Kitty Clark: Co-workers

Wed 9 Nov, 7pm
An evening of screenings by artists exploring themes of human interactions (and frustrations) with emerging technology, virtual worlds and online communities, invited by Kitty Clark to coincide with her solo exhibition Mr. Nobody. The event will also include a live discussion with the artist.

The screening programme includes work by Eloïse Bonneviot & Anne De Boer; Jon Rafman; Nicole Stenger; Leon Sadler & Yannick Val Gesto; and Daniel Swan.

This free event and is part of the inaugural Leicester Art Week, a co-ordinated programme of exhibitions and event’s happening across the city from Fri 4 – Sun 13 November.


MR. NOBODY

Phoenix is proud to present Mr. Nobody, a solo show of new work by Kitty Clark commissioned especially for our Cube Gallery. The exhibition features an oculus rift virtual reality experience at the centre of a series of sculptures and projection works, which explore a common abstracted narrative.

Mr. Nobody, the central figure in the installation, is a salary man living in the near future suffering from technostress, a term coined to describe the negative psychological relationship between people and new technologies.

Technostress manifests itself physically, psychologically and behaviorally as a result of overexposure to technology. Computer rage – a side effect to this phenomenon – has driven people to verbally and physically assault their devices, in some cases involving the use of weapons against an individual’s own computer as a way of coping with intense frustrations over the failures of technology to deliver on the promises of an easier and more efficient existence.

Clark’s work highlights a sense of anxiety and fear as our desire for digital salvation is replaced by a darker and more complex relationship with technology.