Learn/ The Origin Intervention/ 7-19 October 2008
General Information
Meaning many things to many people, the word craft evokes all kinds of received ideas. Unsurprisingly, this complexity makes it a lively and often controversial subject for debate.
The works presented in The Origin Intervention have been selected for the way they engage us in the contemporary craft debate, provoking the viewer to question their personal notion of craft through the exploration of process and material.
Freed from the constraints of creating a craft-product, these artists do not abandon the notion of tradition, but sharply expand it. Everyday and available materials such as paper sit alongside ceramics – here combined with industrial detritus, or presented in stop-frame animation to reveal the instability of the discipline – as well as simple forms constructed from something more surprising: preserved sheep-stomachs.
Co-curated by Crafts Council and Somerset House, The Origin Intervention aims to encourage us to question what constitutes a craft sensibility, and to identify the presence of a craft element within creative practice and visual culture.
Date Information
7 – 19 October (Origin Pavilion closed Monday 13 October)
Time Information
— Tuesday to Friday 11am – 7pm
— Late night Shopping every Thursday – open until 9pm
— Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm
Ticketing Information
Book online at Ticketmaster or call 0844 947 2393. Please note booking fees apply.
Contact Information
Crafts Council
44a Pentonville Road
Islington
London
N1 9BY
Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 2500
Fax: +44 (0) 207 837 6891
Download documents
The Intervention Leaflet
The Intervention Leaflet (626KB Format)
