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Charlotte Prodger's Largest Exhibition Features Camouflage Ponchos, Modified Sockets, and Dense Video Work

exhibition · 2026-04-20

Charlotte Prodger's most extensive exhibition showcases winter warfare ponchos designed with intricate camouflage patterns. The theme of exposure is further illustrated through modified underfloor socket covers crafted from powder-coated aluminium in various shades of brown. The video Power Covers (2015) features colors aligned with the RAL standard, while another piece, Panda Moors, captures goldfish escaping a hand using Pioneer 7300 DVD players. The feature-length video Stoneymollan Trail weaves together Mini DV footage, iPhone clips, and high-definition visuals from near Prodger's Glasgow studio, presenting landscapes, a dozing fox, and mountain goats. Personal stories and quotes from Nancy Holt and Samuel R. Delany are included in the voiceover. The exhibition guide touches on intimacy and subjectivity, though its intricacies may obscure these ideas. This article appeared in ArtReview in January & February 2016.

Key facts

  • Charlotte Prodger's largest exhibition to date features camouflaged ponchos designed for winter warfare displayed in a gallery
  • Modified underfloor electrical socket covers are replaced with powder-coated aluminium versions in varying brown hues
  • The exhibition title derives from RAL color standard numbers 8004 (copper brown) to 8019 (grey brown)
  • Videos include Power Covers (2015) showing RAL colors and Panda Moors showing panda moor goldfish fleeing a human hand
  • Audiovisual equipment is presented on custom-designed shelving units, emphasizing display mechanisms
  • The feature-length video Stoneymollan Trail mixes footage from Mini DV tapes, iPhone videos, and high-definition scenes
  • Voiceover includes quotes from Nancy Holt about Sun Tunnels (1976) and excerpts from Samuel R. Delany's autobiography
  • The exhibition guide describes the video as exploring subjectivity, desire sequencing, and limits between self and other

Entities

Artists

  • Charlotte Prodger
  • Haim Steinbach
  • Nancy Holt
  • Samuel R. Delany
  • Ian White

Institutions

  • ArtReview

Locations

  • Glasgow
  • United Kingdom

Sources