Chris Thompson's (2-120) solo exhibition Kitbash is on show at Xxijra Hii gallery in Deptford until 3rd August.

Kitbash is conceived specifically in relation to Thompson's own experience of being brought up in the North East of England, where a new and enormous Freeport ‘Teesworks’ has been created as part of the former Conservative government's "levelling-up" strategy, as well as a new political reality for a so-called ‘Red Wall’ area.

Inspired by the techniques of scenic world-making used in theatre and film, Thompson speculates on potential futures through the method of ‘kit-bashing’; a means to abstract and distort realities by making a new scale model by taking pieces out of premade kits. Commercial model kits provide a wealth of identical, mass-produced components that add intricate details to existing models. Although it has a long history, kitbashing came to the attention of a wider public via the fine modelwork seen in TV series such as Thunderbirds, Star Trek and the film 2001: A Space Odyssey - all of which feature in this simulative work in one way or another.

Text courtesy Xxijra Hii gallery.
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Xxijra Hii, Enclave 4, 50 Resolution Way, London SE8 4AL.
Open Friday-Saturday, 12-6pm.
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