5th May 2012 - 27th May 2012
University Gallery
CINECITY Anniversary Exhibition
‘Earls Court in the rain… The summer had crashed: it had crashed at Brighton: it would never rise again. Only rain now – the grey wet end of hope and love.’
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Patrick Hamilton - iconic author, saloon bar laureate and former Hove resident - this unique art installation revisits his most famous work.
Set in the seamy watering holes of Earls Court and a rain-swept Brighton on the cusp of World War II, Hangover Square is widely regarded as Patrick Hamilton's masterpiece. Now Cinecity, designer/artist Anna Deamer and students from the University of Brighton and City College present a film set for an imaginary screen version of this bleak hymn to obsessive desire.
Two interiors, inextricably linked, form the heart of the exhibition: in the South Gallery a smart Brighton hotel room; in the north, a seedy London flat where the climactic crime scene is reimagined. Offering connections and clues to the rest of this darkly comic novel, the exhibition also allows the viewer to weave their own narratives upon the empty rooms.
Exhibition Dates and Times
Sat 5 – Sun 27 May
Mon – Fri 11am – 7pm
Sat / Sun 11am – 5pm
FREE
University of Brighton Gallery
Created for Cinecity's 10th anniversary. Presented by Cinecity. Commissioned by HOUSE 2012. In association with the University of Brighton. Supported by Arts Council England.
