Portavilion: Annika Eriksson Pavilion

Annika Eriksson (b. 1956) Swedish, lives and works in Berlin. She is one of Sweden's most widely exhibited artists internationally and her work spans film, photography, performance and site specific installation. Eriksson is interested in social structures and human behaviour and often realises her work through various kinds of collaboration - a frequent starting point is the ever varying functions of the city, its public spaces and inhabitants. Her focus on everyday settings and situations often reveal the extraordinary and an almost absurd sense of comedy.

“The Smallest Cinema in the World – For the Wealthy and the Good” has developed out of research Eriksson conducted in Regents Park. As a visitor to London, she was particularly intrigued by the concept of a “Royal Park” designed by crown architect, John Nash, and originally destined to be an estate for the rich - a private, picturesque residential setting for “the wealthy and the good”. The plan was never fully realized as pressures of the expanding city raised concern in Parliament about the need to use such open spaces for recreational purposes. Regents Park was therefore developed as a public park and is now one of London’s most popular public spaces.
“The Smallest Cinema in the World – For the Wealthy and the Good” will present a series of films made by Eriksson during the summer that reveal the lesser known activities that take place in Regent’s Park. The films pay homage to public spaces that are still free for everyone, they are poetic, extraordinaty but with their point of departure in reality.
“The Smallest Cinema in the World” is a tiny six seat mobile cinema that will be found in different locations around the park. To design the cinema, Eriksson has worked with Hopkins Architects and Expedition Engineering and it has been constructed by ISG with specialist joinery by Wood Newton .
To find the exact location of the “Smallest Cinema in the World” look out for posters on the notice board outside the Regents Park office or visit www.portavilion.com. Opening times: Thursdays 2 – 8pm and Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12 – 6pm during June, July and August; and weekends only 12 – 6pm during September.

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