Art: Alex Chinneck flips a house upside down in the name of art

Date
9 December 2013

If you find yourself passing London’s Blackfriars Bridge anytime soon, take a second glance at the house at number 20; artist Alex Chinneck has turned an 18th Century livery upside down. Quite literally. Following on from his incredible From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes earlier this year, the artist has created Miners on the Moon as the finale to Merge Festival 2013. Using signage recovered from a reclamation yard he has transformed the building, which was erected in 1780 and originally used as a livery stables housing horses and carriages. Cool, huh?

He explains: “The material and aesthetic decisions within the project celebrate the architectural heritage of Southwark and the timeless charm of its fatigued buildings. by presenting a very familiar architectural scenery and narrative in an inverted way, the audience hopefully re-appreciates the buildings and moments of our daily environments that we allow to slip into our subconscious.”

The result is simultaneously subtle and visually arresting, creating ostensibly the perfect public installation. Alex will also be speaking at our December edition of Nicer Tuesdays, which will focus on our creative highlights of 2013.

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Alex Chinneck: Miner on the Moon

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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