CONCLAVE PRESENTS: Disorientation & [f]LOSS

CONCLAVE PRESENTS: Disorientation & [f]LOSS

Our final exhibition in the basement events space at Conclave Brighton’s Queens Road site.

DISORIENTATION & [f]LOSS:
A site-specific installation by Sukey Booth

This new immersive, site-specific (and time-specific) art installation contemplates issues of cultural identity and belonging in relation to location, migration, shared histories and circumstance.

Recognising the complex world where many of us (whether subconsciously, or otherwise) self-edit much of our messy social histories of heritage and identity, this work will seek to illustrate the intricacies of individuality that are collected together to make up our communities and networks.

Personal identity was never just one thing; a web of inter-locking stories, genetics, histories and influences come together in every human narrative. These tangled webs are made up of many strands: some with obvious beginning and end points, and some that unravel themselves into infinity…

In Disorientation & [f]loss, the artist invites us into a confusing world where we attempt to follow those different strands, where the start and end of linear narrative is unclear. Caught up in a mile of gold and red threads, the remnants and evidence of genetics, travel, experiences and memories reveal themselves to the viewer as they explore the space. We are invited to consider the different ways we transform, evolve and develop: be that physically – travelling over continents – or in time, circumstance and social identity.

The historical and nostalgic is grounded against the current day and current location through integral references to the space: sited in a Victorian building in central Brighton, this work tells multiple stories of circumstances and coincidence: “In the particular is contained the universal.” (James Joyce)

Comprising installation, sculptures, print, “reliquaries”, text and projection, the multi-channel nature of personal identity and experience is reflected in the physicality of this work, and as a farewell to this particular gallery space before its permanent closure on 16th September.

CONCLAVE PRESENTS: Disorientation & [f]LOSS

EXHIBITION OPEN:
Fri 01 Sept: 6-9pm (PV)
Sat 02 Sept: 10am-6pm
Sun 03 Sept: 10am-6pm

Tue 05 Sept: 12-6pm
Wed 06 Sept: 12-6pm
Thu 07 Sept: 10am-6pm
Fri 08 Sept: 10am-6pm
Sat 09 Sept: 10am-6pm
Sun 10 Sept: 10am-6pm

Tue 12 Sept: 12-6pm
Wed 13 Sept: 12-6pm
Thu 14 Sept: 10am-6pm
Fri 15 Sept: 10am-6pm
Sat 16 Sept: 10am-6pm

FREE ENTRY

CONCLAVE PRESENTS: Disorientation & [f]LOSS

Disorientation & [f]LOSS – Private View

Disorientation & [f]LOSS - Private View

Join us for the Private View launch party of our final exhibition in the basements events space at Conclave Brighton’s Queens Road site.

DISORIENTATION & [f]LOSS:
A site-specific installation by Sukey Booth

This new immersive, site-specific (and time-specific) art installation contemplates issues of cultural identity and belonging in relation to location, migration, shared histories and circumstance.

Recognising the complex world where many of us (whether subconsciously, or otherwise) self-edit much of our messy social histories of heritage and identity, this work will seek to illustrate the intricacies of individuality that are collected together to make up our communities and networks.

Personal identity was never just one thing; a web of inter-locking stories, genetics, histories and influences come together in every human narrative. These tangled webs are made up of many strands: some with obvious beginning and end points, and some that unravel themselves into infinity…

Disorientation & [f]LOSS - Private View
Clocktower & Queens Road, Brighton, 1900 / Clocktower & Queens Road, Hong Kong, 1875

In Disorientation & [f]loss, the artist invites us into a confusing world where we attempt to follow those different strands, where the start and end of linear narrative is unclear. Caught up in a mile of gold and red threads, the remnants and evidence of genetics, travel, experiences and memories reveal themselves to the viewer as they explore the space. We are invited to consider the different ways we transform, evolve and develop: be that physically – travelling over continents – or in time, circumstance and social identity.

