Performance

Child’s Play – Aeneas Wilder

From: 12th September 2022 9:00 am

To: 17th September 2022 5:30 pm

Fermynwoods

Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, UK

In partnership with The Core at Corby Cube, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art present Child’s Play.

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In partnership with The Core at Corby Cube, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art present Child’s Play. A sculpture – performance – play by internationally renowned artist Aeneas Wilder. Visit The Core at Corby Cube to observe the gradual build up of the monumental wooden installation, Untitled #215.

Working in solitude for days, the act of placing becomes a rhythmic labour, with the structure gradually becoming apparent as time passes. Through careful measuring and placement of thousands of uniform lengths of recycled Iroko wood, Untitled #215, a sculpture especially conceived for The Core at Corby Cube, will take form on stage responding to the specific architecture of the building. No fixing, joining, or additional materials. Only balance and gravity holding the sculpture in place.

“When you go to the theatre you can’t own the play – you can own a copy of the script, or the programme that outlines the main characters, but you don’t own the play – I see this work a bit like that. It’s not for people to own, it’s for people to experience.”
Aeneas Wilder

The public are invited to visit the theatre between 12th and 16th September 2022 to witness the sculpture – performance – play develop, culminating in a special Sculpture Kickdown Event on at 5pm Saturday 17th September 2022, where the work will be brought crashing to the floor.

Tickets to the Sculpture Kickdown Event are free but limited. Book your place at: www.thecorecorby.com/whats-on/sculpture-kickdown

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https://fermynwoods.org/childs-play-aeneas-wilder/

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