Thor McIntyre Burnie and Chris Watson: The Ghost Roost on Radio 4
Over ten years ago before the West Pier in Brighton was destroyed by storms and fire, wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson and sound designer Thor McIntyre Burnie were given permission to rig up microphones in what had once been the grand concert hall.
During the day, the pier was a dangerous place to venture, but on a winter's night, as dusk fell, and the sea glowed red, it was transformed into a magical scene as tens of thousands of starlings gathered in the air above, performing their aerial acrobatics (murmurations) before descending onto the pier to roost for the night.
Thor McIntyre Burnie and Chris Watson's The Ghost Roost is a re-working of 'A Pier' shown in Measure's 2005 exhibition Me and My Shadow.
Listen to The Ghost Roost on the Radio 4 website here.
Cathie Pilkington: The Value of the Paw
14 January - 7 May 2012
V&A Museum of Childhood
A selection of sculptures by Cathie Pilkington created over the last 10 years, inspired by her ideas and memories of works in the V & A Museum of Childhood.
Des Hughes at the Frieze Sculpture Park 2011
Measure has just finished assisting Des Hughes make and install his three large scale versions of the Angry Pins at the Frieze Art Fair Sculpture Garden. The Sculpture Park at Frieze Art Fair is located in the beautiful surroundings of the English Garden showing new works by both established and emerging artists represented by Frieze Art Fair exhibitors.
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Thems Please, Des Hughes.
Installed in the old newsagent A. E. Barrow on Chatsworth Road in Hackney the exhibition offers a unique glimpse at the interior of an old Victorian shop. The sculptures themselves merge into the fabric of the shop blurring fact and fiction together to create an alternative version of a lost reality; a surreal and often comic commentary on the monotony of the everyday.
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Chord, Conrad Shawcross
Conrad Shawcross constructed a giant, site specific, mechanical installation in the Kingsway Tram Subway, Holborn in October 2009. Conceived specifically for the subway, the artist built two identical rope machines that made a thick hawser from 324 spools of coloured string.
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The Era
Measure published the history of Wilton's Music Hall written by John Earl for the 2005 exhibition Me and My Shadow. We recreated the old theatrical journal of the 19th Century The Era, every member of the profession, stage or hall, just had to buy it and to be seen walking along the street with The Era under the arm proved that the person carrying it was a Pro!
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Chord, Conrad Shawcross
This book is a record of a unique project, Conrad Shacross' installation Chord made for the Kingsway Tram Subway. Containing an interview with Shawcross and an essay exploring the themes behind Chord, it is beautifully illustrated with the artist drawings and installation photographs. The book is available to buy at £8.00 from the Measure website. To order please email us at: info@measure.org.uk
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