- Venue
- Espacio Gallery
- Starts
- Wednesday, September 6, 2017
- Ends
- Saturday, September 16, 2017
- Address
- 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
- Location
- London
- Organiser
- Degrees of Freedom
6-16 SEPTEMBER 1-7pm everyday (Closed Monday) Espacio Gallery 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
https://euromarc.typeform.com/to/eRcXpw
Follow the link above to answer the referendum question as I prepare to take residence at the Republic of Brexitopia at The Espacio Gallery, London: When the UK leaves the EU, should The Europarc Business Park North East Lincolnshire change it’s name, yes or no? If yes, what do you suggest could be a new name? Thank you. Marc Renshaw – Europarc Brexecutive.
I have a long-established interest in non–places & transitional zones which include motorway services, airports & business parks. My local research point is Europarc – the flagship business park in North East Lincolnshire & its surrounding environs. The site is a short drive from my rural village home. As we prepare to leave the EU, I fear for the psychological future of Europarc and the subliminally negative impact to the wider area if there were to be a re-naming of the site. As a conceptual self-governing state, Europarc remains a dependent zone of the Republic of Brexitopia. I now reluctantly serve in a newly self-appointed official role of Europarc Brexecutive Signifier. A potential Britpark Executive Council in-waiting will be required to divorce itself from a world in which Europarc existed. Whereby, all EU law and UK policies relating to the EU will be needed to be annulled, thus preparing the foundations for a revised Europarc.
The Republic of Brexitopia
The Republic of Brexitopia is an imaginary country of the near future. Degrees of Freedom have invited an international group of artists to explore the forms that such a country might take and the forces that might shape it. Using a mix of participative, performative and provocative strategies the participating artists address not just Brexitopia’s political and economic trajectory, but also the relationship between its citizens, the lure of exceptionalism, and the narrow line between optimism and delusion, utopia and dystopia. The tone of the artworks varies from the passionate to cool observation, from the committed to wry humour. Some responses are based on personal experience of the artists – a shaken sense of belonging and the feeling of being turned into “the other”. Other responses test the boundaries of patriotism, truth and historical remembrance. The participative nature of many of the works invites the visitor to reflect on the idea of human agency. They suggest that we don’t have to resign ourselves to the inevitability of this or that future, but that we can choose to be active agents in shaping the future we desire. Participating artists: Roan Allen , Roelof Bakker, Jenni Bea, Ben Bird, Lizzie Brown, Andy Caruso, Emer Costello, James Din, David Dunnico, Ahmed Farooqui, Jake Francis, Livia Garcia, Esperanza Gomez Carrera, Jacqui Grant, Tom Hackett, Christina Lovey, Liana Bortolozzo, Andy Metcalf, Bong Crisby, Billie Penfold, Marta Pieregonczuk, Sophia Platts-Palmer, Laurence Leng Rassat, Marc Renshaw, Louise Scillitoe-Brown, Chia-An Yang. 1-7pm everyday (Closed Monday) Espacio Gallery 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
