Art, sport and archaeology meet for London 2012
27 July 2012
Renata Peters and Rachel Farmer (MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums) feature in a video made for ‘London Occupation Rio’, in preparation for the 2012 Olympics.
The artistic movement that is London Occupation Rio, an occupation of London by 30 artists from Rio de Janeiro working with UK collaborators, is part of the London 2012 Festival.
The video produced realistically but then contextualised, is part of Bruno Vianna’s installation with objects and photographs in which the public will see the results of a ‘future excavation’ during the London Olympics 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.
The installation mixes fiction and reality to question values connected to authenticity, uniqueness and cultural hierarchies. Using irony, it will invite people to look differently at their relationships with the pasts of Rio and London.
Renata was invited to take part in the project given her specialisation in Brazilian material heritage and provided a link between the two Olympic cities.
The ‘Occupation’ comes to a conclusion with a three day indoor festival in the V22 Summer Club at the Biscuit Factory where Vianna’s installation will be displayed along with the work created by the other 29 artists.
When
- 1st August: 15.00-23.00
- 2nd August: 15.00-02.00
- 3rd August: 15.00-23.00
Venue
- V22 SUMMER CLUB
F Block, The Biscuit Factory
Corner of Clements and Webster Rd
Bermondsey
London, SE16 4DG
All tickets are free but must be booked online here»
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