Sue Tompkins
27 February - 24 April
Sue Tompkins is a sound and visual artist who studied painting at the Glasgow School of art, graduating in 1994. Tompkins has recieved international recognition for her work which often employs language in the form of typewritten text pieces and through live performances. She is currently represented in the survey exhibition, British Art Show 7 'In the Days of the Comet' (Hayward Gallery, touring) and was formerly a member of the Glasgow - based art collective Elizabeth Go and the band Life Without Buildings. Her work for Inverleith House takes the form of live performance, typewritten text pieces and fabric works. Each element of her work being linked by the repetitive, performative actions that are utilised in their production.
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Sue Tompkins, Untitled 2011. Courtesy the artist and the Modern Institute/Toby Webster ltd.
Below is an extract from 'Hallo Welcome To Keith Street' which was performed at the opening of the exhibition of Saturday 26th February 2011.
Please click on the link to view a recording of the full performance.
thinking standing on a lily pad.
standing potentially on that new pad
a water lily spread
not a pond
but seems that way
Val a ha la
hola lao cha cha la
(time) unlocked
January spent
february alive
march stood up
april released
may confused
june pleased
july loved
august cleared around
september please girls
october looked upwards
november accessewd it
december came home
Exhibitons programme supported by Creative Scotland.
with thanks to the Modern Institute/Toby Webster ltd, Glasgow.