ROGER HIORNS
SEIZURE
Extended until 30 November 2008
151 – 189 Harper Road, London SE1
British artist Roger Hiorns makes exceptional use of unlikely materials: detergent, disinfectant, perfume, fire and copper sulphate crystals. Transforming steel poles, car engines and cardboard architectural models into crystalline forms, Hiorns effects surprising, physical and aesthetic transformations on found objects.
In SEIZURE, Hiorns' most ambitious work to date, the artist precipitates an unexpected sculptural form within the fabric of a housing estate near London Bridge. Architecture and modernist sculpture continue to be important touchstones for Hiorns' work, and both have strongly informed the development of this major new commission. For his first work within an urban site Hiorns' makes a radical shift of scale and context, and has developed an extraordinary chemical intervention in the heart of the city.
SEIZURE continues Artangel's long tradition of transforming urban housing into large-scale immersive works of art.
Roger Hiorns' SEIZURE is commissioned by Artangel and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, in association with Channel 4. The work was selected through the Jerwood/Artangel Open, a commissioning initiative for the arts, which was launched in the summer of 2006 in association with Channel 4 and Arts Council England.
Opening times 6 - 30 November
11:00-17:00 Thursday to Sunday
Closed Monday to Wednesday
Click here to download detailed directions, travel and access information for Seizure.
Please note that SEIZURE has been extremely popular so far, and queueing to see the work may be necessary, particularly on weekend afternoons.
Visitors are supplied with wellington boots - you may bring your own, but this will not necessarily reduce your queuing time.
Unfortunately it is not possible to book a time slot. Entry is on a first come, first serve basis.
Admission is free.
GROUP VISITS:
Since access to the crystallised flat is limited to a small number of people at any time, we ask that you inform us if you are planning a group visit to SEIZURE.
Please call our Front of House team between 11am and 5pm Thurs-Sun on 07875 614 091 to let us know about your visit, or ring the Artangel office on 020 7713 1400 at other times.
TEACHERS' INFORMATION:
A SEIZURE learning resource pack is available to download here.
If you would like a paper copy of this, please email our Head of Interaction Rachel Anderson.
How to get to Harper Road
Harper Road is a 10 minute walk south from Borough tube station (Northern Line), and a 5 minute walk east from Elephant & Castle tube station (Bakerloo & Northern Lines).
Bus routes stopping in the area include: 1, 53, 63, 172 & 453. Parking in the area is limited.
