checked out curated by Thomas Griffiths
Opening Night: 20 June, 5-9pm
Open: 20 June - 18 July, Wednesday - Saturday 12-6pm
checked out is an exhibition taking place in a former Wilkos in Hillsborough. Through reclamation and reoccupation, the site acts as a catalyst for seventeen artists' works: to respond and inform. Journey through the shop floor; artefacts conjure memories and foretell uncertain futures. An emptiness echoes throughout, with reverberations of late stage capitalism.
Alongside the exhibition there will be an opening night and a series of accompanying weekly events: a reading and poetry session will take place to explore a verbal approach to themes within the exhibition; a performance event; a zine & edition fair showcasing and selling artists’ works; a guided curator walkthrough for an in-depth discussion about the exhibition.
The artists involved: Bijan Moosavi (@bijanmoosavi) Charlotte Dawson (@charlottedawsonart), Conor Rogers (@conor___rogers), Deeqa Ismail (@deeqa_deeqa_deeqa), Dudley Dream Walsh (@chekhovs_gunge) & Jake Kent (@jakexkent), Emma Bolland (@emma_bolland), Grace Clifford (horse_odyssey_), Hang Zhang (@hangzhang.art), James Clarkson (@jamesklclarkson), Jonny Davey (@jonny.davey), Melville III (@melville_the_third), Jun Rui Lo (@ryanmoyii_), Sam Hutchinson (@realbadtime), Sean Williams (@swseanwilliams), Thomas Griffiths (@tlgrrrr) and Tyler Mellins (@tylermellins).
