Cally Spooner, Collapsing in Parts, 2011–2012. novellia, published by Mousse, Milan and International Project Space, Birmingham, 2013. Courtesy the artist and MOT International, London/Brussels
Cally Spooner
Carol, I Think My Place In History Is Assured
7 June – 13 July 2013
at MOT International, Brussels
‘Pat!’ bellows Harry. ‘C’mon in. Have a chair, have a cigar, have anything you want but don’t touch the table.’ He indicates a coffee table. ‘It’s worth a fucking fortune and I know what you’re like with your little accidents.’
The Screenwriter nervously skirts the table, taking care to sit in an immovable armchair. The chair is wide and low backed and the Screenwriter has no idea how to sit in it with assurance. Eventually, he settles on the very edge, which he knows made him look weak, though this is better than lazy, because Harry hates lazy fuckers, and the Screenwriter is not, he hopes, lazy.
‘Pat’ shouts Harry, ‘you’re fucking lazy.’
The Screenwriter sits straighter. ‘Harry, it’s boiling, it’s summer.’

‘Do I look like it’s summer?’
The Screenwriter looks at Harry, sitting commandingly in a leather swivel chair, behind an enormous, tidy desk. His shirt is clean, unmarked, held together neatly with a tie, and there isn’t a bead of sweat anywhere, because his girl has put on the fan.
‘No,’ he says. ‘You look normal.’
‘Sure I look normal. Everything is so fucking normal. And I’m bored. That’s why I brought you here. It’s time to inject some new life into the project.’[read the full text here]
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Cally Spooner, Collapsing in Parts, 2011–2012. novellia, published by Mousse, Milan and International Project Space, Birmingham, 2013. Courtesy the artist and MOT International, London/Brussels
Cally Spooner, And as the medieval cloisters connect seamlessly with the corridors of power… I’m quietly confident (U-Turn), 2013. Live and studio recording on a 6 minute loop. Courtesy the artist and MOT Internationla, London/Brussels
Cally Spooner, No That Was A Typo (detail) Framed C-type Print. Courtesy the artist and MOT INternational, London/Brussels