BARBICAN

Leandro Erlich: Dalston House
1 – 7 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL

26/6-4/8

The installation Leandro Erlich: Dalston House is accompanied by a rich programme of events, running between 27 June and 4 August 2013. Opening the events programme, Leandro Erlich discusses his work and influences, his inspiration and experience in creating Dalston House and answers questions about the project. On Thursday evenings and weekends there are film screenings, performances, tours and workshops exploring themes related to the project, including architectural history, urbanism, and perception, which are developed in collaboration with local organisations.

Internationally known for captivating, three-dimensional visual illusions, Argentine artist Leandro Erlich has been commissioned by the Barbican to create Dalston House, an off-site installation in Hackney. The work resembles a movie set, featuring the façade of a late nineteenth-century Victorian terraced house. The life-sized façade lies on the ground with a mirrored surface positioned overhead at a 45-degree angle. By sitting, standing or lying on the horizontal surface, visitors appear to be scaling or hanging off the side of the building. Sited at 1 – 7 Ashwin Street, near Dalston Junction, Erlich has designed and decorated the façade – complete with a door, windows, mouldings and other architectural details – to resemble the houses that previously stood on the block.
The project is presented on Ashwin Street in association with OTO Projects and is also part of the 2013 London Festival of Architecture. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

Mondays to Wednesdays, 11am – 6pm
Thursdays and Fridays, 11am – 8pm
Saturdays and Sundays, 10am – 8pm
Admission Free

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