COLLARS

Alexandra Gillespie, in collaboration with Somaya Langley

March 27th - May 2nd 2009 | CCAS Goman

At the centre of Collars, is the symbolic significance of the collar in its role as an indicator of power, control and social stratification. In collaboration, Alexandra Gillespie and Somaya Langley have collected stories from significant others including friends, family and other artists. These stories are implanted in the collars, as it were; computer programmed electroluminescent lamps that project texts through the fabric. Through this multi-layeredinterconnected display of the technologies of spoken word, written word and symbolism, Gillespie and Langley literally shed light on complex personal narratives through the use of a deceptively simple, yet, loaded object, the collar. (David Broker, 2009)

Image: Alexandra Gillespie, Collars (Install view), 2009