Brintons Carpets have partnered with contemporary artist and filmmaker Shezad Dawood for a pop-up art installation at brand new creative workplace venue, 132 Goswell Road, to take place over Clerkenwell Design Week (23-25 May 2017).
Nominated by Studiomakers for this special project, Dawood designed an installation in a loading bay of the building that will consist of a triptych of carpets featuring visual motifs and themes from Dawood’s archive of work, across film, painting and sculpture. The triptych will also serve as a personal reflection on Dawood’s use of textiles in his artwork - ranging from his time at Paradise Row Gallery and current position at Timothy Taylor Gallery, to his upcoming solo show at this year’s Venice Art Biennale. The layering of imagery within the designs, mixing bold colours with subtle photographic representation, will exploit the full range of the carpet manufacturer’s 32-colour High Definition Weave; a unique Brintons’ innovation that allows for infinite design possibilities and highly dynamic visuals. Mirroring the cinematic nature of the stills, a triptych of films by Dawood will also be on display, projected onto woven textile screens. The films, entitled ‘The Melancholy Departure of 7669’, will continue the theme of archive, drawing on images and materials from Dawood’s wide-ranging portfolio. The loading bay provided a completely blank canvas for Dawood to work with, and the space will provide a fully immersive experience for visitors. 132 Goswell Road is a former printing press and brewery in the heart of Clerkenwell, currently undergoing a radical reinvention by developer General Projects in partnership with architects BuckleyGrayYeoman. During this process, General Projects and Studiomakers have collaborated with arebyte to open a studio hub for artists and creative practitioners in the unused spaces of the building.