ANNABEL McCOURT
WORK
ANNABEL McCOURT
'REMOTE'
Annabel McCourt grew up in rural Lincolnshire, to the soundtrack of A-10 Tank Buster gunfire at RAF Donna Nook bombing range. From Cold War to current conflict, Lincolnshire has provided a platform for ‘intervention’.
Drone Ground Control Stations form the focus for ‘REMOTE’. Building on from ‘Electric Fence’, themes of our own latent potential fused with the macabre muscularity of the work itself, ‘REMOTE’ will physically place a replica of a Ground Control Station in the gallery.
Rules of Engagement, gaming culture, fake news & technology will collide with our preconceptions, our imagination and ultimately our moral code.
REMOTE PV Photos by Bluebeany
The aim is for it to spark debate, engender a sense of ownership, which upon first encounter the work might appear off-putting/macabre/unwelcoming.
The layers of interaction will counterbalance the confrontations. To question, or rather get an audience to question the loss of physical interaction/physicality in connection to the reality around us, by creating the ultimate balance between art and technology.
The very name REMOTE plays devil’s advocate. Are we completely detached from the wider world, more insulated, less connected, fragmented or are we ultimately in charge?
Recipient of the St Hugh’s Foundation’s Main Award in 2018
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