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Images: Amelia Read Photography
EMPTY SPACES
Empty Spaces is a site-specific photo project by Karolina Uskakovych and Alexandra Krolikowska, developed for the Edwardian Lecture Theatre in the Common Room during their (Re)Grounding residencies in Newcastle this February and March.
The venue is home to the Mining Institute and used as an educational space for delivering lectures on engineering and mining. Its walls are decorated with photographs of the institute's presidents dating back to 1852 - honoured specialists in the mining field. To disrupt the imposing series of black and white portraits, the artists decided to fill the empty frames with images of people and other-than-human actors who contributed to the development of the industry, but do not fit into the hierarchical architecture of places like the lecture theatre.
The images represent different and often overlooked parts of the common history of the area. Much like the traditional systems that prioritise certain professions or status, these contributions are unable to join the existing showcase alongside the previous members, and so remain attached to the outside.
The artists also presented their research and work in progress at a public event at the Common Room as part of the (Re)Grounding residency programme in partnership with IZOLYATSIA.
Find out more about (Re)Grounding here.
The venue is home to the Mining Institute and used as an educational space for delivering lectures on engineering and mining. Its walls are decorated with photographs of the institute's presidents dating back to 1852 - honoured specialists in the mining field. To disrupt the imposing series of black and white portraits, the artists decided to fill the empty frames with images of people and other-than-human actors who contributed to the development of the industry, but do not fit into the hierarchical architecture of places like the lecture theatre.
The images represent different and often overlooked parts of the common history of the area. Much like the traditional systems that prioritise certain professions or status, these contributions are unable to join the existing showcase alongside the previous members, and so remain attached to the outside.
The artists also presented their research and work in progress at a public event at the Common Room as part of the (Re)Grounding residency programme in partnership with IZOLYATSIA.
Find out more about (Re)Grounding here.
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