Andrew Brown

Images by Manchester based artists Andrew Brown who will be exhibiting in 'Space Within'

By examining the sub-cultural mythologies surrounding things from science fiction to rock music I hope to expand upon it's knowledge hierarchy. I hope that by revealing the flow of information within such systems of self-governed snobbery it can become accessible to a general audience. Through linking these factions of information control and dissemination I feel all sub-cultures can be viewed as fictive, they are connected to form a culture as large as the 'mainstream', as is quite easily seen at any time. Pop music no longer exists and is labelled as being in an 'independent' style which is wholly senseless, these paradoxes of culture are what I am interested in exploring. The internet has created a worldwide sub-culture which can be accessed by anyone, making it larger than could be possible without such a ready supply of information and entry points. Some information can only be received with a prior knowledge of the subject, one signifier can trigger association until a valid view is presented of a work, when working with such material personal views cannot be validated, it is based firmly in given information.
Be it through a 'sculptural' object to a magazine there will be entry points, but they will function as only that, they cannot be viewed as whole without the cross-referencing of ideas and even the germination of knowledge on such subjects that could be alien to a viewer. Some works may never become wholly accessible, this may be because of the sprouting of given information into new webs of associated interest and these new links cannot be fully explored within the parameter of one idea, theoretically a work may be completed a year later in another work, this is the way in which I aim to present information, uncluttered yet undecipherable until more knowledge can be gained, no matter when this new flow of information may be.