MASS
Gaika and Ben Cullen Williams
8 Feb 24 – 11 Feb 24
Staffordshire St presents Mass, an installation created by Gaika and Ben Cullen Williams, which investigates the demise of club culture as a ritual in London. Stemming from their own experiences of London club culture growing up and seeing these spaces be turned into commercial developments, forcing out grassroots club culture from the city.
OPENING EVENT: 7 February 2024 | 6 – 9pm
TICKETS: Free
VISIT: 8 - 11 February 2024 | Thurs - Fri, 5 - 8pm | Sat - Sun, 12 - 6pm
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The work will explore the relationship between economics, gentrification, club culture and religion. The exhibition’s name is a nod to a former club in Brixton called Mass, a club that Gaika and Ben used to visit regularly, which was housed in a converted church. Elements with the exhibition will have reference to this church; triptychs, altar, stained glass, chapels.
EVENTS:
OPENING | performance
The installation will begin as a live recording. Audiences are invited to join Gaika in recording a soundscape while screens visualise commercial developments in CGI videos & scanning processes.
7 FEBRUARY 2024 | 6 – 9PM | FREE OR PWYC
