I’ve been invited to stage an exhibition in the Black Box project space at UCA Farnham. They run a great programme of small projects/exhibitions, so check out their instagram for more info.
My show opens on Feb 18th and runs to March 28th and I’m going to be showing a version of the outcomes from my 309 Punk Project residency last summer. (You can listen to the EP I recorded here…)
I’m going to be doing a talk at the college (4-5pm) on Monday 17th February, with an opening for the project then running 5-7pm. Everyone is very welcome.
From the press release:
“S MARK GUBB - O DYWYSOG I RESLWR CROESWISGO / FROM A PRINCE TO A CROSS-DRESSING WRESTLER
Black Box project space, UCA Farnham. Monday 17th Feb, artists talk 4-5pm (RG21) + Opening 5-7pm
Tuesday 18th Feb - Friday 28 March, Weekdays 10am-4pm
We are thrilled to announce a new series of shows opening in Black Box project space at UCA Farnham Campus throughout 2025. Our first show in 2025 will start with S Mark Gubb, an artist who lives and works in Cardiff, Cymru/Wales, working across a range of media incorporating sculpture, video, sound, installation and performance. The subjects for his work reflect an ongoing interest in the role that popular culture and oral histories play in the development of an individual’s world view. This often takes the form of a re-evaluation and re-interpretation of contemporary culture and history. Collaboration and public engagement are key to his work and, in 2021, he completed a PhD focusing on the interaction and agency between artist, artwork, site and audience.
In the summer of 2024, S Mark Gubb was artist-in-residence with The 309 Punk Project in Pensacola. Whilst there, he researched, wrote, and recorded an EP of punk rock songs with local musicians about connections he had uncovered between the city and Wales - from an ancient Prince to a cross-dressing wrestler. By bringing these points of reference together into an EP, he is breathing new life and visibility into these connections, and bringing them together in one coherent space, for the first time. The 309 Punk Project is an organisation based in the one of the longest-surviving punk houses in the southern American States, having been home to a revolving door of musicians, artists, activists, and gigs, for over 30 years. Through this project and exhibition at Black Box, Mark takes us on a musical and historical journey through Pensacola, Florida, and its connections with Wales. The exhibition consists of a vinyl copy of the EP that was recorded (one of a limited-edition of 10), a zine expanding on the project that can be taken away by visitors, and a series of A0 poster-prints containing photographs from his trip and research process. The EP is available to listen to across all major streaming platforms, released by THURST Records. Mark’s residency in Pensacola was made possible by an International Opportunities Grant from Wales Arts International.
We would like to thank University for the Creative Arts, Research Office for supporting Black Box Project Space series through Knowledge Exchange funding this year.”