About

Ghislaine Leung, Soft Opening Shut. A new performance by Brussels-based artist and writer Ghislaine Leung in response to Sharon Hayes’ exhibition 'In My Little Corner of the World, Anyone Would Love You' at Studio Voltaire. Ghislaine Leung lives and works in London and Brussels. Recent projects include: BRINK, CGP London; Re: Re:, New Work, London; Violent Incident, Vleeshal, Middelburg; Prosu(u)mer, EKKM, Tallinn; Performance Capture, Stedelijk, Amsterdam; A Bright Night, with Serpentine Galleries and LUX, London; Exchange, Flat Time House, London. She is editor of Versuch Press and member of PUBLIKATIONEN + EDITIONEN. She is resident at Hospitalfield Summer 2016 with a forthcoming solo project at WIELS, Brussels in September 2016.

‘We have rather been invaded’: A public presentation. A presentation and intervention which looks at the impact and legacy of Section 28, with members of the 'We have rather been invaded' group, facilitated by Ed Webb-Ingall. The 'We have rather been invaded' group were formed through an open-invitation for LGBTQ people to meet monthly. Since January 2016, we have gathered and interpreted various archival materials produced in support of and opposition to Section 28, a local government act that prohibited the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ and ‘pretended families’ between 1988 and 2003. We have done this in order to think through, share and make visible our relationships, as affected subjects, to this prohibitive and restrictive piece of legislation.  We have been collectively navigating past moments and archival materials that have shaped our personal histories to develop a methodology, which activates these affective experiences, in order to begin to visually manifest the complex impact of Section 28. So far we have collaborated with a graphic designer, an archivist, an artist and a filmmaker; made badges, stickers, posters and T-shirts; mapped our queer histories and conducted interviews with people who remember and were affected by Section 28. This has culminated in the production of performances, sound pieces and videos.   On June 4, we will spend the afternoon in the gallery, using it as a meeting space to reflect on the project, generating materials and ideas that will be shared at a public presentation and screening event that evening. This will be presented alongside an excerpt from Veronica Mckenzie’s documentary ‘Under your Nose’ about the struggle to start a centre for black lesbians and gay men in 1980's London, followed by a discussion chaired by Irene Revell. Ed Webb-Ingall is a filmmaker and writer with an interest in exploring practices and forms of collaboration. He is currently a TECHNE PhD candidate at Royal Holloway University, Surrey, where his research focuses on the history and practice of community video in the UK between 1968 and 1981. Recent projects have been with The Showroom, Open School East, Tokyo Wonder Site, Echo Park Film Center, no.w.here, Tate Liverpool, LUX and The British Film Institute. He co-edited a book on the filmmaker Derek Jarman, published by Thames and Hudson in September 2013.