SERAFINE1369: We can no longer deny ourselves
Serene installation at Somerset House by a Somerset House Studio resident artist SERAFINE1369 (Jamila Johnson-Small). The work looks at objects and materials which give a sense of time. The commentary says it is meant to evoke an exploded clock. I always love this rarely used, decayed space at Somerset House and this was a beautiful and imaginative use of it. I like the vistas through the rooms which were set up and the moments it had to stop and think. I liked the voice telling the time every minute and was surprised how long I was in there. Evidently at some times the artist performs in the space and a you are invited to sit and meditate in the room with crystals although I think I would have felt quite self-conscious. Closed 30 October 2022