With the long awaited launch of “The Cinema”,
Milgi is set to put itself firmly back on the visual arts map of Cardiff and beyond …
Since opening in 2006, our core focus has been to collaborate with artists working in time-based media, and we have always strived to showcase local, national and international artists.
The story starts with eight screens (which were bought with the small budget that we had at the time), showing a variety of lens based media and short films. When they came to the end of a hard working and illustrious life they found new loving homes in artists studios, regulars bedrooms and one even made it as a prop on a film set, evincing Milgi’s ethos of re-use and recycle!
We upgraded and found ourselves admiring four 42” Mac Daddies that allowed us to curate a more sophisticated portfolio of work. We soon found that time-based work shown in a social context really brought an underground edge to what we were trying to achieve.
Unfortunately, our moving image bubble burst and our beautiful screens found themselves new homes in Splott Market and Cash Generators after being stolen two years later.
So, here we have it, Round 3.
Milgi unveils a small but perfectly formed cinema.
Well, actually, it’s a toilet cubicle with three vintage cinema seats, a 40” screen and popcorn supply bringing a vibrant programme of video art, short films, documentaries, animation and experimental film to the City.
This intimate space is designed to be used much like a lavatory so it’s up to you how long you stay, all we ask is that you put the toilet seat down and your cinema seat up when you’re done.
Opening this Thursday night 6.30 Jan 26th 2012 all welcome
