Event
Art Licks Weekend 2017
28 Sep 2017 – 01 Oct 2017
Locations Across London
London, United Kingdom
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Vulpes Vulpes
Exhibition
Some Kind of Language
28 Sep 2017 – 1 Oct 2017
Address
- 17 Blue Anchor Lane
- Bermondsey
- London
- SE16 3UL
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Train: Clapton or Hackney Central
Event map
A display of large banners which explore ways of learning within society and different forms of knowledge.
About
Counter-culture movements find ways to spread ideas through music, and dance. Gatherings where people can experience deep affecting sound and speech create an environment of contemplation and emotional power. The pink banner relates to Soundsystem culture which originated in 1950s Jamaica, and became politicised as a way for Jamaicans to reference and share their histories, strengthening communities with feelings communicated through loud music. The turquoise banner includes a screen-printed representation of an arecibo message created by Frank Drake and Carl Sagan to be broadcast into space in 1974. The message contained information about the human species, such as DNA and common particles on earth. We overlaid this coded universal banner with stencilled shorthand from modern casual communication; a reflection on changing technology and the way we receive and interpret knowledge. The production of this work was funded by The Edge Art Centre as part of the project Know-How.
