SIZE OF COMPANY
Varies

SCALE OF VENUE
Small- to large-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Artists
Rebecca French
Andrew Mottershead

ARTISTIC POLICY
FrenchMottershead creates art that specifically explores ideas of identity, social ritual and the everyday public and private realms in which they are played out. Through participatory works, the company subverts sites and engages people complicitly in the creative act.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘For once it is art that actually achieves the popular ideal of raising your awareness of everyday life.’ Art Monthly (Club Class)

‘A celebration of something we frequently overlook: the surprising, “special” element that nestles within our everyday existence.’ Mary Brennan, National Review of Live Art 2006

‘Through the transformation of ignored routines into self-conscious performance, locals become sensitised to their daily surroundings.’ Frieze (Shops)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
The Post Echo A photographic journal featuring local people performing/echoing situations reported in the previous day’s newspaper. Multi-lingual. (2 weeks, 2 on the road, local support and translator.)

Club Class A performance experience with full audience participation, creating “microperformances” that explore the unwritten rules governing social conduct. English only. (4 hours, 6 on the road and local support.)

Shops Series of performative group photo-shoots, inviting customers and staff of local shops to participate in an urban exhibition. Multi-lingual. (Variable duration, 2 on the road, local photographer and translator.)

People Series An interactive “microperformance” game for art festivals, galleries and social events, which creates an experimental social milieu. Multi-lingual. (Variable duration.)

WRAP-AROUND
Illustrated talks/lectures, bespoke workshops and one-on-ones can be offered as part of, or independent from, the creation of an artwork. English only.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 China (Shops)
2005 Finland (Shops), USA (People Series)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Details on request