Exhibition
Solo Exhibition "Contested Space"
24 Jan 2017 – 5 Feb 2017
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 20:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 20:00
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF
- London
- NW10 2SF
- United Kingdom
“Contested Space” is a mixed media installation inspired by cyclists’ and pedestrians’ experiences. The Show portrays the perils of travelling on foot, by car and particularly cycling in the streets of central London.
About
The name, Contested Space, reflects the social situation where every day participants of the city’s traffic compete for their personal track spaces and the shortest journey time. Upon commencing her initial research for cycling in London, she discovered that many people know of cyclists or are cyclists themselves. Several even knew cyclists who have died in the streets of London. Svetlana began researching the dangers of cycling in London in early September 2014. In June the following year, her son’s colleague was hiton her daily cycle rout to work, by a turning HGV on one of London’s notorious junctions, Bank. This personally affected her son and thus motivated Svetlana to continue presenting the realities of travelling in the congested city.
Svetlana’s video portrays the hostile environment of the rush hours, as well as the isolation one experiences within the rush of the city’s arteries. The narrative develops from three view points: pedestrians, drivers and cyclists. There are no judgments, no conclusions, no suggestions, and no one is given moral preference.
The main purpose of the show "Contested Space" is to draw one’s attention to the existing situation within the pool of traffic.
There are no judgments, no conclusions, no suggestions, and no one is given moral preference.
In addition to a video, the exhibition includes a series of oil and acrylic paintings, handmade etched and linocut prints, and photographs in an attempt to evoke the reality of the streets in central London.