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The work presented by exocet, for Trade City, deals with re-evaluation and ­progression through modification. The transformation of an existing object, image or design alludes to dormant potential and presents a new set of possibilities. The work also questions physical and conceptual boundaries, and in the context of Trade City, comments on what can be achieved by operating inside, outside and in between them.

The work highlights the different possible outcomes that can be found through experimenting with creative processes. The augmentation of objects and imagery offers a doorway into a world of hidden possibility and questions.

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Haroon Mirza
Fairy Pump

Haroon Mirza’s Fairy Pump 2009 is composed of a variety of objects that normally do not co exist, such as water and electricity, vintage furniture and electronic equipment. When combined the objects merge into an assemblage that defies categorisation and provides an audio pulse to the space. Fairy Pump 2009 is an adapted component from the larger installation A Sleek Dry Yell, 2008.

Toby Huddlestone
Screw You Billy You Fuck

Screw You Billy You Fuck, 2009 — (after Fuck You Billy You Fuck, 2007) by Toby Huddlestone is also an adaptation of previous work. IKEA Billy bookcase materials have been cut into sections to provide a series of alternative storage solutions within the space.

Ruth Claxton
Postcards

In a more refined approach to modification Ruth Claxton’s postcards, each carefully doctored, provide a series of strikingly beautiful compositions that sit upon the boundary between two and three dimensions.

jack of none
Pallisade

Artist collaboration jack of none provide the physical manifestation of a boundary. Palisade is based on a 16th Century design for a defensive wall. This design has been manipulated to respond to the interior of the space and is composed of found material.