Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Michael Smith

An archival table is placed on the ground, which has spots of paint and dirt on it. The table showcases a spread of credit or debt cards on the sides, surrounding a collection of ties. The ties are made to surround some archival papers and identity cards. The lengths of the table have rows of business cards. There is a thick block placed above the sheets, it holds two pairs of rolled ties and in the middle there is a rolled up belt which reads "MIKE".
Michael Smith, Videos and Miscellaneous Stuff From Storage (PT. 2), 2014
Tramway, T1 and T5, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
A small television monitor is placed on a table slightly bigger than the monitor. There are a pair of drumsticks sitting next to the monitor and antennas on top of it. The screen of the monitor shows a man, looking sad, in a torn white t-shirt. The wall behind the monitor has rows two rows of framed pictures with a television screen right in the middle of them. There is a chari in front of the screen. On the right side wall there is another small television monitor, its picture is blurry.
Michael Smith, Videos and Miscellaneous Stuff From Storage (PT. 2), 2014
Tramway, T1 and T5, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
In a dark room there is a spotlight on a man wearing a baby attire. He is wearing a diaper, a vest, bib, hat, crocs and sunglasses. He has a pacifier in his mouth and a toy telephone in one hand. His other hand is pointing towards something in the distance above his head.l There is a table behind him. The table has stacks of papers.
Michael Smith, Videos and Miscellaneous Stuff From Storage (PT. 2), 2014
Tramway, T1 and T5, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark
In a big dark room, there is a large projector screen on the right side and after a gap there are two chairs placed, facing the centre of the screen. Behind the chairs is seating for the audience, there are rows of permanent seating, of which there is a man sitting in the centre seat of the third row. The screen displays a man dressed in a suit making grand gestures, there is a box and a bag on the ground next to him. On the wall behind him there is a fireplace and bookshelves on either side.
Michael Smith, Videos and Miscellaneous Stuff From Storage (PT. 2), 2014
Tramway, T1 and T5, Glasgow International 2014
Photo: Ruth Clark

Projects

  • 2014
    Michael Smith
    Videos and Miscellaneous Stuff From Storage (PT. 2)
    Tramway, T1 and T5
    There is stage and an audience sitting in front of the stage. AA man wearing a baby diaper and clothes with a baby cap, has a whistle in his mouth and a plastic bag in one of his hands. His other hand is trying to reach out to a box that an audience member is holding. There are random audience members holding children's toys, including a toy telephone.