St John’s Market, Review by Paul Tarpey (2002)

Breathing Bed 2002, Kate Egan

This seemed over-ambitious when I first heard about it, and seeing the site the week before re-inforced all fears about it. Well, it works so well that it actually angers you that opportunities for this kind of event are not cropping up all the time. This should be a fixture not an experiment. There is too much happening to mention everything that deserves it, but acknowledgement should be made of the people who have created fascinating work that uses the space, both physically and in terms of the spirit of the event.

Kate Egan‘s Breathing Bed, seems like a fascinating novelty at first, but starts to unsettle and completely hypnotise you after a while. Dreamscapes by Yu Cheng Chuang is a strikingly beautiful experience, a whirling forest of copper tubes, sounds and painting. Both Dan Sutti‘s playful thrash of imagination, and Kling Klang‘s inventive scruffiness leave you wanting a little bit more. Sumer Erek‘s The Bath is a changing and moving experience, beautiful and haunting it dominates its setting and your emotions while you are there. If you haven’t been to the market yet please go and help promote the idea of art that is this visible.