Exhibition
Mitra Saboury: Pulling Walls
02 Sep 2016 – 04 Nov 2016
Grand Union
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Still image from Cavities series, Mitra Saboury, 2015.
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Pressed (2016) pipe, oranges, image co Marcin Sz
Event
Mitra Saboury: Publication Launch
7 Oct 2016
Event times
6-8PM
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
As part of Mitra Saboury’s solo show Pulling Walls, we will be launching a digital publication and late night opening at Grand Union as part of Digbeth First Friday.
About
The digital publication includes writing by Anneka French, curator of the exhibition, along with newly commissioned essays by Dr. Ben Parry and Cathy Wade, both visual artists and writers.
MITRA SABOURY: PULLING WALLS
2 September – 4 November 2016
Grand Union 2 September – 4 November 2016
Millennium Point from 5 September 2016
Following an intensive period of residency at Grand Union and the surrounding area of Digbeth in summer 2015, we are delighted to present a two-part solo exhibition of new work by Mitra Saboury.
Based between London and Los Angeles, Saboury uses her body as a sensual and sentient research tool to explore the architectural contexts of domestic and urban space. With a background in neuroscience, her practice considers the physical and psychological impacts of space upon the body. Her work across a range of media including sculpture, video, photography and performance probes aspects of interior and exterior space that are usually overlooked, making works that are frequently playful and sometimes uncomfortable.
Alongside her exhibition at Grand Union, a selection of new and existing video works by Saboury will be screened at Eastside’s Millennium Point in its Atrium. These will be dramatically shown on a screen measuring 12m x 7m and on smaller monitors from 5 September – 4 November, shown intermittently throughout the day.
Pulling Walls is the first solo exhibition of Saboury’s work to be presented outside of the USA and is curated by Birmingham-based curator Anneka French.
The exhibition is generously supported by Arts Council England, Millennium Point and Crisis.
