Littlewhitehead (B. 1980 & B. 1985)

Scottish duo Littlewhitehead explain that ‘Within our work there is a strong connection between the reality that surrounds us and some kind of escapism to a made-up world. This made-up world is the construct of a dialogue between the two of us, which infuses scenes from an encyclopaedic range of references, from video nasties, to current events, and subconscious musings. It is in that world, unlike the one we actually inhabit, where we can fulfil these sinister desires.’ It Happened in the Corner… is a lifesize installation of a gang of hoodies, informed by the working-class culture of the artists’ native Glasgow. The seven youths, convincingly recreated with real clothes and hair, all face into the corner of the room. Seemingly watching an event to which we are not made witness, their faces are hidden, their roles and motives unknown. We will never know what’s taking place. While we might instinctively read the scene as ominous or menacing, however, the gang themselves are relegated to anonymity in the corner: faceless and voiceless, they are made passive subjects to our gaze, their forced isolation exposing the punitive paranoia of prejudice and stereotype.