Nathaniel Mellors
invited by Dan Fox

photo: Blaise Adilon		photo: Blaise Adilon

«The Time Surgeon », 2007
16 mm transféré sur DVD
« The Time Surgeon » a été écrit, dirigé et filmé par Nathaniel Mellors en 2007.
Bande-son par Toilet (Chris Butler, Ashley Marlowe and Nathaniel Mellors)
Coproduction Biennale de Lyon et ArtSway, Grande-Bretagne
Courtesy de l'artiste, Alison Jacques Gallery, Londres et Matt's Gallery, Londres
Avec le soutien du British Council
Avec le soutien de Sikkens Vachon

NATHANIEL MELLORS
born 1974 in Doncaster, UK lives and works in London
Nathaniel Mellors' ad-hoc sculpture, psychedelic theatre and absurdist, satirical film target the question of who controls language. For Lyon he is creating a new film-installation in which the central character, "The Time Surgeon", inflicts physical torture upon a tape machine to induce time travel.

DAN FOX
Born 1976 in Oxford, UK lives and works in London
Associate editor of "Frieze", Dan Fox is an essayist, musician and filmmaker. He co-runs the London label Junior Aspirin Records and is part of the group Skill 7 Stamina 12.