Saturday Girl is a brave body of work that — in its entirety — spans thousands of portraits, many cities and a colossal number of shows. ♀️❤️📍🔱
Please note this exhibit will open at 2pm on Wed 9 Oct 2024 and not before. We are sorry for any confusion caused by an error in our #LIF2024 leaflet.Â
The brainchild of Casey Orr, the portraits began when Casey realised how hair was being used to reflect and project identity. Aspects of the work were first made and shown in Liverpool during LOOK/15. Five-years ago, we showed this work at TATE, as part of the TATE Exchange programme.
These images are printed on blue-back paper, a staple of the music and entertainment industry. They are impermanent, time-specific and time-limited. They are expected to depart, degrade, devalue and yet here they are, five-years on. Is there something subversive about using a temporary material to produce an artwork or document a life?
Shot in Liverpool and Belfast we wonder if you can guess which is from where? We’re also asking viewers to think about what these images say to us about leaving our youth behind; about whether COVID changed how we get ready to go out and whether the term ‘girl’ is ok in today’s woke world?
This is a self-guided exhibit, which takes place in The Shed, 49 Jamaica Street, in behind 92 Degrees Coffee. Use this Google map. Open during building opening hours (subject to The Shed’s use). The building is open daily between 9am-6pm. To ensure the gallery is open, visit between 9am-5pm Fri 18-Sun 20 Oct or Fri 25-Sun 27 Oct. These times have been reserved for Festival visitors.
Find out more about Casey’s incredible work at caseyorr.com.Â
Free, just turn up.