jack
of none

…is an artist collaborative currently based in Manchester. Their practice often deals with highlighting possibilities and raising questions about truth and imagination - but first and foremost embracing the activity of searching. Essonido #1 is a fictitious arrangement that deals with the possibility of collecting stray historical fragments and signals. These 'fragments' are collected through a sculptural receiver and displayed sonically and visually. Images of the Norwegian Consulate and Amateur Radio enthusiasts are presented amongst a host of others that allude to the many previous incarnations of sandbar.

Timmy chase Gazza, Gazza chase Timmy is a playful look at cyclical fashion within the realms of art and music. It is a site-specific installation that uses the history of Outlet as a record shop for its starting point and is composed of found materials. The weight of history can often seem a heavy burden to an artist, so when Timmy Mallet and Gazza break the mold, it makes you realise that it really hasn't 'all been done before'.

At Sandbar, the site-specific installation attempts to engage the viewer by encouraging them to take the risk of walking under a ladder and question their own balance as rational beings. The situation conflates the objects and their ideal purpose, merging our ideas of circumstances. With the doorway blocked, viewers must pass under the ladders (traditionally recognised as bad luck) if they want to progress to the other side. The art work is both a virtue of its logical form and contradictory at the same time, playing upon superstition, Ladders, is a playful attempt to highlight the benefits of putting your 'best foot forward'.