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March 1 2006, Wednesday, 12pm-6pm
(continues until March 12 2006, Sunday / closed Mondays)
‘Fictional stories, invented folklore and urban myths are told through
the installations, drawings, photography and sculpture of German artist
Daniel Roth,’ whose exhibition opened on the first of last month,
February. The press release continues, ‘Creating a fictional space using
the architecture of the South London Gallery and drawing on the local
history of the surrounding area, Roth’s new exhibition will infiltrate
and alter the interior of the Victorian building while blurring the
borders between man-made and organic materials. Central to Roth’s
installation is a sealed bunker, which is rumoured to conceal a well,
hence the exhibition title “The Well”. The bunker is connected to the
Gallery walls by a network of pipes, which appear to carry a mysterious
liquid,’ And, did we happen to witness this mysterious liquid, when we
attended the exhibition’s well-attended private view, on January 31st?
Well, yes, we did! And you can too, when you walk across the impressive
large wooden floor of, what is, a particularly interesting public
gallery, lying between Camberwell and Peckham. When we visited we had
the good fortune to meet the artist himself, as well as his parents and
some of his friends. But enough of the links we made. How does the
artist link his work to the immediate vicinity of Peckham? Well, the
release answers this, by looking at the history of the area and how it
ties in with the current exhibition, the first exhibition, in fact, we
have ever visited in the area. ‘Roth’s new work hints at the watery
history of Peckham, which takes its name from the now dried up River
Peck, whose bed can still be seen on Peckham Rye. This history includes
The Grand Surrey Canal, which carried timber by barge from the Surrey
Docks, through Burgess Park, and terminated at what is now Peckham
Square.
On another level Roth alludes to the building as a body with the
interior network of conduits referencing veins and arteries. What
appears to be human skin is draped across an armature in the centre of
the Gallery. The skin is tarnished with a ‘rash’, perhaps caused by an
allergic reaction to the mysterious liquid. The “rash” takes the form of
a cross borrowed from a design featured on the exteriors of ancient
monolithic underground churches in Ethiopia.’ Go along and discover
more, about Peckham and this particular, “Well” for yourselves. You
might like to time your visits to coincide with two educational events,
related to the exhibition. On March 9 Jörg Heiser will lead a gallery
talk, entitled “Looking Into The Well” (£7.50 / £5 concs) whilst, over
four Thursday evenings, an adult writing course, “Fantastic Stories”
(£40) will take place. Contact the South London Gallery for more
details.
A: Free
B: 12, 171 or 343
E: (see southlondongallery website)
F: 020 7252 4730
L: South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, London, SE5
N: 020 7703 6120
T: Peckham Rye Station
W:
http://www.southlondongallery.org/
X:
http://www.howtoenjoy.info/countries/germany.htm
http://www.howtoenjoy.co.uk/interests/solo_shows.htm
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