Mire Lee examines how industrial and post-industrial landscapes affect the human body. Using a wide range of materials, Lee creates works that provoke deep, emotional reactions. Over six months, Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee: Open Wound has transformed Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall into what she describes as an ‘industrial womb,' brought to life by both kinetic machines and human effort. Blending moments from industrial history with surrealist themes, Lee uncovers human dreams and desires within vast technological systems.
For over a decade James Richards has developed a distinct practice rooted in the collage of images and sound, driven by a commitment to the role of desire in an increasingly mediated reality. With a sensitivity to intensities generated by different spaces and exhibitionary formats, Richards is also known for collaborations where he move fluidly between the role of artist, composer and curator, with attempts to, in his own words, ‘find the porous line between inside and outside, self and other, the body and the world.’
Building on the shared interests of Lee and Richards, A Map of the Pit combines collage techniques in an experiment across disciplines and media. It includes new live performances and presentations by Gary A Boyd, Megan Fernandes & Sa’dia Rehman, and Lucy Beech + Sarah Dacey and Rosie Middelton; and films by Jumana Manna, Errol Morris, James Richards, Amina Ross, and P.Staff. It takes the audience on a journey through various landscapes and moods, from Britain’s coalfields to East Jerusalem to Shanghai’s streets at night, from slaughterhouse architecture to the glow of phone screens.
The evening programme is co-curated by artist James Richards and Tate curator Alvin Li, with support from Bilal Akkouche.
The running order will be revealed at the event.
Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee: Open Wound in partnership with Hyundai Motor. With support from The Mire Lee Supporters, The Mire Lee Supporters Circle and Tate Americas Foundation.
The Hyundai Commission: Mire Lee: Open Wound: Closing Programme: A Map of the Pit is supported by Cherry Xu / CHERUBY.
