Escape Attempt

Arlette and I worked together again for an installation in the Love Hate exhibition. Arlette saw the Clerkenwell House of Detention before me and was set on the two of us working in the cell with the sand pit inside. I’m glad she chose this one because it worked so well with the idea we had, mind you we had the space before we had the idea. I thought the World Cup had to work it’s way into our piece somehow, I find it amazing that everyone watches it, it’s everywhere, I watch it, but it’s like people need it.
We decided we would use newspaper, bigger than life size cardboard cut outs, of people cheering and Arlette thought we could use a beach chair in the centre in front of a TV playing white noise. We thought the dotty graininess of the cutouts went along with what was on the television and hopefully not only visually linked the two but also conveyed something that all this cheering and excitement doesn’t really mean anything anyway.