Liverpool Tate

Liverpool Biennial, the largest contemporary visual arts event in the UK. The theme this year is 'Touched' which, not only explores the idea of the emotionally affects of works of art but also the physical contacts with works of art.

Eva Kot'atkova

Stories from the Living Room 2010

Kot'atkova investigates into personal space, everyday actions and situations, and the relationship between people and their surroundings. She is interested in how we are affected by the experiences of childhood, for example, educational institutions, with their rules, policies and physical restrictions. Her project for Liverpool Tate Gallery brings together people from Liverpool at different stages of life whose experiences and personal histories have been informed by a variety of social environments. School children and adults met separately and together so that they could share and record their life stories. The children are shown being filmed, retelling the adults life story. It is interested to hear what the children remember, the facts that seem important to them and how they interpret the adults life story.