Projects by Year
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.
2010 Fiona Banner, Tornado
Tornado by Fiona Banner was a co-commission by Locus+ and Great North Run Culture forming part of the Cultural Olympiad's Open Weekend.
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2010 Richard Grayson, The Magpie Index
The Magpie Index is a single-screen high-definition video art-work by artist Richard Grayson, focusing on legendary singer-songwriter Roy Harper.
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2009 Alastair MacLennan, Coil To Met
A two-day durational performance in an old disused warehouse as part of Wunderba Live Art Festival.
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2008 Tatzu Nishi, Hotel Monument
Hotel Monument proposed to place a fully functioning hotel room and reception at the top of Grey’s Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, around the statue of Earl Grey, 40m above the ground.
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2008 Sonia Boyce, For You Only You
A triptych video installation of a collaborative project that addresses the boundary between classical music and sound art. For you, only you comprises the fusion of a musical masterpiece of the early 16th century - Tu solus qui facis mirabilia (You alone can do wonders) by Josquin Desprez – sung by Alamire and contemporary sound art by Mikhail Karikis.
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2007 Toby Paterson, Asymmetric Snowflake
Asymmetric Snowflake was a commissioned work for the Locus+ 2007 Christmas card.
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2007 Mark Dion, Memorial to Thomas Bewick
A semi-permanent sculptural memorial to Thomas Bewick sited in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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2007 Janice Kerbel, Deadstar
Deadstar is the plan for a "new" ghost town. Taking the form of a town plan, it uses the conventions of urban planning and the history of abandoned settlements, the orientation of extinct celestial formations and the habits of the supernatural to envisage a timeless settlement for ghosts.
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2006 Graham Gussin, Illumination Rig
A site-specific installation using film-lights to illuminate urban non-spaces, in particular the locations where architectural styles clash
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