Part of the Summer 2019 season
Real people. Real stories. Real work.
Immerse yourself in two new powerful installations by artists Liz Magic Laser and Candice Breitz. REAL WORK is a major exhibition at FACT that presents 15 people’s uncensored stories about work that goes unrecognised. From a Liverpool scriptwriter to South African sex workers, the exhibition lends a voice to those who typically remain unheard.
In Real Life (2019) by Liz Magic Laser highlights the experiences of five freelancers, who rely on work they find through online platforms and apps such as PeoplePerHour, Upwork and Fiverr. Developed as an experimental reality show, each episode follows one of the five gig-worker cast members. They are seen taking part in a professional development and tech-savvy self-care programme, designed by Liz Magic Laser in collaboration with a life coach and a spiritual advisor - both of whom also function in the online gig-economy. We witness their personal journeys of discovery and self-care, as they follow a training programme consisting of “biohacking” tools which use technology and cutting-edge research to improve their quality of life and work.
Sweat (2018) by Candice Breitz sees the artist collaborate closely with ten members of a community of Cape Town-based sex workers, who each offer a series of anecdotes and insights into their lives and labour. Their statements are drawn from a series of longer interviews. Shown for the first time as an immersive 10-channel video installation at FACT, the resulting cacophony of voices addresses the rampant gender-based and racist violence that sex workers face on a daily basis. Sweat (2018) addresses the lack of legal protections within the sex work industry, insisting on the necessity of extending human rights and labour rights to sex workers. The work features the voices of Zoe Black, Connie, Duduzile Dlamini, Emmah, Gabbi, Regina High, Jenny, Jowi, Tenderlove and Nosipho ‘Provocative’ Vidima.
REAL WORK is a legacy project from The Future World of Work season, commissioned by Culture Liverpool as part of the Liverpool 2018 programme.
Header image: Liz Magic Laser, In Real Life (2019). Installation view at FACT. Photo by Rob Battersby.
mIn Real Life (2019)
5-channel HD video with sound (50 minutes, looped); custom seating (dimensions variable)
The Liverpool Complaints Choir (2019)
The Complaints Choir is an international art project that invites you to sing your gripes aloud.
Learning
Proto-Live Summer Camp (8-11 year olds)
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In our latest Proto-Live Summer Camp, you will design wonderful devices to support your future job, apps to fix your well being and work together to decide what kind of work is important for the future of the planet!
Learning
Proto-Live Summer Camp (12-16 year olds)
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In our latest Proto-Live Summer Camp, you will design wonderful devices to support your future job, apps to fix your well being and work together to decide what kind of work is important for the future of the planet!
Tour
Curator Tour
Join us for a guided tour of our summer exhibition, REAL WORK, for an in-depth look at works by Liz Magic Laser and Candice Breitz.
Tour
Curator Tour
Join us for a guided tour of our summer exhibition, REAL WORK, for an in-depth look at works by Liz Magic Laser and Candice Breitz.
Artist Talk: Liz Magic Laser
Join us for a round-table discussion with artist Liz Magic Laser in conversation with the real-life gig-workers starring in her experimental reality show.
Performance
Performance: The Liverpool Complaints Choir
Join The Liverpool Complaint Choir - Citizens Singing About Work at FACT for a special musical performance.
Performance
Performance: The Liverpool Complaints Choir at Liverpool Lime Street
Join The Liverpool Complaint Choir - Citizens Singing About Work at Liverpool Lime Street Station for a special musical performance.
Film
Artist Talk & Film: The Liverpool Complaints Choir
The Liverpool Complaints Choir is a group of Liverpudlians of all ages and backgrounds, coming together to perform their complaints about work.
Workshop
Workshop: Body Arcana
If your body could speak, what would it say? Join us for a performance with British Ghanian artist Lesley Asare who creates large-scale drawings using her body.
Talk
Talk: Precarity in the Arts
Join a-n, the largest artists’ membership organisation in the UK, in conversation with artists in Liverpool on the ongoing debate about precarious work in contemporary art.
Learning
Families Takeover
Join us for a family takeover day, where young people will compete against their families in fun, exciting activities.
Tour
Tour: Sex Work City Walk
A unique opportunity for a guided walk of Liverpool’s sexual entertainment venues in the city to find out more about the past, present and future of Liverpool's sex workers. The walks are led by activist, performer and researcher, Dr. Gemma Ahearne.
Performance
Performance: The Liverpool Complaints Choir at Granby Street Market
Come along to the third performance of The Liverpool Complaint Choir - Citizens Singing About Work at Granby Street Market to witness a special musical performance that transforms complaints about work into songs.
Tour
Tour: Sex Work City Walk
A unique opportunity for a guided walk of Liverpool’s sexual entertainment venues. Led by activist, performer and researcher, Dr. Gemma Ahearne.
Open Call: Join The Liverpool Complaints Choir!
Do you have a complaint about work? It’s time to get your voice heard through the medium of music and be part of the newly commissioned Liverpool Complaints Choir!
by FACT
Liverpool Gears up for the Future of Work
FACT is one of the key organisations across Liverpool announcing a new positive commitment to exploring The Future World of Work.
by FACT
Podcast: Precarity in the Arts
Listen back to Julie Lomax, CEO of a-n The Artists Information Company, and Emily Speed, Artist and Chair of a-n Artists Council, in conversation with artists Kevin Hunt, Fauziya Johnson, Joseph Cotgrave and Sufea Mohamad Noor on the ongoing debate about precarious work in the field of contemporary art.
by FACT
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