Art

Millions Like Us: Nicky Coutts

Lauren Down | Tuesday 2 November, 2010 18:40

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Nicky Coutts ‘Film Still’ Courtesy of artist and Danielle Arnaud
Nicky Coutts ‘Film Still’ Courtesy of artist and Danielle Arnaud

Coutts’ previous works have investigated the relationship between found images and materials, experimenting with how they can be used to reshape memory and narrative.

In her second exhibition at the Danielle Arnaud Gallery she presents dream-like, off-key interpretations and re-enactments of feature-length films. ‘Eastern’ adapts a key scene from Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In The West. An actor is shot down in a Tokyo park by a toy gun as people walk by oblivious and regardless. Coutts amplifies the tension of the original film by cutting to characters played by locals chosen on location as they pace awkwardly, sizing each other up. 5 Nov – 19 Dec. Danielle Arnaud Gallery, 123 Kennington Park Road, Lambeth North, SE11 6SF

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