[spectre] Exhibitions by Lynette Wallworth & Kutlug Ataman, May 2011

[Honor Harger]

Dear Spectres,

I am writing to let you know about two exciting 
exhibitions we are presenting this May.

Lighthouse are delighted to be part of Brighton 
Festival 2011, guest directed by Nobel Peace 
laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

We are partnered with the festival on the 
presentation of two major exhibitions by 
contemporary artists, Kutlug˜ Ataman and Lynette 
Wallworth.

These exhibitions, mark a new phase of 
Lighthouse's work, where we are taking our 
programmes beyond our own venue.  In 2011, under 
the thematic title, Beyond Cinema, Lighthouse 
will explore the shape of our post-cinematic 
world, asking how the increasing ubiquity of 
digital technologies has changed our expectations 
of film and moving image practices.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITIONS

You can download an illustrated overview of the 
exhibitions at the following 
link: http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/Lighthouse_at_Brighton_Festival.pdf
I am also including brief summaries of the two shows below.

- Evolution of Fearlessness & Damavand Mountain by Lynette Wallworth
An exhibition curated by Lighthouse for Brighton Festival 2011
University of Brighton Gallery, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/lynette_wallworth.htm

We are delighted to present two installations by 
Australian artist, Lynette Wallworth in 
partnership with the festival and the University 
of Brighton.  Evolution of Fearlessness is an 
intimate, interactive installation dealing with 
loss, survival and strength. It presents eleven 
portraits of women who have survived wars’ 
concentration camps or extreme acts of 
violence. Whilst cinematic techniques are at the 
heart of Evolution of Fearlessness, the work goes 
beyond cinema in its tactile and immersive form, 
revealing the strength of the human spirit.

Lynette Wallworth is an Australian artist who 
works with digital media, installation, 
photography and film. Her work has been presented 
at major festivals and galleries around the 
world. She describes her intention as "bringing 
together technological advances and ancient 
understandings, new media and old practices, 
electronics and the electricity of human touch."


- Mesopotamian Dramaturgies by Kutlug˜ Ataman
An exhibition at Brighton Festival 2011
7 May - 29 May 2011
At: The Old Municipal Market, Circus Street, Brighton, BN2 9QF
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/kutlug_ataman.htm

Lighthouse are thrilled to be working with 
Brighton Festival on their presentation of a 
major exhibition by acclaimed Turkish artist and 
filmmaker, Kutlug˜ Ataman. The centrepiece is the 
premiere of Mayhem, a new work commissioned by 
the festival. The installation will animate the 
atmospheric disused space of the Old Municipal 
Market and will be presented alongside two 
versions of Su, two major recent works which will 
be shown in the UK for the first time.

Kutlug˜ Ataman is a Turkish artist and filmmaker 
who has been successful in both feature 
film-making and contemporary art, where he works 
on complex film and video installations. He is a 
recipient of the highly prestigious Carnegie 
Prize and has been nominated for the Turner 
Prize. His art works have been shown 
internationally at major forums such as 
Documenta, the Venice Biennale, the Tate 
Triennial, and are in international collections, 
including those of MoMA and Tate Modern.

I sincerely hope you will be able to visit these 
exciting two exhibitions, and to help us 
celebrate this new phase of Lighthouse's work.


ARTISTS TALKS

We would also like to invite you to attend one of 
the talks Lynette Wallworth will be giving during 
her visit to Brighton:

Lighthouse Monthly Talk by Lynette Wallworth, Lighthouse
Thursday 5 May, 1830
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/lynette_wallworth_monthlytalk.htm

Gallery Talk, University of Brighton
Sunday 8 May, 1530
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/whatson/lynette_wallworth_gallerytalk.htm

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