[spectre] INTERVAL - TURNSTILE- SINGLE USE

[interval]

Interval presents:
Turnstile - Single Use

THE HOLDEN GALLERY, GROSVENOR STREET, MANCHESTER, UK

26-28 JULY 2007

Openings:
Day 1 - 5-8pm
Day 2 - 5-8pm
Day 3 - 2-5pm

All Welcome
Free
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Turnstile is a new concept in art tourism - an innovative exhibition  
format developed around the idea that most people only visit an  
exhibition once. Interval has utilised this observation as a method  
and redesigned the structure of an exhibition, mimicking an audiences  
actions and flow.

Time is throwaway, a disposable and low valued commodity. Many  
contemporary objects and experiences are designed for single use,  
nurturing a short term, disposable society, a culture of quick  
consumption and fickle fashions. Art and media are often viewed in a  
similar way. Many people only pay a single visit to an exhibition,  
absorbing as much of the experience as possible and lingering if it  
interests them.

Single Use is a series of 3 single day exhibitions, supporting 11  
artworks in total. Each day the artists will install, exhibit and  
remove their work from the space, this aims to create an ongoing flow  
of ideas and topics for discussion in the space instead of static  
content.

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DAY 1 - 26th 5-8pm
SUCCESSFUL FAILURE

Though we rely on it to get us through tasks both quotidian and  
extraordinary, our technology is constantly failing us. Decay,  
malfunctions, errors, and other indicators of failure can be  
purposefully engineered into a creative work as part of a statement  
on how our reliance on technology is often founded on untenable hopes  
that today's cutting edge tools will last the test of time.

Katherine Behar | Marisa Olson | Ruth Pringle
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DAY 2 - 27th 5-8pm
OUTSIDE OF PARALLEL

Outside of Parallel is a series of screen-based works that explore  
strangeness. Experiences such as déjà vu reveal perceived ephemera  
that seem to occur out of parallel with the everyday. These one-off  
occurrences create unease within the familiar and routine, bringing  
about a slightly altered state of perception and a manifestation of  
eeriness or strangeness.

Brass Art | Jane Brake and Jenna Collins | Rose Butler | Eimer  
Birkbeck and Joe Duffy | Rebecca Lennon
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DAY 3 - 28th 2-5pm
PORTABLE REST

Is rest portable? Has it become a commodity that you can take to the  
park and experience? Portable Rest sees artworks that induce, create  
or represent relaxation, questioning how we can be proactive in being  
inactive. Audience members are asked to bring suitable accessories  
for relaxation; rugs, mats, picnics, etc.

Neil Grant | Raven | Neil Webb
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Interval is an independent artist led platform with a focus on new  
media practice. Established in 2005, it acts as a critical  
springboard, offering collaborative exhibition opportunities to both  
emergent and established practitioners using technology as a key  
component within their work.