Presented in London for the first time, ‘Department of the Interior’ is a 6.5m high black leatherette bounce house that echoes the towers and crenellations of Parliament with an absurdity that mocks its claim for authority.
Shown alongside new and previously unseen work, It is a sculpture that is simultaneously seductive and repulsive; its form and the space within no longer the preserve of inclusive childish pleasures. They speak instead of adult power games and BDSM practices that are normally played out in spaces concealed from public view.
In spite of the castle’s tactile allure, visitors are strictly forbidden to enter and bounce, forcing them instead to imagine who or what might have that privilege and why.
malgoya on April 8th, 2018 at 19:06 UTC »
Presented in London for the first time, ‘Department of the Interior’ is a 6.5m high black leatherette bounce house that echoes the towers and crenellations of Parliament with an absurdity that mocks its claim for authority.
Shown alongside new and previously unseen work, It is a sculpture that is simultaneously seductive and repulsive; its form and the space within no longer the preserve of inclusive childish pleasures. They speak instead of adult power games and BDSM practices that are normally played out in spaces concealed from public view.
In spite of the castle’s tactile allure, visitors are strictly forbidden to enter and bounce, forcing them instead to imagine who or what might have that privilege and why.
codywalton on April 8th, 2018 at 19:31 UTC »
"Jump, you fools!"
lord_kelly on April 8th, 2018 at 20:04 UTC »
This looks like a BDSM prop