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<i>Orangutan (The Invisible Man)</i> 2009

If.... Lesley Guy

3 - 20 February 2010

If.... is a series of projects that g39 has initiated as part of the 2009 - 2010 season, the next instalment invites artist and writer Lesley Guy to utilise the ground floor gallery as a project space.

Having completed a new project entitled, ‘Baby Animals’ consisting of a series of 24 drawings, Lesley Guy explores tensions between structure and creativity.

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News

23 January 2010
Just spreading the word for the Eisteddfod call, which sounds exciting this year. It will be held on the grounds of Ebbw Vale steel works this year, in one of the huge bunkers. It's a great opportunity for artists who feel that the usual pavillion set-up is not for them and a massive challenge to the team that organise it.

If youre Welsh, based here or of Welsh parentage youre eligible (I'm paraphrasing here, double-check on the website, Link above)

13 January 2010
Curated by Cassandra Needham - who featured in the One In The Other guest curator season at g39 - and Ali MacGilp, SCAPEGOAT SOCIETY is a multi-disciplinary exhibition which explores the role of the scapegoat in contemporary society. 9 January–21 February 2010
Guest Projects, Sunbury House, 1 Andrews Road, London
7 January 2010
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If....Heather Philipson

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Heather Phillipson has developed a practice of making moving image works that are usually short, highly structured and composed. They deal with conjunctions and disjunctions of sound and image, scoring relationships between drawing, sound and movement.

Arboriculture, to a Dog, marks a slight shift in direction. Shot on location in West Wales at her father's arboretum, the video documents a tour around the land by way of a collage of images in which her father recounts the Latin names of the numerous plants and trees. Accompanied by a dog, it is never entirely clear whether her father aims his tour at the audience or only to the dog. This ambiguous relationship raises questions as to the nature and purpose of language, communication and understanding.

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