This latest exhibition at the Cube gallery has bee brought to you by Office For Subversive Architecture which is a treat as they never usually exhibit indoors. The exhibit at first glance is a collection of street rubble and as the exhibition is gradually erected over a number of days you are greeted with a reception of gathered rubble yet to be used.
As you wander around the exhibition you realise layers amongst the collection. As bits and bobs fit together in the space your attention is drawn to the actual structures and forms these pieces of rubble make. It was really interesting to see the marriage between different random everyday materials and the spaces they created. It challenged the perceptions of how we can experience our everyday outdoor tat. Initially the idea was to have the exhibit extending through the building and out onto the street but this unfortunately has been met with some resistance from local businesses. The object to create the exhibit have been both salvaged and donated offering a nice collection of local media including a Manchester City Council litter bin which I'm looking forward to being used.
There was a certain sense of familiarity in some of the collection such as the road signs and old doors, these have always grabbed my attention because of their lived in characteristics and grubby aesthetics. A few architects of Osa will be giving a talk about their exhibition on the 28th March this year. I'd like to go and get a further insight into Osa's concepts of trying to bring the outdoors in and other aspects of their work.
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