Postopia

Ugly Duck, 49 Tanner Street, London
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Ugly Duck, 49 Tanner Street, London

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Postopia - Visions of technology from Utopia to Dystopia

Technology propels the human story. Each discovery opens new possibilities that change the way we live. Every invention better than the last, forever altering the course of the future. But where do we go from here?

As society finds itself at new crossroads, from climate change to sociopolitical upheavals, have we reached a point of no return? Are we heading towards self-actualisation? Self-destruction? Or something else?

These are some of the questions at the forefront of Postopia, a group exhibition by Uncovered Collective at the Ugly Duck in London, part of a new season of events exploring the theme ‘In Transition: How much is technology changing human behaviour?’

The Uncovered Collective consider how recent developments in technology have delivered us to the gates of heaven and hell, a place where social media can be friend and foe, CCTV can protect and haunt, news can be fact and fiction, digital can preserve and erase, machines can clean and pollute, and nuclear power can generate and annihilate.

Set in a world where anything seems possible and the outcomes are only as bright or as dire as the people pressing the buttons, the show attempts to explore what it is to be human in an age of rapidly changing technologies.

Featuring a variety of works including sculpture, painting, photography, performance, video, digital, installation and mixed media, Postopia offers visitors a glimpse of the many possible futures they have the power to shape.


UNCOVERED COLLECTIVE
We are a group of over 30 artists from all over the world (Europe, China, South Africa, India and America are all represented) whose work ranges from painting, sculpture and assemblage to video, performance and photography.

We create a platform for artists to develop ideas and exhibit work that investigates and questions current societal, political and cultural issues. We are interested in social transformation.

We have a proven track record of researching, curating and producing successful art exhibitions that respond to local environments.



UGLY DUCK
Ugly Duck provides project spaces in London through vacant buildings and underused public places, often supporting ideas with sociocultural relevance.
uglyduck.org.uk


IN TRANSITION
In Transition is a season of creative events exploring themes relating to technology. Running from February to July 2019, it includes 30 projects featuring exhibitions, performances and workshops selected with the help of guest curators Tamsin Ace (Head of Public Programming, Southbank Centre), Anna Dumitriu (Artist), and Leyla Reynolds (Illustrator and Art Director, Gal-Dem). Hosted by Ugly Duck at 47/49 Tanner Street in London.

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