Nina Wakeford was born in London in 1968. She is currently on the BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Her recent projects include an installation to accompany the What is the Empirical conference at Goldsmiths and an installation and performance to accompany the Presidential Session at the Social Studies of Science conference, Montreal. Her forthcoming exhibitions and projects include a group exhibition at Deptford Art House, London in May 2008; work accompanying the Imagining Business conference at Oxford University in June 2008; an installation for The Legacy of 1968 at the Clore Centre, University of London in June 2008 and an installation for the Social Studies of Science Conference, Rotterdam in August 2008.
Wakeford is interested in creating situations that unsettle our traditional view of systems and materials. Much of her work begins with everyday situations and repetitive actions. Her piece for Interim ‘Right Hand Red’ is a sound work which leaves the audience wondering how to understand the instructions which are being broadcast, whether to listen as if they were orders, enjoy them as part of a game, or think of them as part of a language exercise. By employing a Chinese speaker who translates the results of a Twister spinner, the audience may begin to imagine global regimes which go beyond the local situation.
