Installation is available to view at our bar from Thursday, 1 February to Friday, 16 March during our normal opening hours!
Pushkin House presents 'Entwine – The Room 盤纏 – 候' by contemporary art duo Ghost and John, with Molotov-cocktail-like living plant sculptures imbued with socio-political content that deal with issues of identity, race, religion, immigration and climate emergency. With a twist on ancient astrology, the bar is transformed into a room visualising the psychological states of those waiting for the change to come while contemplating ways to live if the change never comes.
Join us for the opening of the installation on Thursday, 1 February at our Social, where the artists will be present!
Additionally, as a part of a Pushkin House x Ghost and John collaboration, the artists will be joining our March Young session as well as facilitating a workshop on Saturday, March 16.
Ghost and John are a multidisciplinary art duo from Hong Kong, best known for their innovative integration of performance and contemporary technologies, and their collaborative approach to making socio-politically pertinent artworks. Drawing from their experiences of working in biology and computer science, they have developed a dynamic artistic practice that examines the intricacies of the body and nature, technological advances and folklore that accompanies history. Their works have been presented internationally at Bloomsbury Festival and CCA Goldsmiths in London, ImPulsTanz in Vienna and Tai Kwun and Goethe-Institut in Hong Kong. Ghost and John are co-founders of Hidden Keileon CIC – a multidisciplinary artist-led non-profit enterprise imagining futures with justice and freedom for all by dreaming up and leading multidisciplinary, life-affirming cultural projects. www.ghostandjohn.art
Photographs are the courtesy of Jane Lam