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Roof of the Turnpike Gallery / Annual Programme  (Leigh, England, 1997)

 

 

Roof of the Turnpike Gallery / Annual Programme  (Leigh, England, 1997)


4 ventilation units on the gallery rooftop are painted silver. The rolled turf below is laid upon hundreds of books buried below it.
 

Between the 4 ventilation units is a concrete block where a unit is missing. The missing unit is represented on the canvas.


A 16x9ft wide digitally printed canvas of a ‘fake’ UFO sighting and a herd of plastic deer is bolted to the wall.
 

There were plans to turn the roof into a cinema. The 16x9ft image refers to the dimensions of a cinema screen.
 
Referencing ‘offerings’ made by the Cargo Cults of the South Pacific islands, the rooftop suggests a landing strip.