This conversation between Rooney and archaeologist Dr. Dan Hicks, University of Bristol, explored Rooney’s enchantment of the urban environment.
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Paul Rooney, Throw Away, 1999 (Production still)
Further Information
Paul Rooney’s videos could be described as meditations on the mundane. His works are often the outcome of musical collaborations with disenfranchised members of the community, inviting them to describe in detail their surroundings, jobs or dreams.
Funders and supporters
Material City was a programme of interdisciplinary conversations and fieldwork led by Situations in partnership with Arnolfini and the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bristol. It was funded by the Arts Council England and by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
