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commissioned by The Gopher Hole for About a Minute, curated by Beatrice GALILEE
London, 2010
Getting Cold This Time of Year was a reflection and provocation of conversation dynamics and the mismatched subjectivities of social interaction in the exhibition setting. Limited edition ‘second-hand clocks’ were given away for free to visitors of the show, with instructions to engage in conversations with others in the space for at least one minute. These conversations should steer away from topics related to time and, especially, from any attempts at meeting up again, talking soon in the future or staying in touch. Conversations that extended beyond one minute in length could follow their natural course.
