The 10th planet; a common point of departure
in Science Fiction, a place where the fears and expectations
of what lies beyond the known confines of space could be projected.
Far enough to evoke the exotic unknown on the fringes of the
Solar System, yet close enough to elicit a sense of foreboding
menace.
Planet 2003 UB313, recently discovered and claimed as the
10th planet in the Solar System, shifts from the realm of
Science Fiction to scientific fact, pushing the frontier deeper
into space. The show engages with the fictions, fantasies,
utopias, and dystopian nightmares of outer space in the context
of scientific developments that gathered momentum during the
paranoia of the Cold War.
Influences include diverse sources of pop culture: the sci-fi
send-up of Futurama, the pristine Modernist chic of 2001:
A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, the high-camp of Barbarella. While
other work responds directly to scientific advances and discoveries
made by Nasa and the Astronomical community during the last
fifty years.
10th Planet takes place in a 15,000 sq.ft space across 2
floors where Damien Hirst held his exhibition Modern Medicine.
Unit
A04 Tower Bridge Business Complex
100 Clements Road
Bermondsey
London SE16 4DG
(Entrance to Unit A04 is on Drummond Road)
5 Mins walk from Bermondsy
Tube, Jubilee Line
Open: Fri-Sun 12-5pm
Free admission
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