PERFORMANCE ART/LIVE STREAM & DOCUMENTARY
2024
WREXHAM
DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT THE PROJECT
“My name is Robert Corcoran and from August 28th I will be living inside the window of Star Cafe (16 Yorke Street) in Wrexham City Centre. Here I will be watching the Ryan Reynolds film 'Green Lantern' on a loop. I am only allowed to leave the room
if Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney tell me I can. I will eat, sleep and go to the bathroom inside the room. People can enter, but I can’t leave. You may visit the window or watch me on live stream at any time. I have provisions for up to 100 viewings of the film (around 8 days).
Why?
I like a challenge. I’d like to meet Rob & Ryan. But also...I’ve been thinking a lot about content. In August 2022, 'Welcome to Wrexham' will be released on FX in the USA and Disney+ in the UK. The reality of my hometown becoming the backdrop for a
major documentary series has given me a lot to consider. As an artist and filmmaker from Wrexham, I've spent a lot of my life reflecting on how to improve its depiction in media. Hopefully this series marks a major turning point in that regard. Like most people here, I don't really know what to expect, but I hope it's positive.
This exhibition is my way of exploring my feelings related to the project, as well as my own work as a ‘content creator’. At the same time as the world is watching Wrexham, I will be in Wrexham, watching Ryan Reynolds...and you can watch me, watching.
If the world of content creation is going to be criticised as an endless loop, here’s a mirror.”
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