Seven+Sisters+Gallery

=Seven Sisters Gallery=

The next show is planned for mid/end february.
A different Chelsea student is curating it. The idea is for a show on the theme of how art is parasitical to old industry. so the abandoned warehouse squatted by artists is a fitting setting. Don't let the political nature of the theme put you off, any work installed in the space automatically comments on the theme. the space is huge and dark - ideal for projected work or large scale sculpture/performance. The idea is for the show to start as soon as people start installing work - so the installation is part of the process. Then at the end of the week once everything is built there will be a private view where one by one the pieces will be turned off/dismantled. There will be some sort of performance or music events at the private view. hopefully a couple of hundred people might turn up and about 20 artists.

Submit ideas/work to sevensistersss@gmail.com. Ben will put you in touch with the new curator. We could put on a really amazing show with this space we just need you to help fill it. If you would like to see some pictures of the space go to http://myspace.com/sevensistersgallery

documentation of show on the 18th jan
This was a good exploratory event organized by ben. there were 5 artists, the space could have fit 5ten times that! About 30 people came and looked at the work. I put on the Starfish & Urchin http://geneticmoo.wordpress.com the work was only up for the one night, a few hours, just as a test run. here are some photos from the event:





december 2007
I went to the space last night and talked to the organizers Ben & Nick. The space is huge, and there are only so far a handful of artists (about 10).

As there is no electricity - its a dark cavern of a space, it would be ideal for video projected works - on a massive scale, once they've worked out how to set up generators.They plan to put on a select show on roughly 12th January 2008. Private view with maybe a 100+ people, and then leave the show up for a couple of days after that. The costs of generators, equipment would be shared. I don't think it would cost more than £50 each.

This could be a great place for the video people to get together and project a show reel. or individual projections. You could probably get them as big as 20m*10m.

The downside is that the space is very scruffy - would need a few days to clear out all the crap. Also it is not technically a legal venue - i think the local residents/council are OK there being events there as long as they are quiet and ruly. It was used a lot for raves - but that was banned. To secure the equipment it would be necessary for people to stay in the space overnight - or the neighbouring shared house.

Look at the photos to get an idea how amazing the space is. There are also lots of small spaces off the main warehouse for more intimate installations. Again getting very long extension cables would be needed.

Ben is doing curation as a second year elective on his Chelsea Fine Art BA - and he's interested in keeping the space going for as long as possible. So the shows will be kept small and not publicised apart from word of mouth. All the organisation will be done through his email address. I've told him that some of you lot might be interested in showing video work there. So send him a contact email. I can't remember which week we come back next term - but it may be too soon, apart from the people who are living in london.

I'll pass on more news as i hear it.

Tim + Nicola will definitely be putting on the Starfish interactive project, maybe an Urchin too.

(Tim)