15/1(3) Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, 2006 |
15/1(3) A form of social experiment emerging from the traditions of Dada and Situationism, 15/1 is an experimental collaborative installation which Hawrysio devised in 1992 and has curated and participated in 3 times to date. In each case, the results can be read as the signature of a particular collective cultural moment - London (1992 and 2004) and Copenhagen (2005). Questioning the role of both artist and curator, "15/1 conveys a sense of infinite possibility - there is none of the sense of closure associated with conventional exhibitions." (Emma Dexter, 100 Reviews Backwards, Alberta Press 2004) Excerpt from A Social Experiment by Denise Hawrysio |
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15/1(2) 1,000,000 mph, London, 2004
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15/1(2) The main premise of this installation is that fifteen artists are each given two days to work in and respond to the existing conditions within the gallery space, free to alter and change or respond to anything done by the preceding artists. The only ‘rule’ is that the work of other artists cannot be removed from the gallery. Specific artwork is not curated; artists are instead asked to participate in a month-long process at the end of which the installation is opened to the public. |
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15/1 Malania Basarab Gallery, London, 1992
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15/1 The original 15/1, in 1992, was in a project space called the Malania Basarab Gallery, in my South London council flat. Although, spread out over three rooms, this installation had a clear sense of resolution; although it was easy to identify the contributions of individual artists by their characteristic styles, the overall result was a sense of collective development. It was described by Sarah Kent in Time Out as 'a delightful piece of creative interweaving'. |
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Malania Basarab Gallery, |
Malania Basarab Gallery Malania Basarab Gallery began in November 1990, a project space that was site and situation specific with the essential aim of trying to provide a freer space away from the structure of power relations that interpret what is and is not possible in art´s production. The project was conceived as an attempt to use the gallery structure for ones own ends in a collective project; to experiment and expand forms of curating; to increase awareness of the verification and contextualisation of the art object; and to reintroduce the social aspect of artistic practice. |