Liverpool Biennial Of Contemporary Art

Dutch artist Lambert Kamps unveils his Canal Taxi on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, as part of Liverpool Biennial's Art for Places project and Urbanism 09 celebration

Leandro Erlichs playful installations challenge our perception of reality. His impeccably constructed architectural scenarios deliberately mix the real with the fictional to tease our sense of perception. In his new work for MADE UP, Carousel - the task of being in the right place at the right time, Erlich mounts a typical one bedroom apartment complete with bathroom, kitchen and dining area - onto a real time carousel. The work marries the architecture of the playground with that of settled domesticity to playfully re-enact the daily grind, capturing us in an endless series of transitions from lobby to kitchen to dining room to bathroom to bedroom to living room to lobby and so on. But the gentle rotation of the carousel also reminds us that despite the constant repetition of our daily routine, as we go through the motions no two moments are ever the same. Erlichs spinning architecture is a humorous rendering of the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus famous dilemma: No man can step in the same river twice. No matter how stable and constant familiar surroundings might seem, neither we nor our environment will remain the same from one moment to the next. check out http://www.biennial.com for more

Artist Gabriel Lester, who is making a new site-specific work for the public realm as part of the Liverpool Biennial International 08 exhibition, on a site visit to the Futurist Cinema in Liverpool

Liverpool Biennial is delighted to announce the launch of the Made Up in Liverpool young person's film festival. Working in collaboration with FACT, Liverpool Biennial is making a call for young filmmakers to respond to the theme MADE UP -- so if you're aged between 12 and 19 we would love to see your film that focuses on myths, lies, story telling or imaginary worlds. Check out www.biennial.com for more...