Exhibition
REPURPOSE | Opening and Performance
20 Sep 2019 – 23 Sep 2019
Regular hours
- Fri, 20 Sep
- 18:30 – 22:00
- Sat, 21 Sep
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sun, 22 Sep
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Mon, 23 Sep
- 10:00 – 18:00
Address
- 693 Wandsworth Road
- London
- London
England - SW8 3JF
- United Kingdom
Wells Projects is proud to present REPURPOSE, a collaborative project between fashion designer Amber Kim and visual artist Alex Lewis.
About
The multidisciplinary exhibition explores the aesthetic and political qualities of objects throughout their various lifespans within discourses around sustainability. The prominent concerns weaving together the art works are site-specificity, the concept of waste and recycling and the ambivalent nature of owner- and authorship. Both Amber and Alex are interested in challenging the need for opulent art objects and garments, using ostensibly low and recycled materials, responding to the times in which we are living.
The Private View featuring a contemporary dance performance showing how fashion can be portrayed differently and be represented sustainably and responsibly through bricolage and blending the old with the new, exploring the notion of the atemporal and its political relevance. This seeks to respond to news of climate change protestors planning to “shut down” London Fashion Week to raise awareness to the environmental damage caused by the fashion industry.
The exhibition is strongly engaged with the narrative of the Wells Projects and its ever shifting position on the spectrum of public/private, given its history of being former night club, repurposed as a squat, and in its current form a guardianship and non-profit space waiting to be developed.
Curated by Sonja Teszler
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Dates: September 21st- 23rd
Private View: 20th of September 6-9pm
Address: 693-695 Wandsworth Road, SW8 3JF
For appointments and enquiries, please contact thewellsprojects@gmail.com