This screening programme of video works from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection brings together a wide array of artistic positions, which move between the factual and the fictional with works documenting a setting or constructing an imaginary one to depict ideas of belonging and observation.
The programme starts with a humorous tone, as we strain to see the room in which David Shrigley turns the lights on and off. Our quest then follows Nicolas Provost through the casinos and streets of Las Vegas, as his curious narrative unfolds with intrigue and suspicion. Frances Young’s abandoned entertainment park proposes a gloomier atmosphere, which crescendos into the silent nighttime demolition of a high-rise block in Cyprien Gaillard’s work. Taking a twist in tone, Neil Beloufa presents a speculative tale of a terrorist group inhabiting a lush Modernist villa. The blurring of fiction and documentation is furthered by Lars Laumann’s spurious mapping of seemingly unrelated references into an unlikely re-framing of an infamous event.
Through this sequence of video works, we walk through current and historic, real and fictional interiors and built environments, and reconsider the emotional structures of public and private spaces.
A Club Night in collaboration with Lisson Gallery opens with a special screening of Hans Berg & Nathalie Djurberg’s Waterfall Variations series. Short videos present animated charcoal drawings of fizzing waterfalls running through fictional landscapes, forming and shifting in accordance with a sonic landscape of atmospheric sound effects and hypnotic tones. The screening is followed by a live set by Hans Berg and DJ set by Haroon Mirza.
DRAF live programme is supported by DRAF Galleries Circle and Arts Council England.
Thanks to Lisson Gallery for their generous support and engagement.
