The Wooden Igloo | Sigbjørn Bratlie

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The Wooden Igloo Sigbjørn Bratlie Throughout August and September, South Square Gallery will become home and open studio for Norwegian artist Sigbjørn Bratlie. Drawing on his conceptual and humour based practice, Bratlie will respond to the context of the residency through developing a new body of work centred around the act of fabricating a home - a life-sized, pristine white igloo - whilst living in the space itself. Within the walls of the gallery, this peculiarly displaced model of a traditional Arctic living structure will form a focal point around which Bratlie will create an imaginary narrative setting. Residency period: 07 August — 22 September 2013 Gallery/studio open: Tuesday — Sunday,12 — 3pm Interim event: Friday 06 September 2013, 7 — 9pm Artist's Talk: Friday 20 September 7-8pm Also at South Square... Unit 9 Gallery: Unit 9² group exhibition Unit 9 exhibition opening night: Friday 02 August 2013 7 - 9pm Community Gallery; Thornton: From the Ground Up Open 02 August — 01 September 2013 Refreshments will be available from the gallery reception, and the vegetarian cafe will be open 6-8pm (by reservation only, please book in advance on 01274 834 928). Please note that the cafe will be closed from 17 - 27 August. SouthSquare Gallery South Square Thornton Bradford BD13 3LD 01274834 747 info@southsquarecentre.co.uk www.southsquarecentre.co.uk