Dead Dog was a project intitiated by
V
I R U S more information can be found on their
website. Below is the original accompanying text.
Dead Dog
The title derives from a meteor strike in Nakhla, rural Egypt in
1911 in which a dog was apparently killed, the only recorded instance
of this type of abrupt end.
Collaboration, Audience, Simultaneity, Event, Site.
Have been the core
elements of Virus activity for almost 10 years.Through a series of
experiments, events, invitations, objects, projections, texts and dialogues
Virus will bring each of these into sharp focus and question our own
and shared concerns.
The catalyst for this is the notion of the rare
event and the relevance of site.
Documentation of both events will be collated and published after the
events and supplemented by texts from experts in relevant areas, e.g.
statistician, meteorite expert, etc.
The project will provoke positive debate and develop stronger international
links. It will generate a mass of critical dialogue by recognising
the potential of utilising non-gallery sites, publication and the Web
as environments that democratise artwork. By using these methods Virus
hope to establish a dialogue with the maximum potential audience.
The artists, some of whom have never visited or exhibited in Scotland
before, will be invited to respond to the sites thereby establishing
an alternative, informed and exploratory view of a familiar social
and historical landscape. The project is a serious, unique and timely
exploration of the context and fabric of the city from a strong and
diverse mix of artists. |
