‘Everything Flows’: moving image exhibition explores the art of getting in the zone
2 July 2012
Internationally acclaimed artists Dryden Goodwin, susan pui san lok, Roderick Buchanan, and Matthew Cornford and David Cross have been working in collaboration with top athletes and scientists. Each of the four films investigates a different aspect of the state of being 'in the zone' - the way in which athletes achieve a heightened sense of performance where body and mind are operating in unison, at maximum impact and with optimum flow.
Dryden Goodwin's immersive projection piece, 'Poised', focuses on the grace and balance of young divers and is filmed at Crystal Palace Swimming Pool. For this commission, Goodwin has worked with dance scientist Elsa Bradley. Goodwin's practice encompasses drawing, installation, video, photography and sound, and his work is held in the collections of Tate and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
susan pui san lok's work, titled 'Lightness', centres on the pole vault. A multi-faceted portrait of Olympic hopeful Kate Dennison, it also features young athletes from Lea Valley Athletics Centre. For the piece, lok has worked with scientist-in-residence for Rambert Dance Company, and Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Cambridge University, Nicky Clayton. Working across installation, moving image, sound, performance and text, lok has been exhibiting and publishing nationally and internationally since the 1990s.
Roderick Buchanan is working with hockey and basketball teams for his new video and photographic installation, which explores team spirit and collective efficacy. Buchanan works in the fields of installation, film and photography and has worked in collaboration with sports scientist Dr David Shearer from the University of Glamorgan on this new commission. Born in Glasgow, where he continues to live and work, he has exhibited across the globe, including solo shows in Britain, France, India, Canada and Sweden.
British artists Matthew Cornford and David Cross have been in dialogue with Dr Richard Ramsey from the School of Psychology at Bangor University to explore the idea of positive association and the elimination of negative imagery, a technique employed by sportspeople of all disciplines. Cornford and Cross met at St Martins School of Art in 1987 and have worked collaboratively ever since. Their work is based on interacting with diverse groups of people that, to date, have included architects, aviators, chemists, computer scientists and economists.
‘Everything Flows: The art of getting in the zone’ is at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, until 16 September 2012.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a programme of talks, events and workshops offering an insight into the creative process of each of the artists, illuminating the biomedical science behind the work and providing an opportunity for audiences to find out more.
'Everything Flows' is commissioned and curated by Film and Video Umbrella and De La Warr Pavilion with support from the Wellcome Trust and Arts Council England.
Exhibition details
'Everything Flows: The art of getting in the zone'
De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN40 1DP, UK
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Opening hours
Until 12 July
Sunday-Thursday: 10.00-17.00
Friday and Saturday: 10.00-18.00
Until 16 Sept
Sunday-Thursday: 10.00-18.00
Friday and Saturday: 10.00-20.00
Image credit: Dryden Goodwin.