The historical and nostalgic is grounded against the current day and current location through integral references to the space: sited in a Victorian building in central Brighton, this work tells multiple stories of circumstances and coincidence: “In the particular is contained the universal.” (James Joyce)

Comprising installation, sculptures, print, “reliquaries”, text and projection, the multi-channel nature of personal identity and experience is reflected in the physicality of this work, and as a farewell to this particular gallery space before its permanent closure on 16th September.

Disorientation & [f]LOSS - Private ViewFREE ENTRY

Licenced bar
(all under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times)

PRIVATE VIEW TIMES:
Friday 1st September 6-9pm
FREE ENTRY, TICKETS ADVISED – (to secure a space, please book a ticket via Eventbrite here)

MAIN EXHIBITION OPEN:
2nd – 16th Sept (more info on opening times and days here)

Disorientation & [f]LOSS - Private View

CLUB SILENCIO: Beauty Therapy

CLUB SILENCIO: Beauty Therapy

Club Silencio and Blue Dog Theatre present
BEAUTY THERAPY
A Trans Pride Brighton fundraiser
Written by Juno Dawson

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On Thursday 14th July, enter the immersive theatre experience of Club Silencio’s Beauty Therapy.

Expect the unexpected in this hair-raising tale of beautification gone very, very wrong. Macabre B-movie mayhem and vintage glam horror from Brighton’s most mysterious, seductive and immersive queer theatre group.

Described by Brighton Source as “unapologetically weird”, Club Silencio promise a memorable night from the alternative edge of satire, strangeness and sex appeal.

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All profits from these events will go to Trans Pride Brighton: a grass-roots, volunteer-run charity, who will be hosting their 10th annual pride festival on Saturday 16th July – the first (and largest) Trans Pride event outside of America.

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TICKETS REQUIRED (£10 in advance)
2 Performances:

  • Thursday 14th July 19.30-20.30 (doors 19:00)
  • Thursday 14th July 21.30-22.30 (doors 21:00)

Join the Facebook event for updates, teasers and news (and a handy reminder!)

Unallocated seating
Bar Service available
Tickets available from Brown Paper Tickets


AGES 18+ (ID will be required)


  • ABOUT THE VENUE:
    This event will take place in the Conclave Events Space, located in the basement of CONCLAVE GALLERY, 9 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA.
    NB. The space is accessed via the gallery, and then down a flight of 14 stairs; there is no lift available, sorry!

BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL: Quest With Us!

BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL: Quest With Us!

You’ve always known you were a hero at heart, with a yearning for adventure…
Quest With Us! will help you to prove it.

In a world premiere event, this team of world-builders, storytellers, and role-playing experts will help you to build your own story through the power of imagination and a shared space for group story-telling.

With our pioneering drop-in, drop-out system, we’ll be helping you to build a bespoke and participatory narrative adventure in a persistent world across all three nights at Conclave at Brighton Fringe. Whether you’ve always wanted to give a table-top role-playing game a try, you haven’t thought about it before reading this, or you’ve always wanted to try on a new adventurous persona, ‘Quest With Us!’ is the experience for you. Drop by to roll some dice, shape the story with your fellow participants, and have a shared audience experience you’ll never forget.

Leave reality behind for the evening and answer the call of the hero within: come and Quest With Us!

BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL: Quest With Us! BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL: Quest With Us!

NAME-YOUR-PRICE, DROP-IN EVENT, TICKET REQUIRED
Sessions:

  • 02 June 2022 18:15 – 21:45 (Drop In)
  • 03 June 2022 18:15 – 21:45 (Drop In)
  • 04 June 2022 18:15 – 21:45 (Drop In)

For tickets and more information, head over to the Brighton Fringe Festival website.


SUITABLE FOR AGES 18+


  • ABOUT THE VENUE:
    This exhibition will take place in the Conclave Events Space, located in the basement of CONCLAVE GALLERY, 9 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA.
    NB. The space is accessed via the gallery, and then down a flight of 14 stairs; there is no lift available, sorry!