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‘FREESTYLE’ by Sølve Sundsbø

Video Installation

‘GOAL’ by Rebecca & Mike

Installation

“WE WALKED AROUND THE EMIRATES STADIUM \ WE LOOKED AT TEAM FORMATIONS \ WE LOOKED AT TRAINING EQUIPMENT \ WE READ FIFA'S LAWS OF THE GAME \ WE WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF TREVOR BEATTIE WAS A FOOTBALL MANAGER \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT PIPES OF PEACE \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE 3RD FORM OF CARBON \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT ADRENALIN \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT HALF-TIME SNACKS \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT SYMMETRY AND COMPETITIVENESS \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT CENTIPEDES AND HINDU DEITIES \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT PRETENDING TO BE PREGNANT \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT KANGAROOS AND HELTER-SKELTERS AND VICTOR VASARELY \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT EMPTY MILK CARTONS \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT SUPERSTITION \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT THE SIZE OF 20 FOOTBALL PITCHES \ WE THOUGHT ABOUT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF \ THEN WE DID SOMETHING REALLY SIMPLE.”

‘ROKER ROAR’ by Gareth Pugh

Installation

“I WANTED TO MAKE A ‘GARETH PUGH' VERSION OF A FOOTBALL, BASED ON THE RED AND WHITE COLOURS OF MY HOME TEAM, SUNDERLAND. WE COULD HEAR THE SO-CALLED ‘ROKER ROAR' OF THE SUPPORTERS FROM MILES AWAY WHERE I LIVED AS A CHILD; THE SOUNDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN CHEERING IS PART OF OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, WHO I AM. WHEN I DID THE INITIAL MOCK-UP OF A SILK INFLATABLE CONSTRUCTED OUT OF HEXAGONAL ‘FOOTBALL' SHAPES, HOWEVER, IT LOOKED TOO LITERAL AND DERIVATIVE. INSTEAD, I DECIDED TO PURSUE SOMETHING MORE REPRESENTATIVE OR ME AND MY WORK, WHILST REMAINING IN THE ‘SPORTS LANGUAGE'. I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW A FOOTBALL MANAGER LINES UP THEIR PLAYERS STRATEGICALLY BEFORE A GAME, LIKE PIECES ON A CHESSBOARD. THE RESULT WAS THE ORGANISED CHAOS OF A CHECKERBOARD, TURNED INTO THREE DIMENSIONS.”

‘BALD BRUSH’ by VHS

Video

“I WANTED TO CONFRONT THE WAY IN WHICH FOOTBALL CAN BE A DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE, WITH THE WAY IN WHICH ART ALSO INTENDS TO BE. BOTH ACTIVITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, SOCIAL OR EDUCATIONAL STATUS. THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS OF A COMMUNITY PERCEIVED AS PROBLEMATIC IN THE CITY OF SETÚBAL, PORTUGAL.”

‘TOP CORNER’ by Dominic Wilcox

Sculpture

“TAKING THE SILHOUETTE OF A FOOTBALLER KICKING A BALL I RECREATED THE FORM BY GLUEING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PLASTIC FOOTBALLERS, WHICH WAS CERTAINLY A CHALLENGE. IT BECAME ALMOST A MEDITATIVE PROCESS.”

‘HOLYGAME’ by +41

Installation

“WE WANTED TO CREATE AN INSTALLATION REFLECTING ON THE HOLINESS OF SPORT SHOES, BY USING ONLY SHOES, LACES AND A BALL.”

‘BE TRUE TO FOOTBALL’ by Ewan Spencer

Photography

‘BENCH BUDDIES’ by Kahya

Illustration

‘EVERY MOMENT OF FOOTBALL IS ART’ by Artemy Lebedev

Installation

‘BE TRUE TO BARCELONA FC’ by Silvia Prada

Illustration

“THIS PIECE IS DONE SAMPLING SOME SOUVENIR PRODUCTS FROM THE OFFICIAL “BARÇA CLUB DE FUTBOL” STORE IN BARCELONA. THE FINAL DRAWING IS A FOOTBALL PLAYERS/POSTCARDS TRIMMED AND SOME ITEMS PRETTY POPULAR IN THE SHOP.”

‘ST. PAULI LAND’ by Joel Tettamanti

Photography

‘MODESELEKTOR’ by Pfandfinderei

Mixed Media

“WE WANTED TO SHOW THE SPIRIT OF A GREAT SOCCER GAME IN A VIDEO & SOUND LOOP THAT SHOWS THE MOOD WHENEVER THE MODERATOR IS CALLING A PLAYERS NAME ON THE ‘ADVERTISING' PANEL.”

‘TOTEM’ by Erdil Yasaroglu

Polyester sculpture

“AMONG CERTAIN TRIBAL OR TRADITIONAL PEOPLES THE TOTEM USED TO BE THE SIMPLE EMBLEM OF A CLAN OR FAMILY AND SOMETIMES REVERED AS ITS FOUNDER, ANCESTOR, OR GUARDIAN. WITH THIS PIECE I WANTED TO CREATE A SCULPTURE WHICH COULD BE SIMPLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, EXCITING AND IMPRESSIVE LIKE FOOTBALL.”

Grégoir Alexandre

Photography

‘COMPETITION’ by Pawel Kozlowski

Illustration

UNTITLED by Boxie

Painting

‘SOLO’ by Claudio Sinatti

Video Installation

‘AIN'T NO SOCCER’ by Simon Says

Audio Installation

“I WANTED TO TRANSLATE A FOOTBALL MATCH INTO MUSIC AND MAKE THE LISTENER EXPERIENCING THE MOOD OF A CROWDED STADIUM.”