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SUMMARY:A Collective Archive
DESCRIPTION:A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025\nUgly Duck\, London\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \n\n\n\n\nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together. \n\n*Poster design Alfie Allen  \n🎟 Ticket Types Explained \n\nConcession (Unwaged / Low-Income):\nThis reduced-price ticket is for those who are currently unable to pay the full standard ticket price due to financial circumstances. This includes people who are unemployed\, underemployed\, students\, or in receipt of benefits.\nStandard:\nThis is the general admission ticket. If you are comfortably able to pay this rate\, we encourage you to select this option.\nSupporter / Donate-a-Seat:\nPurchasing a ticket at this tier helps us subsidise concession and Pay-What-You-Can places for those who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend. You are directly supporting community access and inclusion. Thank you!\n\n💛 Community & Support Notes \n\nCan’t afford even a concession ticket?\nWe believe cost should never be a barrier. We’ve reserved a small number of Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) spots. Please email [your contact email here] to request one—no explanation needed.\nHelp make our event accessible:\nChoosing the Supporter tier helps cover costs for unwaged or low-income attendees. Every ticket at this level directly contributes to a more inclusive event.\nSliding-scale pricing:\nAll our tickets are offered on a sliding scale. We trust you to choose the level that feels fair and comfortable for your circumstances.\nPlans changed?\nIf you can no longer attend\, tickets are refundable—just get in touch with us.\n\n\n\nThe Lineup\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon \n\n\n\n  \nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/a-collective/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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SUMMARY:Fading Out of Dead Air
DESCRIPTION:Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis) \n3 hrs durational performance by Martin O’Brien \nA scratchy sound of white noise emanating from a small radio fills the dark room. A faint voice comes through. It sounds like nothing from this world\, as if death itself was speaking. Somewhere else\, sickly patients lay in hospital beds in hell. They don’t understand why they are still sick. They listen to the hospital radio\, but it doesn’t play their favourite songs. Instead\, they listen to the sounds of a life once lived.   \nDrawing inspiration from hospital radio and stories of ghosts heard through analogue technologies\, this 3 hour performance by Martin O’Brien explores the human desire to communicate\, and record. In a strange and eerie landscape\, O’Brien shuffles around\, recording and playing half heard voices and unholy sounds. \nMartin O’Brien is an artist and zombie. He works across performance\, writing and video art. His work uses long durational actions\, short speculative texts and critical rants\, and performance processes in order to explore death and dying\, what it means to be born with a life shortening disease\, and the philosophical implications of living longer than expected. \nPhoto credits: Martin O’Brien\, Fading Out of Dead Air (Transmissions for the Necropolis)\, Whitechapel Gallery\, 2023. Photo by Marco Berardi. \n\nPlease note: this work contains nudity\, sexual content\, and deals with issues of death. \n\nPresented as part of A Collective Archive\n12–15 June 2025 \n\nA Collective Archive is a four-day celebration of artistic practices\, shared resistance\, and the many communities that have shaped Ugly Duck over the past thirteen years. What began as a temporary project space became a home for interdisciplinary\, experimental\, and politically engaged work—a space for collaboration\, risk\, and ideas outside the margins of mainstream culture. \nWe invite you to join us for this final chapter: a gathering\, a gesture of gratitude\, and a call to collective imagination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \nThursday 12 June (6–10 pm)\nJoin us for the opening soirée with an exhibition featuring 15+ multidisciplinary artists\, immersive installations\, and live performances by Biogal and Helga Alarcón. \nFriday 13 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nPerformance Night (6–10 pm)\nMartin O’Brien presents Fading Out of Dead Air (3-hour durational performance) \nSaturday 14 June\nA Collective Collage Workshop (2–5 pm) with Bold Mellon Collective\n(All works donated to Bishopsgate Institute) \nGushing with Gabby (5–6 pm)\nA Montez Press Radio broadcast hosted by Gabriela Cala-Lesina with Deen Atger\, Biogal and Oduenyi Nwike. \nBold Mellon Collective Commissions (6–7 pm)\nPerformances by Helin Karabil\, Hḗrā Santos\, Emilia Nurmulhamet & Dear Annie \nTribe Incorporated: Sound and Poetry (7–8 pm) \nThe Last Dance (8:30 pm–midnight)\nMusic: Josh Quinton & friends\nPerformance: Sophie Brain\n(Join us for a final celebration in this incredible building as we turn the garage into a dancefloor!) \nSunday 15 June\nExhibition open: 1–6 pm\nClosing Performances (3–6 pm)\nChloé Filani\, Puer Deorum & Joy Kincaid \nThis project is a celebration of what has been possible and what can be done again. A reflection on subversive practices in a gentrified city. Not from a place of mourning\, but from a desire to imagine otherwise. \n\nThis event is the culmination of a community-driven archival project we designed to honour & conserve our legacy of showcasing daring & avant-garde art crucial to London’s LGBTQIA+ community. Thanks to the support of Arts Council England this will include the publishing of a book\, a mixed media archive and concludes with this week long exhibition\, performances & talks event to celebrate the impact of UD together.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists \nBiogal\, Blanca Regina\, Chloé Filani\, Claye Bowler\, Elodie Gatacre & Aster Munro\, Fiona Albrow\, Georgia Semple\, Hazel Blair\, Jean Cleverley\, John Lee Bird\, Josh Quinton\, Joy Kincaid\, Luis M.S Santos\, Martin O’Brien\, Puer Deorum\, Rough Fabrics\, Svar Simpson\, Oduenyi Nwikke\, Shadi Al’Atallah\, Sophie Brain\, Nurul Wardani\, Adam Krishan Popli … \n\n\n\nSpecial Partnership Mention: Southwark Council & Bold Melon & Queer Art Projects \n\n\nSupported by Arts Council England
URL:https://uglyduck.org.uk/event/martin-ob/
LOCATION:Hub / Garage\, 49 Tanner Street\, London\, SE1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Upcoming
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