I WANT MY IDEAL PASTE - ART LICKS WEEKEND 2017,

With a recent explosion of slime videos on the internet, it seems that squishy, gooey, unbridled fun with simple homemade pastes and sci-fi fantasies of alien goo could well be a reaction to the menacing threat of borders, edges, boundaries and control. A mass that is entirely surface yet has no set form, taking the shape of whatever it encounters, becomes a physical metaphor, a material embodiment of the anxiety and desire of the unfixed, the creeping, the malleable yet uncontrollable stuff of our world.

Exploring the theme of 'sticking your fingers in' (the primal, instinctive compulsion one often has to touch the viscous, liquid and glossy) a range of artists working with sculpture, video, performance, text, image and sound respond with an exhibition, discussion, performances, workshop and screenings. With rare opportunities for participation AND repulsion, we invite you to get stuck into the uncontainable, playful, radical, genderless, pre and post-species swell of irresistible goo.
CURATED BY LAURA DEE MILNES AND KELDER (ADRIËNNE GROEN & RUDI CHRISTIAN FERREIRA)

ARTISTS:
Darren Banks, Lydia Boehm, Melanie Börner, Steven Dickie, Goo Notorious (Gerard Carson & Andrew Rickett), India Harvey, Rebecca Jagoe, Charlotte Quartermaine, Col Self & Body Drift, Eoin Shea, Tim Spooner, Dane Sutherland, Sweet Heave (Laura Dee Milnes & Phil Swan), Chloe Windsor

EVENTS:
SLUDGE: Friday 29 September, 6-9pm
An evening of aural and material performances, feat. Col Self & Body Drift, Sweet Heave, Melanie Börner and more. Followed by an after party with DJ set from artist Dane Sutherland (at a local venue TBC).
NB: Limited spaces available - booking advised: studio@kelderprojects.com

BLOB: Saturday 30 September, 3-6pm
An afternoon of discussion and screenings of artists’ shorts and excerpts from creature features harbouring the slimy and gooey, followed by a screening of a blobby classic...
NB: Limited spaces available - booking advised: studio@kelderprojects.com

GOO: Sunday 1 October, 3-5pm
A family day amidst the exhibits with artists from the show leading activities based on goo, slime and gunge. Suitable for children all ages, accompanied by parents or guardians. Drop in - no need to book.
DATES:
Opening: Thursday 28 September, 6-9pm
Exhibition dates: 29 September – 1 October, 12-6pm
Performance event: Friday 29 September, 6-9pm
Screening event: Saturday 30 September, 3-6pm
Workshop: Sunday 1 October, 3-5pm