A collaborative production between Outhouse Gallery and Crystal Kabinett presents two parallel exhibitions across South London.
These regeneration projects, both of who salvaged forgotten and disused social infrastructure, have more in common than not.
When confronted with seemingly binary characteristic differences, such as inside/outside, urban/secluded, small/smaller – we ask the question: Do these traits influence our capacity to rescue space, build community, and make art accessible?
At the end of the day, we share core tenets; bottom-up regeneration, intimate audience engagement, executing big ideas inside of small spaces, and not allowing material constraints to inhibit creative development.
Working inside of small spaces is not only sustainable, but it is immediate, and allows for accessible transformation of the space from the inside out. Here the magic of curiosity and absurdity is found within the phenomenon of courage and creativity.
Experimenting with difference and repetition, a series of performances accompany the exhibition and demonstrate how all the contributing artists have adapted their practice to suit the space.
The result is an exhibition in two parts that can only be seen in its entirety by visiting both spaces.
Bethlem Performance Collective is a group of artists who got together in 2024 at the Royal Bethlem Hospital in London.
Through dance, spoken word, music, poetry, singing, and song-writing, they decided to join forces and take part in the spectacle of performance with knowledge that the ties that bind us together are stronger than those that would tear us apart.
The Collective will be opening and closing the exhibitions, with a performance on Wednesday at GOOD FOR THE GANDER at Outhouse Gallery and two weeks later at GOOD FOR THE GOOSE at Crystal Kabinett.
Opening Wednesday, 8 Jan at 6pm at Outhouse.
On view through Sunday, 19 Jan.
Viewing times: Outhouse will be open from Wednesday through Sunday from 12pm-6pm and Crystal Kabinett is, as always, open 24/7
Outhouse: Brunswick Park, SE5 7RH
Crystal Kabinett: Crystal Palace Parade, SE19 1UD
