- Venue
- ReOrsa Project Space
- Starts
- Friday, April 15, 2011
- Ends
- Monday, May 30, 2011
- Address
- 114 Broadway Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1AR
- Location
- South East England
These two hangings are part of a triptych inspired by an old ‘The Soviet Union’ book found in Reading College Library. They were made following a short but eventful trip from Reading to Moscow in September 2010 and are a response to the coupling of these two places and Sarah’s own assumptions about her ability to adapt to place and culture. Sarah Britten-Jones is a British visual artist with a background in ceramics. Some of her work involves the process of appropriation, and she likes to respond to things that already exist in the world, often manipulating visual material to show the opposite of its original or intended meaning. She likes playing with authority, and is always on the look out for people and institutions to play with. Sarah sources conceptual and physical material from her environment or situation, and manipulates it to reveal truths that are often denied or hidden. She is interested in the stories we tell ourselves in order to live, and how these self-narratives are exercised and take form through the things we create and consume. Her work often provides an antithesis to the dominant storyline.
