Between the 23rd April and the 23rd May 2014 the archive of destruction
presented a selection of text, video and audio documents at
its temporary London Branch, located at the Gasworks building in SE
London.
During this period, and while it could be freely visited for research or consultation of the archive's collection, the archive was in a process of continuous development and served as a host space for some related events.
During this period, and while it could be freely visited for research or consultation of the archive's collection, the archive was in a process of continuous development and served as a host space for some related events.
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week 01
week 01
[23rd-30th April]
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week 02
[1st-8th May]
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event:
23rd April - 9th May
Katerina Paramana, idea: this is good
installation performance
'This is an installation/performance. It requires two people. It considers the effects of neoliberalism on the systems of which we are part, on our relationship to people, to things, to time and to space.'
Katerina Paramana is a London-based artist from Athens, Greece. She makes performances, installation- and lecture-performances. She also writes. Her work examines the construction of systems, the relationships they afford and the economies of thought, interaction, exchange and encounter they (re)produce. Her work has been presented in theatre and gallery spaces in the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Portugal and Greece
23rd April - 9th May
Katerina Paramana, idea: this is good
installation performance
'This is an installation/performance. It requires two people. It considers the effects of neoliberalism on the systems of which we are part, on our relationship to people, to things, to time and to space.'
^ photos: Katerina Paramana
Katerina Paramana is a London-based artist from Athens, Greece. She makes performances, installation- and lecture-performances. She also writes. Her work examines the construction of systems, the relationships they afford and the economies of thought, interaction, exchange and encounter they (re)produce. Her work has been presented in theatre and gallery spaces in the U.S., U.K., Sweden, Portugal and Greece
www.katerinaparamana.com
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week 03
[9th-16th May]
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week 03
[9th-16th May]
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event:
10th May
Godofredo Pereira, objects of violence
talk
“Every contact leaves a
trace”
(E. Lockard)
(E. Lockard)
Looking into recent Chilean history the presentation will focus in the relation between the destruction of objects and the constitution of legal and political claims. Following a series of objects of violence – including a presidential palace, a millenary geoglyph and a 2km shape resembling a dagger – and how each of them foregrounds different modes of destruction, this presentation will debate the possibility of understanding destruction as the investment of objects with rhetoric and political abilities.
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^ photos: Kasia Waszczyk
Godofredo Pereira is an architect, researcher and writer. He is currently completing his PhD at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths University of London. His research Underground Fetishism investigates territorial conflicts within the planetary race for underground resources, with a particular focus on the parallel exhumations of minerals and political leaders as re-imaginations of the body politik. Together with lawyer Alonso Barros and as part of Forensic Architecture he is coordinating the Atacama Desert Project, a geo-forensic analysis of human rights violations and environmental violence in the Atacama Desert in Chile. He is also the coordinator of History and Theory at the MArch Urban Design program at the Bartlett.
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week 04
[17th-23rd May]
week 04
[17th-23rd May]
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event:
17th May
Ian Bone, when the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake
talk
'The creative personality does not seek to shock or entertain the bourgeoisie but seeks to destroy them'.
17th May
Ian Bone, when the mode of the music changes, the walls of the city shake
talk
'The creative personality does not seek to shock or entertain the bourgeoisie but seeks to destroy them'.
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Ian Bone, branded in 1984 as 'The most dangerous man in Britain' by The Sunday People,
is an anarchist and activist whose activities span from publishing to
writing, vocal performances in punk bands, social campaigns and public
protests bringing class struggles to the forefront of political
discussion and action.
With 'an half brick in one hand and an incendiary pen on the other' the founder of Alarm and Class War newspapers - which brought a strong belief in direct action combined with a particular and confrontational sense of humor - helped bridge the gap between inner-city rioters and striking miners, while taking an active role in many of the major protests that took place in England during the Thatcher years.
Prolifically active from the 60s till nowadays, the creator or main instigator of the 'Bash the Rich Marches', 'Rock Against the Rich', 'Movement Against the Monarchy' or 'Vote Nobody' along countless other imaginative and subversive actions and protests, has recently turned Class War into a political party and now stands as candidate to the 2015 elections.
With 'an half brick in one hand and an incendiary pen on the other' the founder of Alarm and Class War newspapers - which brought a strong belief in direct action combined with a particular and confrontational sense of humor - helped bridge the gap between inner-city rioters and striking miners, while taking an active role in many of the major protests that took place in England during the Thatcher years.
Prolifically active from the 60s till nowadays, the creator or main instigator of the 'Bash the Rich Marches', 'Rock Against the Rich', 'Movement Against the Monarchy' or 'Vote Nobody' along countless other imaginative and subversive actions and protests, has recently turned Class War into a political party and now stands as candidate to the 2015 elections.
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event:
22nd May
cult of rammelzee, feral expressaways cleanse the oval
[w/ Alexis Milne, Tex Royale, Lu Ma Oi, Eve Fainke, Tyler Dunn, Chooc Ly Tan, Leffe Crumlove, Mark Lewis, Josh Field, Ad Al, Tom Bresolin, Charles Stanton-Jones, Nayu Kim]
performance ritual
The Cult Of Rammellzee present a performance ritual with collaborators Badfood and Zigteks providing the soundclash. Beginning with an audio visual performance by Chooc Ly Tan, a futuristic architectural model of the Vauxhall/Oval areas surrounding Gasworks will be built and then bulldozed by the Feral Expressways in a sub-cult regeneration ritual, followed by a ‘clean up’ performance by The Dysonic Hoover Boyz.
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[June]
22nd May
cult of rammelzee, feral expressaways cleanse the oval
[w/ Alexis Milne, Tex Royale, Lu Ma Oi, Eve Fainke, Tyler Dunn, Chooc Ly Tan, Leffe Crumlove, Mark Lewis, Josh Field, Ad Al, Tom Bresolin, Charles Stanton-Jones, Nayu Kim]
performance ritual
The Cult Of Rammellzee present a performance ritual with collaborators Badfood and Zigteks providing the soundclash. Beginning with an audio visual performance by Chooc Ly Tan, a futuristic architectural model of the Vauxhall/Oval areas surrounding Gasworks will be built and then bulldozed by the Feral Expressways in a sub-cult regeneration ritual, followed by a ‘clean up’ performance by The Dysonic Hoover Boyz.
^ photos: Eugenia Ivanissevich
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[June]
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