Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar - The Preview Show

A big thank you to everyone who attended last nights preview for Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar!  A lovely relaxing evening, and we were so proud to show Bharti's fabulous carpet which took so much hard work, dedictaion and patience to create for Aedas Presents.

Don't worry if you couldn't make it the show will remain at Colmore Plaza until Friday 1st June.  To arrange a visit please email aedaspresents@aedas.com or +44(0)121 456 1591.

Thank you to Bharti for 9 months hard work to bring this vision into reality!

'SHAG' in it's new home - The Aedas Studio

The tools of Bharti's craft

Bharti Parmar made a piece work about substitution for Aedas Presents.  By making an intervention within the space and fabric of the studio, she has substitute a green designer shagpile carpet to make us think again of what we see.

SHAG is a human hair sculpture.  The hair has been sourced from wigmakers’ suppliers and originates from Europe and China.  Additionally, hair donated by staff at Aedas has been incorporated into the carpet.  SHAG contains over £700 worth of hair.

SHAG is an important artwork and in placing it within a minimal corporate space it brings to mind notions of discomfiture, taboo, fetish and matter out of place.  The accompanying video provides insight into the artist’s process of making the carpet. 

See a copy of the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnOGrkTVnE

The show will remain at Colmore Plaza until Friday 1st June.  To arrange a visit please email

aedaspresents@aedas.com or +44(0)121 456 1591.

Thank you for your support!!

(L-R artist Bharti Parmar, curator Charlie Levine and Aedas marketing Kate Eagle) 

Further details can be found at:

www.aedaspresents.blogspot.com

www.bhartiparmar.com

www.charlielevine.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @AedasPresents

Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar - Tonight!

We look forward to seeing you tonight at Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar preview!

Preview Show: Thursday 3rd May 2012

Location: Colmore Plaza, Birmingham, UK

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm

Have a go at making your own human hair rug!

Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar - Tomorrow!

Preview Show: Thursday 3rd May 2012

Location: Colmore Plaza, Birmingham, UK

Time: 5 pm to 7 pm

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow night at Colmore Plaza from 5 pm!

‘Shag’ is a 5ft2 human hair shagpile carpet made using traditional wigmaking techniques by UK artist Bharti Parmar. It has been commissioned by curator Charlie Levine for Aedas Presents and forms an artwork intervention in the corporate office spaces of Global Award Winning architects Aedas.

The show will remain at Colmore Plaza until Friday 1st June. To arrange a visit please email

aedaspresents@aedas.com or +44(0)121 456 1591

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Further details can be found at:

www.aedaspresents.blogspot.com

www.bhartiparmar.com

http://www.charlielevine.co.uk/

Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar - The Final Inch

So this weekend saw the final inch of 'Shag' being completed in time for Bharti Parmars preview show on Thursday 3 May.

Congratulations to Bharti who has put an unimaginable amount of work into this piece!  Make sure you come and see it!

For further information, please visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnOGrkTVnE

www.aedaspresents.blogspot.com

www.bhartiparmar.com

www.charlielevine.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @AedasPresents

Aedas Presents is supported by Arts Council England

Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar

Preview Show Thursday 3 May 2012

5pm to 7pm

Colmore Plaza, Birmingham

 

Bharti Parmar has produced a site-specific work for the Aedas Studio: a shagpile carpet made from human hair.

This piece is about substitution; by making an intervention within the space and fabric of the studio environment, she has replaced an existing item of furniture in order to make us think again of what we see.

Bharti Parmar is an artist and academic and has exhibited nationally and internationally for 20 years. She studied at the Royal College of Art, London and has a PhD in Victorian material culture.  She lives in Birmingham.

Aedas Presents welcome you to join us at this exclusive invitation only preview show, from 17:00 – 19:00 on Thursday 3rd May 2012.

The show will remain at Colmore Plaza until the end of May. To arrange a visit please email: aedaspresents@aedas.com or 0121 456 1591.

For further information, please visit:

www.aedaspresents.blogspot.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnOGrkTVnE

www.bhartiparmar.com

www.charlielevine.co.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @AedasPresents

Aedas Presents is supported by Arts Council England

Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar

As we are preparing for the next show - Aedas Presents Bharti Parmar - Bharti is busy finalising her work.

Bharti Parmar has produced a site-specific work for the Aedas Studio: "Shag" is a shagpile carpet made from human hair.  And I'm excited to say that a 'donated' piece of my hair has made the cut (so to speak!):

 

This piece is about substitution; by making interventions within the space and fabric of the studio environment, she has replaced an existing item of furniture in order to make us think again of what we see.

Further details to follow......

Arts & Business Cultural Champion Awards

Thursday was the Arts and Business Cultural Champions Award Ceremony where Aedas Presents had been nominated to receive this prestigious award.

Aedas Presents, a project which is only 18 months old, nominated Marcus Wilkins to receive this award as have found his tireless support to be truly inspirational.  The awards ceremony was a night of celebration and spectacle, held at Jaguar Cars’ prestigious visitor centre in Castle Bromwich.

We attended the event with Charlie Levine and Neville Topping, Director of Elias Topping and gentleman behind the success of TROVE.  Neville gave Charlie the keys to the Engine Room of the Old Science and Industry Museum, which has been Troves home for almost 2 and a half years.

Aedas Presents Certificate

Marcus takes to the stage

Congratulations to Marcus Wilkins and Kate Eagle to be recognised for the successful Aedas Presents project

Congratulations Neville Topping and Charlie Levine to be recognised for the success of TROVE

Proud to be amongst such a strong list of inspirational nominations

Congratulations to the team (and Kate's date for the evening - her Dad!)