Tuesday 14 July, 6pm to 7.30pm
Readings begin at 6.15pm, Please arrive promptly
Drinks will be served
Join Art Writing Group to celebrate the launch of A Finely Tuned Battery of Senses, a new publication produced in collaboration with Cell Project Space.
Throughout the evening, selected members of Art Writing Group will present live readings from texts developed during past workshops, bringing the group's collective writing practice into the gallery. Copies of the publication will be available to take home, alongside a selection of self-produced badges created by the group.
Founded by artist and curator Oli Mardon and artist Frank Wates, Art Writing Group brings together students and practising artists to develop and experiment with workshop formats that explore contemporary art in galleries across London. Through collaborative writing exercises, participants respond to exhibitions with personal reflections, encounters, and experimental texts that engage with the structures and material qualities of exhibitions, often combining images, annotations, notes, and fragments of writing.
A Finely Tuned Battery of Senses brings together layered compositions of the group's writing, edits, found images, working notes, and collective responses to LA Timpa's solo exhibition Come Back, presented earlier this year at Cell Project Space.
The launch takes place alongside a special late opening of The Living River by Armineh Negahdari, extending the exhibition's exploration of poetry and language.
Art Writing Group Members and Authors: Aysha Leach, Circe Marden-Rull, Dawi Moxon, Ebony Morris, Eeshan Banerjee, Ella Soni, Emre Ataman, Enoch Hitchcock, Farah Corrigan, Frank Wates, Glenys Pearl, Harrison Lambert, Hope Florin, Lily Sawyer, Martha Lowres, Maya King-Dabbs, Nicole Di, Niamh Seaber, Oli Mardon, Pip Hudd, Sam Stewart, Sofía Serpa Arango
& LA Timpa
Editors: Frank Wates, Michelle Lee Johnson, Oli Mardon
Design: Michelle Lee Johnson
Founded and coordinated by Oli Mardon and Frank Wates, Art Writing Group creates spaces for collectively exploring writing as an artistic practice. Through collaborative experimentation, the group continues to develop new approaches to writing as a material, fostering dialogue around art writing while creating space for shared ideas beyond formal institutional settings.
The publication was made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
For any additional access needs or enquiries, please contact Annabelle Mödlinger at annabelle [at] cellprojects.org.
