CANAL 2007/2009
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Anne Ferran 2009 Australia
two single channel digital videos, stereo sound, 23 min 22 sec and 7 min 38 sec
CANAL
ANNE FERRAN
Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP)
Friday 07 August 2009 to Sunday 27 September 2009
Opening Thursday 06 August 2009 6–8PM
CANAL depicts the Bowback Rivers in East London, an urban industrial area, which was already on the verge of disappearance when I was recording it.
It is the site of the 2012 London Olympics, preparation for which requires destruction and rebuilding on a massive scale. I was there in early 2007 when the closing off and razing was just beginning. What strikes me now is how quickly that recent past has receded and how startlingly unfamiliar, almost dreamlike, the place has become.
CANAL is part of a projected cycle of three video works planned for completion by 2012.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
FREE ARTIST FLOOR TALKS
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2009 , 12PM
Join artists Clare Rae, Georgia Metaxas, Simon O’Dwyer, Andrew Quilty, Laki Sideris, Leah Robertson, Anne Ferran and Emil Toonen
Location
Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP)404 George Street
Fitzroy-Collingwood Precinct
Victoria
Australia
