David Ferrando Giraut, Road Movie (Perpetuum Mobile), 2008

TOPOPHOBIA – an ACE and National Lottery funded exhibition and publication curated by Eggebert-and-Gould (Anne Eggebert and Polly Gould).

The fear of place and the manifestation of this in contemporary art is the territory for TOPOPHOBIA. As an anxiety disorder, this phobia is understood as an irrational dread of certain places or situations. Yet, considered a cultural phenomenon, topophobia connects us to the existential human question of how each of us finds our place in the world.

The exhibition and related publication look at the representation of place and space as threatened or threatening. The artists are Anne Eggebert, Matthias Einhoff, David Ferrando Giraut, Polly Gould, Marja Helander, Uta Kogelsberger, Abigail Reynolds, Almut Rink, Emily Speed and Louise K Wilson. TOPOPHOBIA considers the technologies of perception that shape our understanding of place; technologies that extend the body beyond the usual limits of its senses. Yet, these techniques of visual representation lead paradoxically to a sensation of disappearance. TOPOPHOBIA is about fear of place, but in equal measure it is an exploration of the anxiety generated by encounters with these technologies of disappearance.

Private view: Friday January 13, 2012 6-9pm
Exhibition: January 14-February 19, 2012 (Fri, Sat & Sun 2-6pm or by appointment)
Danielle Arnaud Gallery, 123 Kennington Road, London SE11 6SF

Symposium: Friday February 10, 2012 2-8pm
Lecture Theatre E002, Central Saint Martins, Granary Building, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA

The publication includes colour plates of the artists’ works, a short fiction by Leslie Forbes, essays by Dr Caterina Albano, Thomas D Trummer and Eggebert-and-Gould. The book is distributed by John Rule, and will be available at the exhibition and symposium at a discounted price.

Visit:
- Eggebert-and-Gould
- Anne Eggbert
- Danielle Arnaud Gallery