24/7
Thought provoking exhibition at Somerset House looking how artists are responding to the non-stop 24/7 world and whether we are losing control of our natural rhythms. I wasn’t always sure what some of the displays were about but the show threw lots of ideas at you to contemplate. I liked the mix of old and new exhibits such as a photograph of a tower block at night with light blazing next to a painting by Wright of Derby showing a factory lit by lamps at night to allow for night working. I liked a video by Marcus Coates called “Self Portrait as Time” where he traces the seconds hand of a watch with his finger giving the image that he is controlling time. Also Esmerelda Kosmatopoulious’s installation of sculptures of fifteen pair of hands in the shapes of using a mobile phone. I loved s video installation of films of workers leaving factories over four decades which pointed out that this is the moment when work mates turn into social groups. However my favourite piece w...