24 September - 2 October 2021
The liquid lake calls to us, reminding us of the watery world from whence we all came. We are 60% water, or so the saying goes…so how do we build the hydrocommons of our dreams? How do we fight the fires, the floods, the pollutants, the droughts that have become the status quo? Can we throw our individualism out with the bath water or instead siphon it into shared waterways and pool our resources. Can we rebuild relations with our amphibious allies, the creatures of yesteryear. Slip slip into something more comfortable, a wet suit perhaps? A slippery seal coat that transforms us from human to animal. A slippery sexuality that transforms us across the multitude of genders and ebbs and flows with the tides. We are the marine lovers of today and our fishy beginnings have only just begun. - Zoë Marden
‘Marine Lovers...their fishy beginnings’ is an exhibition and performance by Zoë Marden. Running from 24 September until 2 October in the project space at V.O Curations, the exhibition consists of a new two-channel film shot by Charlie Hope and Rosie Taylor, and a multimedia installation. Populated by a series of new ceramic ‘anemone’ sculptures, Marden’s installation echoes various forms of aquatic, alien creatures, and their surroundings, seen and felt elsewhere in the exhibition.
The exhibition is accompanied by a newly commissioned performance that is an exploration of watery embodiment, looking specifically at the writing of Astrida Neimans in her text, Bodies of Water. Working in collaboration with Mohammed Rowe, Imogen Alvares and Pierre, sound within the performance will be generated live, incorporating a mix of field recordings and creating an improvisational feedback loop between the performers and the live audio.
This project is presented by AORA and V.O Curations.