how someone from other than a dance background can appreciate and understand the ideas around dance, choreography and movement – producing an echo of the thinking process behind them, rather than something that is merely beautiful.'
Read a review of Movements in Light on Global Newsbox
Sherwin has occupied a central position within experimental film culture since the mid 1970s. His works are best characterised by their use of movement and light, both within the films and within the processes he sets up in making them.
'Nowadays film art has achieved a kind of object-like status with the increase in video installations in galleries and so on. But back when I was at art school things were different. I suppose what I really wanted to do in the sixties was be as radical as possible!'
Read an interview with Guy Sherwin in Dazed Digital
| Detail | Description |
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| Dates | 16 Sep – 27 Nov 2011 |
| Times | Mon – Thurs 10am – 8pm
Fri – Sat 10am – 5pm Sun 10am – 2pm |
| Tickets | Free entry, drop in |
All exhibition times are subject to change, please check with reception
Artist Performances and Panel Talk
Venue: Siobhan Davies Studios
Sherwin presents a special programme of four live performance works: Sound Cuts (2007) performed with artist Lynn Loo, Wires (2004/2009), Bay Bridge from Embarcadero (2002/2006), and the seminal Man with Mirror (1976/2006). This programme is followed by a panel talk in which the artist will be joined by Joy Sleeman (Head of Art History, Slade, UCL) and Steven Ball (artist and film researcher). They will discuss ideas of ‘environment’ in response to Sherwin’s performances, from the working environment of the projectors, to the depicted environments of the landscapes within the work.
| Detail | Description |
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| Dates | Fri 7 Oct 2011 |
| Times | 7pm (approx. 2.5 hrs including interval)
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| Tickets | £7/£5 (concessions)
Book tickets on 020 7091 965 |
Installation
Venue: Siobhan Davies Studios
Showing throughout the weekend 7 - 9 October, Sherwin will install Tree Reflection #2 (2011), in which a single strip of film runs in opposite directions through two interlocked 16mm projectors. Facing each other in the centre of the room, mirrors project the images (of trees reflected in water) onto opposing walls.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 – 9 Oct 2011 |
| Times | Fri – Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 10am – 2pm |
| Tickets | Free entry, drop in |
Selected films from the LUX archive
Venue: South London Gallery
In conjunction with Movements in Light at Siobhan Davies Studios, Guy Sherwin will select a programme of films for a special screening at the South London Gallery.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Dates | Wed 9 Nov 2011 |
| Times | 7pm |
| Tickets | £5 / £3 (concessions)
Book tickets through South London Gallery |
Books, with DVDs included, by Guy Sherwin are available to purchase from Siobhan Davies Studios
Optical Sound Films 1971-2007 - £20.00
Messages - £20.00
Please call reception on 020 7091 9650 to order
