Simon Martin

Wednesday Afternoon is a short film in which an anonymous narrator gives an account of his days spent wandering through London’s museums. It’s a subjective enquiry into how we spend time and how we value that experience. As the narrator explains: “What I want to do is capture the magic of wandering around looking at people and things. I want to do this without disrupting what is there or altering anything that might happen… suspending conclusions and resolutions, keeping things open, somehow remaining critical.”

Wednesday Afternoon is Simon Martin’s second solo show at the gallery.

Simon Martin (b.1965, Cheshire) studied at The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, graduating in 1989. He has participated in the following group exhibitions; Cocaine Orgasm, BANK, London (1995), Life/Live, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 1997 and more recently the Sharhaj International Biennial 6, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2003.

Wednesday Afternoon (2005)
Video Projection, duration 12 minutes
Narrator: Richard Noble
Sound: Chris Tosic