Sara Barker's Watch Movements transforms Glasgow's dilapidated police station into speculative art space
At the Patricia Fleming gallery in Glasgow, Sara Barker's exhibition, Watch Movements, reimagines a space currently undergoing renovation, delving into themes of architectural deterioration and intervention. The artist, originally from Manchester, has crafted site-specific installations within the 1895 former police station, known for hosting underground raves. Barker's works are strategically placed in recessed areas, where tiles have been removed and surfaces adorned with copper leaf. Notably, a metal tree rises from a hollow in a former shower room, while antique watch faces occupy wall openings. Additional spaces showcase channels filled with wooden bundles and bent-wire curiosities. This exhibition is open from 9 June to 16 July 2023, encouraging reflection on the building's past and future.
Key facts
- Sara Barker's exhibition Watch Movements runs from 9 June to 16 July 2023
- The exhibition is at Patricia Fleming gallery in Glasgow
- The gallery space is a former police station and training center built in 1895
- The building was recently used for underground raves before renovation
- Barker created site-specific works in recessed wall and floor spaces
- Works include Watch Movements I–IIII with antique watch faces
- The exhibition features Reenactment, a mobile of curved poles
- Barker's work explores thresholds between artistic intervention and architectural decay
Entities
Artists
- Sara Barker
Institutions
- Patricia Fleming
Locations
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Manchester
- United Kingdom