brook & black, The Fermenting Room: Return of the Rhizome, 2011
brook & black
The Fermenting Room: Return of the Rhizome
13.03.2011 — 03.09.2011
Hop Fest, Saturday 3 September 2011, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tickets: £3 (2-for-1 for Rose Hill residents*) booking essential.
Concluding one and a half years as artists-in-residence on Plot 16 allotment, brook & black and Modern Art Oxford present a celebration event for The Fermenting Room. Join us on the allotment to hear poetry from Matt Black with Bruno Guastalla on cello, music from the Horns of Plenty and Plot 16 beer made from hops grown on the allotment. Hop Fest takes place around brook & black’s hop-covered 25 foot high sculpture; the outline of which reflects the architecture of Modern Art Oxford, a building that was once a brewery. Ticket includes a bottle of Plot 16 beer.
The Fermenting Room: Return of the Rhizome
December saw the launch of Plot 16: The Fermenting Room; a limited edition green hop beer and this, whilst still being on sale in Modern Art Oxford’s Café and Shop, marked the end of Phase One of the residency for brook & black. The artists have now installed the sculpture that begins Phase Two of their residency. The sculpture follows the architectural outline of Modern Art Oxford, a building that itself was once a brewery – brook & black’s work superimposes onto Plot 16 part of the history of the Gallery.
‘The plants will climb over the 25ft high x 30ft long, temporary metal sculpture. As the months progress, definitions, edges and borders will become confused, destabilised by the unpredictable energy of plant growth‘ brook & black.
The structure is taking shape. Follow the progress here or come along to one of the Open Sundays...
Come and visit us on Plot 16 to see the sculpture as it becomes overgrown with hops. The artists will be at the allotment to welcome visitors on the following Sundays between 2pm and 4pm: 8 May, 5 June and 3 July.
Please note the allotment is only open to visitors when the artists are on site.
Click here for directions to Lenthall Road allotment in Rose Hill.
Lenthall Road
Rose Hill
Oxford OX4 4U
Thanks
The sculpture has been fabricated by F J Payne & Son Ltd, Eynsham, Oxon. With special thanks to Tim Payne.
The artists would like to thank Catherine Gibb and Terry Kirkby of the Lenthall Road Allotment Association, and all the other allotees for being so supportive of the Plot 16 project.
Event Dates
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Art in Rose Hill 13.03.2011 — 03.09.2011
Artistic partnership brook & black (Leora Brook and Tiffany Black) continue their artists-in-residence project on Plot 16, the Gallery's allotment in Rose Hill.
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Art in Rose Hill 08.05.2011 at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2 - 4pm, free just turn up. Visit brook & black on Plot 16 allotment and see the sculpture. Please note the allotment is only open to visitors when the artists are on site.
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Art in Rose Hill 05.06.2011 at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2 - 4pm, free just turn up. Visit brook & black on Plot 16 allotment and see the sculpture. Please note the allotment is only open to visitors when the artists are on site.
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Art in Rose Hill 03.07.2011 at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
2 - 4pm, free just turn up. Visit brook & black on Plot 16 allotment and see the sculpture. Please note the allotment is only open to visitors when the artists are on site.
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Talk: Iain Sinclair 28.07.2011 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
7pm, £5 / £4 concessions, free to Friends. Booking essential. Author and psychogeographer Iain Sinclair discusses brook & black’s project 'The Fermenting Room: Return of the Rhizome', on display at Plot 16, Modern Art Oxford’s allotment in Rose Hill, and explores the concerns of his new book 'Ghost Milk: Calling Time on the Grand Project'.
BOOK TICKETS
Iain Sinclair Talk: Full Price Ticket — TICKET SALES CLOSED!
Iain Sinclair Talk: Concessionary Ticket* — TICKET SALES CLOSED!
Iain Sinclair Talk: Friends Ticket* — TICKET SALES CLOSED!
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Hop Fest 03.09.2011 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday, 6–8pm, £3 (2-for-1 for Rose Hill residents*) booking essential. Concluding one and a half years as artists-in-residence on Plot 16 allotment, brook & black and Modern Art Oxford present a celebration event for The Fermenting Room. Join us on the allotment to hear poetry from Matt Black with Bruno Guastalla on cello, music from the Horns of Plenty and Plot 16 beer made from hops grown on the allotment. Hop Fest takes place around brook & black’s hop-covered 25 foot high sculpture; the outline of which reflects the architecture of Modern Art Oxford, a building that was once a brewery. Ticket includes a bottle of Plot 16 beer. *please quote your postcode on arrival at the event.
BOOK TICKETS
Hop Fest: Full Price Ticket — TICKET SALES CLOSED!
Hop Fest: 2-for-1 Ticket for Rose Hill Residents* — TICKET SALES CLOSED!
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