(occupied)
As Jonathon Swift once said: “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.”
(occupied) is a collaborative project that I have been working on in Lambeth North in London with a group of squatters. The ‘squat’ or vacant building is occupied by a group of six men with various backgrounds aged 20-45. No electricity, no heat, no water, no place others would call home. A shared belief is felt by all that dwell inside the dilapidated former pub – to use the unused; to return the building to use and to have an artistic exchange with the public. The squat is a metaphor of absence from society but the occupants that live between the scaffolding see more than just an escapism. (occupied) is recognition and embracement of the everyday, the forgotten and the banal.
About Me
- Áine Belton
- Áine Belton lives and work in Ireland. She works in various mediums ranging from video, sculpture, photography, drawing, writing and performance arts. In 2009, Belton graduated with an B.A.(Hons) from the Visual Arts Practice course in I.A.D.T., Dun Laoghaire. Belton also co-founded 'ESC', a Dublin based zine that is a catalyst for visual art, writing and illustration.
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