Social Experiments: Material Environments: Bad Shit, The Tetley, Leeds, UK, 4th May - 8th July 2018.

<b>Social Experiments</b> brings together 2 projects, <b>Material Environments: Bad Shit </b>and <b>Knowledge is Power: 6 Towns</b>. Rooted in place and history, both projects research the capacity for material and socio-political transformation through live scientific experimentation, production and participation to suggest new ways of thinking.<br><br>This item contains a contextual project outline, an exhibition guide. promotional pamphlet and flyer (courtesy of The Tetley gallery), 10 exhibition views, an extract of the Asteroids film loop, 5 images of the Tetley Weekender Workshops and 3 preliminary drawings.<br>This item documents Harrison's participation in <b>Material Environments </b>at The Tetley in 2018. Along with 4 other artists Harrison was invited to respond to the building's industrial heritage and develop work that would evolve during the exhibition. Focusing on the site's history as a brewery the installation involved live intervention in the fermentation process to produce CO2 gas in one gallery space which was pumped through to inflate a 2.5m balloon in another. An adaptation of <i>Asteroids, </i>a 1980's video game on a continuous loop, reflecting the alchemical shifts in the ongoing CO2 production, was displayed on a monitor as part of the installation. Harrison conducted public workshops during the Tetley Weekender on 19th-20th May, live testing the CO2 by-products to create special editions of <b>Bad Shit</b> to give away to the public.<br><br>The exhibition was curated by Ben Roberts Director of the Artists’ Research Centre.<br><br><b>Photography by Jules Lister. Images used with permission courtesy of the photographer and The Tetley.<br><br><i>Asteroids</i> loop made in collaboration with Carl Slater. Used with permission.</b> <br><br><b>The work is under copyright and may not be used without permission. Use of this repository acknowledges cooperation with its policies and relevant copyright law.</b><br> <br>