Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3… is an exploratory surgery on the intangible remains of meaning. Chosen objects are employed as malleable locations from which to treat and extract notions of value and meaninglessness.

Featuring work by Charlotte Patton, Holly Stevenson and Sunshine Frere

November 5-11, 2009, Vernissage November 5, 6-9pm
CA Halpin Gallery, 44 Redchurch Street London E2 7DP

Additional video to be posted HERE soon…

submitted by Sunshine Frere

Its mechanical motion, its sounds, and the flow of the threads do not only evoke an industrial past but also a whole set of collective emotions that range from poetic to distressing, depending on the person. It is in a way comparable to Japanese Haikus, where minimal words and syllables can generate a magnificent array of images. READ MORE

submitted by Kingsley Ng

Apparently Electric Dress (a re-construction) was recently featured in Kassel at the Venice Biennale. (via Jen Graves at The Stranger)

Read more about Atsuko Tanaka and her work on Media Art Net