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In this publication Ingrid Pollard presents the research informing the exhibition Seventeen of Sixty-Eight which was presented at BALTIC as part of our Artists' Award 2019.
"'The exhibition opens with Pollard’s exploration of the representation of the black figure in British life. Her series of photographs, pub signs, prints and paraphernalia has been created and collected over 25 years. The title, Seventeen of Sixty Eight, relates to the 68 pubs in the UK that have “Black Boy” in their name. Paired with other objects such as a “Black Boy” tavern coin (used in exchange for a pint), a figurine holding a menu blackboard and a video of a black puppet dancing, the photographs create an unsettling narrative where black figures are exoticised or seen as “other”. Pollard, chosen by Himid, is concerned with how we move through the space. She wants us to squint, to stand back, bend down, look upwards. In reconfiguring our physical stance, we are forced to consider afresh these familiar objects." - Hannah Clugston for the Guardian. |