Clare Strand

“There is always something odd – in a good way – about Strand’s work. That oddity rests in the tension between her often personal, always playful take on conceptualism and her wilfully old-fashioned methods – the archive images, black-and-white tones and kinetic machines here are a case in point.”

To think about the demise of a work before it is made is an uneasy point to start from.To acknowledge and knowingly invite entropy into a process, in times when an artworks value is partly defined by its longevity, could be considered foolish or errant. Getting Better and Worse at the Same Time is a show that is designed to grapple with these ideas, in both a personal and philosophical way. The exhibition considers this complex proposition; can works continue to degrade yet still retain their value, their aesthetic and maintain a sense of reason. The works in the show are moving, rubbing, scrapping and most importantly changing - changing in ways that can’t be mathematically defined or logically anticipated. They are works making themselves.Clare Strand 2015.  

Artist as Archivist section. Other artists include WALID RAAD, AKRAM ZAATARI, FREDERIC BRULY BOUABRE,ELISABETTA BENASSI, HASSAN DARSI AND ROSANGELA RENNO.

Center for Fine Arts in Brussels, Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam and Museum for Photography Thessaloniki.  

Skirts By Clare Strand at Tate Liverpool curated by Anna Fox showcased across multiple screens accompanied  with a live soundscape from international DJ Yousef improv.