11.9 KM NORTHWEST OF THE CITY CENTRE
INSTALLATION; VIDEO, SOUNDSCAPE, WHITE BIRCH PLYWOOD, CURTAIN, DOOR, ARTIFICIAL GRASS, GRILL, PLASTIC IVY, PLASTIC FLOWERS, SANDBAGS.
2018, HOBUSEPEA GALLERY, ELLA BERTILSSON & ULLA JUSKE, CURATED BY ELIN KARD, TALLINN, ESTONIA.
SOUNDSCAPE
2018, ARTIFICIAL BIRDS SINGING, LOOPING 17.23 MIN.
RAINY DAYS IN BLANCH
2018, VIDEO, 07.11 MIN.
RAINY DAYS IN BLANCH PORTRAYS A MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY AND THEIR FAMILY FRIEND. EACH CHARACTER SHARES DIRECTLY WITH THE AUDIENCE AN ACCOUNT OF A MEMORY, DREAM OR NIGHTMARE. THESE PREVIOUSLY UNAIRED STORIES SPEAK ABOUT HOUSE, HOME, FAMILY, AND MIGRATION, AS WELL AS FEAR, PARANOIA, DISPLACEMENT AND TERRITORY
PRESS RELEASE
BY CATHERINE O’KEEFE.
“THERE ARE PALM TREES EVERYWHERE IN [THIS COUNTRY].”
ELLA BERTILSSON AND ULLA JUSKE WILL PRESENT A GLIMPSE INTO RAINY DAYS IN BLANCH, A FAMILY SITCOM RECORDED IN THE ICONIC BLANCHARDSTOWN CENTRE (DUBLIN) IN THE WEEKS BEFORE ITS OFFICIAL OPENING IN 1996. ORIGINAL VIDEO RECORDINGS AND A REPLICA STUDIO SET WILL BE SHOWCASED IN HOBUSEPEA GALERII TALLINN IN AN EXHIBITION TITLED ‘11.9KM NORTHWEST OF THE CITY CENTRE’.
STARRING AN ALL-FEMALE CAST, RAINY DAYS IN BLANCH PORTRAYS A MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILY AND THEIR FAMILY FRIEND. EACH CHARACTER SHARES DIRECTLY WITH THE AUDIENCE AN ACCOUNT OF A MEMORY, DREAM OR NIGHTMARE. THESE PREVIOUSLY UNAIRED STORIES SPEAK ABOUT HOUSE, HOME, FAMILY, AND MIGRATION, AS WELL AS FEAR, PARANOIA, DISPLACEMENT AND TERRITORY.
THE EXHIBITION IS THE PRODUCT OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE UNDERTAKEN BY THE ARTIST-DUO (SWE/IRE & EST/IE) DURING THEIR RECENT RESIDENCIES IN DRAÍOCHT ARTS CENTRE (IRELAND) AND NORDIC ARTISTS’ CENTRE DALE (NORWAY) AND HAS BEEN KINDLY FUNDED BY CULTURE IRELAND AND THE CULTURAL ENDOWMENT OF ESTONIA.
'11.9 KM NORTHWEST OF THE CITY CENTRE' IS THE FIRST WORK OF A TRILOGY PRODUCED IN 2018 WHICH CONTINUES WITH 'CARRIER OF MEMORIES' IN DAIOCHT ART CENTRE (DUBLIN) AND CONCLUDES WITH A THIRD EXHIBITION AT PALLAS PROJECTS/STUDIOS (DUBLIN).