Projects by Artist
The Locus+ Archive (incorporating material from the Basement Group and Projects UK) hosted at the University of Sunderland currently has two PhD posts affiliated to it and is the largest archive of time-based work in Europe. It forms a comprehensive historical overview of contemporary art practice from the early '70s to the present, covering artists' projects from a variety of British and international contexts. Here is a snapshot of the projects that have been digitized to date.
Bruce McLean Breaks on the Bridge, 1983
A performance featuring the Whickam Synchronettes - a local group of synchronised swimmers in the Elswick Swimming pool.
Read moreBruce McLean Action at a Distance, 1980
A performance at the Basement, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Read moreAlan Moore The Birth Caul, 1995
A performance monologue by comic book writer Alan Moore, in collaboration with composer David J (of pop group Bauhaus) and musician Tim Perkins.
Read morePhilip Napier Sovereign, 1995
A videotape and video installation produced during a residency by Belfast artist Philip Napier in Vancouver, Canada.
Read moreJohn Newling Skeleton, 1994
A temporary installation in which the residue of approximately 80,000 template sheets of communion bread (after the wafer had been punched out) were stacked at intervals on the church pews.
Read moreNhan Duc Nguyen Temple of My Familiar, 1994
Temple of My Familiar was a installation of a large (32 metres) mural using Vietnamese and Buddhist iconography depicting details of the artist's life. This included the incident in which he temporarily lost his sight as a result of a racist attack.
Read moreKatie Paterson Second Moon, 2013
A fragment of the Moon, couriered around the earth for one year.
Read moreToby Paterson Asymmetric Snowflake, 2007
Asymmetric Snowflake was a commissioned work for the Locus+ 2007 Christmas card.
Read moreSimon Patterson Escape Routine, 2002
Simon Patterson, Escape Routine. 2002
A commissioned film that focuses on the in-flight safety demonstrations enacted by flight attendants.
Simon Patterson Landskip, 2000
Simon Patterson, Landskip. 2000
Commissioned as part of the pre-opening season at Compton Verney.