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entering
the lift carriage, you will be prepared for your journey. you are about to travel 40 seconds into the future…. the world will no longer be as you know it... but remember, you may never be able to return back to thismoment. anything you do or say could affect the future space time continuum... please remain seated whilst the time machine completes its journey into the unexpected... |
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responding to the theme of the folkestone triennial - ‘travels through
time and space’, collaborative artists kieren reed and abigail hunt
are turning the leas lift into a 40 second time machine. the idea of an alternative reality makes reference to a whole genre of films and literature since the nineteenth century, such as back to the future, slaughter house 5, h.g. wells ‘the time machine’ and xavier de maistre’s ‘a journey around my room’. working with the social excitement of the theme park ride and the dr who generation, the artwork playfully teases the audience into suggesting that it is their very being on the lift which is taking them into the future, and not simply the fact that we are just seeing the passing of 40 seconds of time. more information about the artists |
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