18 July
30 July 2005
at
London College of Communication, Elephant and
Castle, London SE1
open Monday to
Saturday 11am to 6pm
Standing on
ceremony, keeping up appearances, making do with
a penury of materials characterise Chaplin's
predicament in his films. From this, Shane
Waltener is creating a chandelier made out
of recycled kitchenware items accompanied by a
soundtrack of bursts of running water. Through
her ambiguous narratives, Laure Prouvost
recalls the story of a fallen drunken man,
inventing a Charlie Chaplin's film for the XXI
century. In police polish point Laura
Malacart plays on the notion of identity and
takes inspiration from Chaplin's film Easy
Street where the protagonist is absentmindedly
turned into a policeman. Oona Grimes'
drawings Spirits of Salts mirror the form
of the Penny Dreadful. Incorporating fragments
of Chaplin's films, the work echoes the essence
of silent film while refusing to construct a
narrative. In Sophie Lascelles' 16 mm
film,
The Interval, a woman reads a programme
waiting for the performance to resume; time is
suspended.
During the
private view, the artist Jon Hicks will
present a performance of his portrait painting
of Charlie Chaplin.
Keeping up Appearances
is part of the London Charlie Chaplin Festival
(funded by Film London, BFI, Association Chaplin and Cross River
Partnership)
www.londoncharliechaplinfestival.org
