Through video and installation, Kihlberg and Henry investigate the history of 'viewership' and explore what it might be like to view the 'after image' of history in our present surroundings. As a framework for this exploration, Kihlberg & Henry have tracked down the many cinemas in operation on Portsea Island between the turn of the 20th century and their post-war decline, searching not for the images projected into the frames of the cinema’s screens, but for the physical locations that housed them and their audiences. These sites now reflect aspects of contemporary life such as shopping, eating, and accommodation that have not only taken over the physical space that was once occupied by the cinema but also its place in our culture. However within these images there is the ghost of a history which the artists re-frame as a two-dimensional image in the gallery and through this work suggest a new condition of 'viewership" where parallel embodiments of both time and place collide.
Karin Kihlberg and Reuben Henry have been collaborating since 2004. For the past two years they have worked as researchers in the Fine Art Department at the Jan van Eyck Academy. Their work has been screened at Tate Modern and they took part in the 100 Ideas Festival at Hayward Gallery in 2007. They have presented solo exhibitions at Le Mois de la Photo in Montreal, Vivid in Birmingham and Danielle Arnaud in London. This autumn they will be resident artists at the Institute of Beyond at Wysing Art Centre. Kihlberg & Henry are represented by Danielle Arnaud.
Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry
Afterimage
Preview: Saturday 9 April, 2pm.
Exhibition continues to 26 June.
aspex
The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3BF
www.aspex.org.uk
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