PATRICK KEILLER
Robinson in Space
Single Screen Video with Sound
Film duration 78 mins (Played on a loop)
VENUE
2. Village Hall, West Coker
Fri 23 – Sat 24 May, 10am – 5pm
Sun 25 May, 10am – 4pm
Robinson in Space finds Patrick Keiller pushing the limits of British cinema to fascinating degrees with a rewarding and unparalleled pay-off. Robinson and his unseen companion, a narrator voiced by Paul Scofield, have been commissioned to investigate the ‘problem’ of England. The journey takes them all over the country, from Manchester to Liverpool and Yeovil to Birmingham, as they deconstruct English anachronism, culture, dilapidation, and the industrial economy. Keiller’s immaculately framed images and sly deadpan narration take the viewer on an unpredictable exploration of the cultural and economic landscape of England.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Patrick Keiller was born in 1950, in Blackpool and studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. In 1979 he joined the Royal College of Art’s Department of Environmental Media as a postgraduate student. For a time he taught architecture at the University of East London and fine art at Middlesex University.