Submission
March 26, 2024

PAPER WORK

John Costi @St. Chads, London
March 03 — 30, 2024

PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024

EACH SATURDAY EVENING AFTER ‘BANG UP’, UNCLE RECALL, AN I.P.P* INMATE RESIDING IN HMP PENTONIVILLE, ASTRAL PROJECTS INTO ST. CHADS PROJECT SPACE TO HOLD A SEANCE WITH A PAST SELF.

A 3 WEEK PROGRAMME OF SHARED RECITALS INCLUDING RAPS FROM FELTHAM, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAY READINGS AND LETTERS SHARED WITH COSTI’S MUM, St. Bridget, WILL OCCUR IN THE PROJECT SPACE.

BY ANALYSING RESTRICTED DOCUMENTS FROM YESTER-LIFE COSTI CLEANSES WRONG DOINGS, ADDRESSES PAST TRAUMAS AND CRITIQUES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

ENACTMENT AND RITUAL ARE THE MEETING PLACE OF PARA-POSSIBILITIES WHERE TIME LINES CROSS AND ALTERNATE REALITIES MERGE.

THE COULDA-BEENS AND THE SHOULDA-BEENS HOLD COURT IN SHARED REGRET AND RESENTMENT.

PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024
PAPER WORK, John Costi, St. Chads, London, 2024

PAPER WORK
John Costi

St. Chads, Kings Cross, London
March 03 — 30, 2024

Curation: Benjamin Orlow

Photography: Gillies Adamson Semple / All images copyright and courtesy of the artist and the gallery.

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