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Manufactory
Barbican, London
THE CLINKING and clanking of industrial machinery, the infinite monotony of the factory floor and the rhythmic beauty of working are starkly demonstrated in this innovative new production that uses music, video and performance to explore the physicality of labour.
(Pic: Marc Mikaelian)
Live installation Manufactory is the brainchild of German art collective Transforma and is the culmination of years of artist residencies in France and Switzerland, with research for the piece taking them from a seafood-packing plant to the biggest postal sorting office in the south of France.
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