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40%, Docks and Suburbs

Frederic Pradeau talks to John Byrne about his new installation 'You'll Never walk Alone'.


 

 

Naples, Paris, Liverpool

During the weeks preceding the exhibition of 'YNWA' at Static, John Byrne conducted a series of e.mail and face to face interviews with Frederic Pradeau.

Press Release

'You’ll Never Walk Alone': An installation by Frederic Pradeau.

23rd Nov - 23rd Dec 2006


'You’ll Never Walk Alone' is a new interactive installation by Paris based artist Frederic Pradeau which has been commissioned by Static Gallery and curated by John Byrne and Paul Sullivan. The work itself is a large conveyor belt that carries red bricks to a printer, where they are printed with the lyrics to 'You’ll Never Walk Alone', before they are carried off upwards and dropped in a pile at the end of the installation. For this to happen, the installation has to be 'triggered' by gallery viewers singing 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' into a microphone.

Pradeau created the piece in response to a visit to Liverpool. According to Pradeau "I tried to collect several constituents of Liverpool’s identity from my first impressions. It was like a stocktaking of my memory: docks, buildings, stadium, music, sound, exhibitions, and chaotic areas…....maybe I had to try to turn Liverpool between a dream and a nightmare."

To date, the work of Frederic Pradeau has often combined wit, irony and a dark sense of humour with the production of highly accomplished installations, performances and objects. From making 'stills' which produce pure alcohol from Coca-Cola, to rugs made out of dust and the blindfolded construction of IKEA furniture, Pradeau’s oeuvre points towards the banality and frequent futility of contemporary everyday life.

For more information on the exhibition or press images, please contact Paul Sullivan on 0151 707 1703 or email: paul@static-ops.org

'You’ll Never Walk Alone' coincides with the launch of the Static Dealership.