Artist group Contents May Vary have asked me to take part in their show Cu that they are putting on as part of Future Everything in Copper Jacks, the Palace Hotel basement bar on Oxford Road, Manchester with the following people:
Richard Barks, Richard Bevan, Black Dogs, Alice Bradshaw, David Cochrane, Michael Day, Sarah Farmer, Roddy Hunter, LabBinaer, Pete MacPartlan, Elizabeth Murphy, Edward Payne, Projection Gallery, Catherine Pudner, Sarah Sabin, Richard Shields, Robin Tarbet.
I’m really pleased to have been given permission by tape recorder collector Ricky Kline to show his videos (example above) as my piece, I’ve been enjoying them for a while and think they really stand up to showing in an art context, they remind me of early video art or even fluxus film experiments – genuine investigations into the medium without pretence. Here’s my info from the catalogue:
“”I’m a Tape Recorder Maniac!!” is a collection of videos by youtube user CassetteMaster. CassetteMaster is a Virginian teenager who collects vintage audio equipment. For each tape recorder he finds he films a dead-pan introduction, explains the features at length and tests them out in front of the camera. He performs small experiments – routing mics through different decks, re-recording video from betamax or trying to sync audio from wobbly tapes with the digital video.”
Ricky’s youtube channel can be found here.
Please come along to the opening on Thursday 13th May, 6-9pm, otherwise it is open from the 13th to the 21st May, 10am-6pm daily.
