ADRIAN LEAR



From the 3rd to the 5th of July, I will be exploring the fabric of the city, in a series of journeys determined by chance, and the U-Bahn network. Travelling without the aid of a map or guidebook, I will be seeking to discover forgotten, leftover and void spaces in the city fabric. I will respond to each location in an individual way, leaving traces/markers or artworks, slogans and the like or simply recording the place and moving on. The entire process will be documented in a variety of media.

This project proposes a piece of urban archaeology in which art becomes a motive [but not a destination] for travelling around the city of Frankfurt. Aesthetically, it aims for an engagement of solidarity with the banal and overlooked sites that are to be found in every metropolis, and to position those places as political: symbolic of the cultural and social upheaval that is hidden on the fringes of every Œprosperous‚ centre of power.



HOW TO LOCATE

The fieldwork - by chance.

Details of any findings/alterations to city locations will be provided at the Free Manifesta HQ.
A limited number of packs with full documentation, and a series of accessories for 'playing the game' will be available from the HQ towards the end of July.

Full details may appear on the web in due course - email me for more details.



ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in 1978, I have lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, since 1996.

My work is concerned with the relationship between space and ideas. I am particularly interested in urban and political futures, radical worldviews and utopias, and the spaces and rituals of religion. I work in a broad range of materials, from cardboard to concrete, installation to video.
Past projects have included the VIDE EN VILLE partnership, Edinburgh 1999-2001 and the EXHIBIT A installation, in Aberdeen, August 2001.

Current projects include a video collaboration with a contemporary classical composer, development of a text/soundscape web project, and a piece of research/community action concerning the use of shared public space in my neighbourhood.

ADDITIONS: er... void, urbanism, politics, desire, poetry, utopia, revolution ... [etc.]



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