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'experiment 0834319513'
Conn Bertish at blank projects'During the course of 2011 I collected defunct city signage, stripped it of its advertorial origins, and hand-painted text thereon. These new, repurposed signs were then disseminated in public space throughout the greater Cape Town area. These works reference our country’s existing traditions of low-tech advertising and develop these practices through ambiguous language and the site-specificity of their placement. A telephone number was included on each sign allowing for an incidental audience to respond to the text, creating a relational and interactive element to the artwork.
The work is exhibited as a series of individual signs and prints, with telephonic responses transcribed as text and ambient sound installation..' -Conn Bertish
26 July 2012 - 25 August 2012
