CAAPO Residency @ Milkwood Gallery – Made In Roath Festival 2011

Public View & Live Performance – 6-9pm Thurs 13th October

“We have given birth to a series of semi-autonomous robotic ‘beings’....... They are the creators.......... We will facilitate their journey!”

Documentation of Residency Open to the Public

Fri 14th and Sat 15th October, 10-5pm.



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Christian’s work focuses on a relational approach; ‘In my opinion there can’t be any public art intervention without a deep understanding of the context and a strong contact and negotiation with the people which live in the area.’
Christian is interested in possible comparisons between some of the Italian projects that he is involved in and contemporary UK based political, social and cultural climate: ‘There could be a Berlusconi hidden in every European politician and people are still not very aware of it!’

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The Cooperative is an official 2010 Liverpool Biennial venue. Located at the 'Old Rapid Paint Shop’ on Renshaw Street, this venue represents the collaborative organisational efforts of a mixture of Liverpool’s most exciting creative collectives. The project is co-ordinated by our friends at Mercy (www.mercyonline.co.uk) and promises to provide Liverpool with a whole host of creative excellence throughout the duration of the Biennial.

CAAPO has been invited to inhabit this old commercial venue for a week-long-period. We will utilise this opportunity to establish a project space that can be used to explore various ideas; creating solid possibilities within the public sphere.



Explore the interior workings of maps with a processed based project. Works included:

1. A workstation: The mechanical hub of the physical developments that took place.

2. A Long Story: A long atlas styled drawing constructed by semi-autonomous mechanical creatures.

3. Wall Map I: A collection of various maps joined together using a linking of natural contours to create an abstract re-hash of the world.
“The development of this project within the public realm represented CAAPO’s first attempt at executing a project of this nature. We were interested in opening up the usually studio-based
part of work development to public eye and discussion. It was interesting to chat with the braver members of the public who decided to engage in this process.
The public reaction that was received proved to be quite interesting. Unfortunately, there was not enough time to make more of this. Perhaps the attempt to create three resolved works was a little ambitious.
Having said this, there is something interesting about people feeling that they are watching something unfinished. This did inspire an uncomfortable feeling in some cases. CAAPO is interested in challenging peoples’ expectations of visiting a gallery space and what they expect to find there.” CAAPO

CAAPO intends to launch ‘An Incomplete History Of Mapping’ as an exhibition in 2012. We are still awaiting confirmation of a venue, so keep your eyes peeled! This event will include a smattering of CAAPO works alongside a number of exciting commissions from a variety of artists that are already amassing in the wings.