Event
Young London 2018: Extended Programme
02 Jun 2018 – 31 Aug 2018
V22 Ilderton Project Space
London, United Kingdom
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Horses and Ants, An Opera In Eight Acts (2017)
Screening
Horses and Ants - An Opera in Eight Acts
2 Jun 2018 – 3 Jun 2018
Event times
Saturday 2 June to Sunday 3 June 2pm
Cost of entry
Free of charge
V22 Ilderton Project Space
Address
- Studio IL0.39, Penarth Street
- 180 Ilderton Road
- London
England - SE15 1NT
- United Kingdom
Event map
The UK premier of Benjamin Orlow’s 24 hour long opera-dance-video Horses and Ants - An Opera In Eight Acts, marks the start of five months of Young London activity.
About
The army is a myth-enshrouded, isolated world that keeps itself in the background, yet it is emphatically present in our everyday lives. It leaves a stain on the individual, in the form of memories and stories and these memories seep into the home, the workplaces and the body.
Horses and Ants - An Opera in Eight Acts creates an elaborate story, condensing Orlow’s entire time in the army into a single day. In real time, we can live with, feel for and relate to what is happening inside and outside the image. Orlow shifts the camera between different places and events, but he does not himself direct the narrative. By incorporating elements like song and dance he re-contextualises material, Orlow becomes an insect in a swarm, weaving a narrative that implicates us in this strange parallel world.
The screening will be in real-time over a 24 hour period, starting from 2pm on Saturday afternoon, until 2pm on Sunday afternoon. We welcome visitors to drop in at all hours.
This event is the first to take place in V22’s new Ilderton Project Space, which will be the primary venue for the Young London Extended Programme, through to August, culminating in the Young London 2018 Silvertown exhibition and programme in September.
