Palingenesis - an installation
The installation is a
combination of
film and sound and explores ideas of generation/regeneration and
transformation;
ideas
that are connected to the current physical transformation that is
taking place
in the redevelopment of Princesshay.
The film charts the progress of a
small
area of the redevelopment over one day, the result is a record of the
changes that have occurred
but not as a before and after set of
photographs but
as a snapshot of the work in progress.
By its nature it is a project
both by and
for the community - it is both a record of the changes (captured for
future
generations)
and an opportunity to reflect and assess the regeneration
of the
city as it occurs.
It is hoped that through
this project a
number of aims will
be achieved.
Firstly it is an opportunity to present local talent,
secondly it
will help to raise the profile of the x-centre
as a creative training and
development centre.
The work will present the redevelopment of the city
centre
in a new and different light and it will also
(through the provision of
a
comments book) allow the community the opportunity to comment on both
the work
itself
and to add their reflections of the redevelopment.
Finally, the
work will
continue to exist once the Festival has finished as a historical record
of the
changing city centre during the redevelopment period.
The installation was sited at the x-centre in Commercial Road Exeter for a period of 3 days covering the dates 16th - 18th November 2005.
