TheLondonMine




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PRE-APOCALYPSE

TheLondonMine is a constantly evolving Live Sculptural Installation.

It is part of a group of pieces by Ge-Saelis, in his Studio premises.

Each piece is part of a whole. The whole is Circul. Circul is a unique Ecosytem of Live Installations and Sybiotic Working Spaces.

TheLondonMine is partly named because of the maximum use of urban resources which have been 'Mined'.

Urban Mining is the sourcing, gathering, processing, developing then using, in original form, or by extracting the best parts of these resources for second use. Most would call these resources waste or rubbish but on mass these are raw materials. Urban Miners see the obvious potential and how these throwaways can be used immediately or in the future. More than recycling. Its the maximum use of conurbation by-product

TheLondonMine has been created with 99% Mined materials. Its design, evolving configurations of rooms and corridors create a constantly changing morphed reality, where space and time intersect or disipate as one moves throught it.

Its long connecting tunnel like corridoor with its wooden beamed ceilings and unique lighting installation symbolises and imagines a Mine.

Items that were once on their way to landfill or the incinerator have been become the artists raw materials and are given a new meaning.

TheLondonMine is also personally sybolic to how the artist has had to 'dig deep', setting up his initial studio 25 years ago this year from being homeless and living in a van, after the collapse of a business. It is also inspired by a 'Vision' of sorts and multiple repeat dreams over many years. These repeat dreams show a post apocalyptic cityscape and those living in it.

Every few weeks new individual pieces will appear. All made with mined materials & reused and discarded old art.

Some will ask attendees to collaborate with immediately or in the future, being physically interactive, challenging ones perception of what is art or how art is made and why.

Pieces on show can disappear from view in hidden areas creating open spaces that allow the Studio to quickly morph & TheLondonMine can be transformed into a Giant Working Production Line.
Connected 'Stores' contains thousands of pre-used and discarded items, from film / theatre sets, reclamation, furniture, textiles, vintage clothing, books, crafts & art that has been collected over the last 25 years. Included in this collection are Giant Timbers used as the initial Pit Props when starting digging on the Channel Tunnel. Plus the Timber Roof Frames of a Church & the Victorian Kingfisher Press building. It could be seen as a 'Museum of Recycling' & testament to our Throwaway Society. It is a vast collection.

This is open to the public by appointment and on our open days and evenings. Some items are for sale and others available as Prop-Hire for Film, Theatre and Events.

TheLondonMine is occasionally available as a Private Hire Venue for Workshops, Events & as a Shoot Location. It is run 'Not for Profit'. Profits made will go towards a Disaster Zone Rebuild charity & Homeless charities. In June this year Ge-Saelis will be running a workshop, teaching how to create buildings from throwaway materials, in conjunction with The London Festival of Architecture.

Ge-Saelis is a promoter of Non-Toxic paints and Art Materials, and encourages other Artists to rethink their processes and practices by using products that existed before the rise of Petro Chemicals. A linked project, 'I We Create', is also at the same site, and provides 60 spaces for other artists.

A once yearly exhibition, (in planning), will highlight advances in recycling, biophilic projects and environmental challenges and provide innovative new ideas and educational resources that can reduce the carbon foot print of us all. It will highlight the waste in society, of people, products, and how we treat the planet and its resources. Starting in 2026.

Get in touch, we would love to hear your ideas and if they would fit into our set up or for props sale and hire.

APOLOGIES TO ALL. WE ARE STILL PARTIALLY SHUT FOR MORE ROOF REPAIRS. PLEASE EMAIL US AND WE WILL SEND A DIRECT INVITE FOR WHEN WE ARE FULLY OPEN AGAIN. WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE ENQUIRIES FROM 2PM-6PM WEDNESDAYS-SUNDAYS PLEASE CALL 0208 671 0011.

Shows coming soon :

'Drum', : Lighting Evolving Being

'The WoodYard Stage', in construction. Theatre, Spoken Word, Opera and musical performance.

'Do you Love Art'

'The Last Woodysaurus'

'The Punk Art Gallery'

Please get in touch if interested or being involved in any way.

The studio and pieces in contruction are availble to view ...HONJOK STYLE very soon....

LEAVE AN EMAIL WITH YOUR DETAILS.

Carbon-Negative. Fully Circular & Zero Waste. Mobile phone Free.

Photo : Broken but Beautiful. Copr. A.Ge-Saelis

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