Exhibition
Melanie Jackson. Deeper in the Pyramid
02 Feb 2018 – 21 Apr 2018
Grand Union
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Talk
Melanie Jackson, Artist Talk
15 Mar 2018
Event times
6.30pm - 8.00pm
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 19 Minerva Works
- Fazeley Street
- Birmingham
- B5 5RS
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Train Stations: nearest is Moor Street 10 minutes walk 20 minutes walk from Birmingham New Street
Event map
On the occasion of her solo exhibition at Grand Union, Melanie Jackson will be presenting her research on one of the most familiar substances we encounter: milk.
About
Milk is polymorphic with an inclination for promiscuous collaboration – whether it be with bacteria, with cartoon avatars, with economics, pornography, racial politics or genetic re-calibration. It is fundamental to all mammalian bodies, whilst being one of the most technologised fluids on earth.
The project, Deeper in the Pyramid, is an expansive new body of work comprising of animation, sculpture, a filmed performance and a publication in a graphic novel format, written in collaboration with Esther Leslie. It engages with the bio-economy through the webs of exploitation and collective fantasy that interconnect various life forms through milk, its technologies and representations.
This project will be delivered across Grand Union in Birmingham, Primary in Nottingham and Banner Repeater in London.
