Went to see this latest Artangel Interaction commission at a unique triangular-shaped empty house on Farringdon Street. The work was created by Sarah Cole in collaboration with young single mums at a drop-in centre. Cole populates the house with an eerie combination of installation, performance, sound and lighting that makes the space feel like a faded memory that refuses to be exorcised. The small cramped floors and large bright windows play with the internal/external of space, memory and storytelling. Its excellent to engage the stories of lives that are not often heard...
An Artangel Interaction Commission
13 May - 5 June 2010
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings only; 5-8 pm
Starts from Clink Hostel, 78 Kings Cross Road, London, WC1X 9QG
Conceptualised and developed with a group of parents from age fourteen to mid-twenties and their children, Smother encapsulates the vastly different experiences of these young mothers and fathers as they pass through weekly drop-in sessions at Coram.
Smother has been developed over nine months through a series of workshops and discussions. Artist Sarah Cole worked with composer Jules Maxwell and the young parents to direct an experience that offers the audience a rare invitation into an honest and intimate personal space.
The Coram Young Parents drop-in is a weekly opportunity for young parents to share experiences and find support with a wide range of issues whilst their children can play in a stimulating environment.
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