Alma Enterprises is pleased to present the first in a series of newly commissioned performances and events which continues Alma's investigation of the performative and in the past has featured artists including: Brian Catling, Kim Noble, Hayley Newman, William Hunt and Thomas Altheimer.

In the first commission, taking place on Thursday 10th September from 6pm to 9pm, Adam James and Lucy Pawlak will present the opening of the first St Unicorn's Trust centre in London. This new collaboration will consist of a large scale interactive performance comprising of various workshop activities and led by a team of volunteer workers employed by the trust.

In the guise of the St Unicorn's Trust co-managers Patrick and Rose Horne they invite guests/participants to "Join St Unicorn on a quest to change your life forever". The St Unicorn's Trust utilizes art and music to facilitate new and better realities and bring unity to culture under the global banner of St Unicorn. The Trust will be taking over the large courtyard area behind Alma's new gallery space.

Gallery visitors interested in attending the performance should arrive at the gallery for 5:45pm and they will be informed of how to participate.

Biography

Lucy Pawlak

Lucy divides herself between working on a single solo project and working on multiple and varied collaborations. In collaborating Pawlak aims towards seeking out varied and unpredictable points of departure for working with others. Collaborations take the form of delving into the workings of groups of people, from the relationship between a pair of lovers to the dynamics of a section of society, an organization, a gang, a community or an entire city.

Running through Pawlak's body of work is an interrogation of social relations. Her art is trivial and involved in looking at everyday structures and patterns. The Patterns and structures do not change much over time, they are defended violently and seep across generations.

Pawlak has lived in Poland for the past two years where she has been studying cinematography at the Polish National Film school in Lodz, prior to that she studied Graphic Design for her BA before moving on to study painting at the Royal College of Art. She is now based in London.

She is represented by Domobaal, London and has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally.

Adam's work moves between the live and the restaged. His performance and film based work has its roots in masquerade and role-play and draws inspiration from early Dadaism. His Live work often uses the vehicle of collaboration, roping in the public when possible, willing or unwilling. In his films he explores real and fictional moments, in attempts to deconstruct encounters with overlooked characters his slapstick films raise questions of the artists role as voyeur and the audiences role as a spectator. Having graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2007 with an MA in Fine Art Adam has gone on to teach Live Arts and Digitial Media at Kingston University.

Adam graduated from the MA Printmaking at RCA in 2007. Since then he has exhibited internationally, recent exhibitions include: Late at Tate with !WOWWOW! and Plastique Fantastique, GSK Contemporary at the RCA, and a performance as part of 'Miastra please sin' at the Romanian Cultural institute with boyleANDshaw in London.

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Film and Performance Credits

Buck Stevens - Trust Benefactor - ANON

Rosie Tyhurst - Chief Administrator

Eli Goldstone - Head Administrator

Alexander Palomino - security, complaints desk - Denis Khoroshko

Pinkie Muzzle - Security - Derek Jordan

Millie Hoofer - Tea Lady - Susan Pawlak

Queenie Muzzle - Tea Lady - Gotzo Sorribas

Chaz Maine - Personal Data Administrator - Kevin Littell

Elizabeth Horne - Tannoy Announcer - Gryff Freeke

Ocean Narwhal - Truth Ventriloquism Workshop - Jessica Sue Layton

Joliet De Dressage - Horn Grinding Workshop - Fiona McKenzie

Maire Jockey -Cribbling Workshop - Linda Landers

Winnie Beater - Sonic Horn Therapy Workshop - Sam Taylor

Jilly Lightfoot - Carer, Hope Unicorns Team - Marenka Gabeler

Stirrup Maine - Carer, Joy Unicorns Team - Tiger (Anthony Finch)

PAT FLANK Carer, Love Unicorns Team - Peter Georgallou

Merlin Dapple - Carer, Wise Unicorns Team - Vanessa Hammick

"Ranger" - St Unicorn's Trust Cinematographer - Joaquin Del Paso

St Unicorn's Trust Reporter - Dominic Lancaster

St Unicorn's Trust Stills photographer - Steve Glashier

Patrick Horne - Co Manager - Adam James

Minty Bray -PA to Patrick Horne - Vera Chok

Rose Horne - Co Manager - Lucy Pawlak

Leigh Neigh PA to Rose Horne - Alexandra Vevers

St Unicorn - Jonathan Miles

Cyranoid Team

Alex Gillespie

Brian O'Neil

Film Credits

Galloper Sugars - Sophie Taylor

Natasha Palomino - Egle Nabutaite

Lala Pawlak - Lala Pawlak

Spur - Mike Parrish

Ryland - Ryland Painter

Jason Jockey - Oliver Loomes

Location

Our space is located just 2 minutes walk from Southwark tube and Tate Modern we are also a short walk from Borough, Waterloo and London Bridge. Click here for directions.

For more information please contact info@almaenterprises.com - 07769 686 826