Today in 3D printing exercises I’m looking at mirroring as a methodology. A breathing in exercise - a trip to London to see some stuff. First up Japanese aesthetics of recycling at The Brunei gallery at SOAS – just glorious, mainly Boro but some wrapping papers and ceramics and on till the 23 September. While there check out the Japanese Garden on the roof. Milk is a fascinating exhibition at The Welcome Collection full of objects, advertising and government information. The right wing white supremacists intervention into a live stream was shocking. Connect. Reveal. Conceal at Hauser and Wirth has the beautiful work by Celia Pym. https://www.hauserwirth.com/make/42103-connect-reveal-conceal/ Lagos, Peckham, Repeat: Pilgrimage to the lakes has a couple of stunning films – Entitled has Adeyemi Michael’s mother riding a horse down Peckham High Street referencing European conquerors and No Archive Can Restore You by Onyeka Igwe contains poignant filming of abandoned, crumbling film canisters in the colonial film unit, a propaganda film organisation of the British Government. Meanwhile onto screens - Big Night was sweet yet had several troubling male role models. Spiderman was energetically exciting. Red, White and Royal Blue was unexpected until it wasn’t. John and the Hole wasn’t what you thought it was!
