Future Worn Out New One
Birmingham (UK), Leipzig (GER) & Lyon (FRA) 2015
Future Worn Out New One by Leizig based artist Sven Bergelt. The demolition in 2015 of John Maden's brutalist Central Library became a catalyst for the artist to question Birmingham's perpetual rebirth and identity crisis. The work manifested within a three month residency with WERK and Glenn Howells Architects. The residency was part of a partnership exchange programme between three European cities; Leipzig (HALLE14) Birmingham (WERK) and Lyon (École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon). The project was devised by Leipzig based arts organisation HALLE 14 - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst to celebrate the 1000 year birthday of the city of Leipzig.Leipzig based artist Sven Bergelt was selected through a panel review process to spend 3 months in Birmingham, and Birmingham based artist Ian Richards was selected to spend 3 months in Leipzig.
Exchange@2015.le resulted in a group show 'Manifestations of a Far Nearness' at the Spinnerei Gallery in Leipzig.
Read a review of Sven Bergelt's work by Anneka French here
Read a review of Ian Richards work by Cathy Wade here
Funded by Leipzig Municipality, Glenn Howells Architects, Argent, Zahoot Print and WERK.