Thanks to everyone who packed out 49 Great Ormond Street at the weekend for Event Horizon 2. With Anne Bean,Adele Lazzeri, Toby Tobias Kidd, boyleANDshaw,Emily Rosamond, David Thorp, Gary Stevens, Giorgio Sadotti. Fantastic additional support from Gilda Williams and cast of thousands, Jane England , Gabriel Thorp.
Great to be back at Paris Photo with Jane England and England & Co. Jane, then me with works of mine from 1981! Then more good friends all enjoying Paris in autumn!
Thanks to those who joined us for the fourth year of the annual Pragmata Summer Show, which featured the work of artists @adelelazzeri , @erosamon , @paulasmolarska , @janetteparris , @thorpdavi , and @t0bytobiaskidd .
Pic 1: Emily Rosamond - Surfaces. 2025. Performance
Pic 2: Toby Tobias Kidd - Park Life. 2025. 1 of 5, Engraved Text on Perspex.
Pic 3: Adele Lazzeri - Decombination Rays. 2025. Crushed Rocks Painting, UV Sensitive Text. Detail.
Pic 4: David Thorp - Thanksgiving. 2025. Detail.
Pic 5: Janette Parris - You’re New Here. 2025. Performance.
Pic 6: Paula Smolarska - A Woman Room. 2025. Detail.
Pic 7: Event - special thanks to @robinklassnik@mattsgallerylondon for being a great guest (and the chairs).
This is a home. On that day, it became another thing involving art and people. Many of the best art spaces have been multifunctional. Much of the best art has been non-functional. We hoped you found this event somewhat dysfunctional.
David Thorp created a multi-timbral sound installation incorporating the banjo and William S. Burroughs. Janette Parris presented a song as a medium to investigate the changing high street, performed by two singers, while Emily Rosamond offered a participatory performance that took the form of a live choreography and movement class. Paula Smolarska contributed a sculptural perspective through a series of cast letters in a ‘cold case’ space, and Adele Lazzeri presented a sculpture/painting installation that refracted poetry through UV rays. Meanwhile, Toby Tobias Kidd laid out a sequence of engraved poems underfoot, developed through a ritualistic daily practice in the lead-up to the show, offering glimpses of life beyond the fence.
The Pragmata Collective is an experimental micro-institution of artists Adele Lazzeri and Toby Tobias Kidd, staging art events and interventions that experimented with form and process.
Some rather poor photos from a really great event last night. Pragmata Summer Show: Words of Silence. Delighted to be a part of it with Janette Pariss, Emily Rosamond, Paula Smolarska and Pragmata Collective ( Adele Lazzeri and Toby Tobias Kidd)
Emily’s clever and witty participatory performance.
Janette Pariss uplifting vocals with Toby accompanying but out of shot.
Emily and Paula with Adele Lazzeri’s refraction of poetry through UV rays behind.
Robin Klassnik listening closely to my sound piece Thanksgiving’.
I went to see Derek Ogbourne in his studio today where he is continuing with his marathon painting project. Many wonderful things to look at. He gave me this beautiful little watercolor, one of a series he’s recently completed. Thanks Derek!
