6 December 2025 – 1 February 2026

 

PINK is delighted to present The Vessel, a site-specific installation by Chris Thompson. Reimagined for PINK’s second-floor gallery space, the work transforms the room into a shifting environment that blurs sculpture, archive, and stage set.

 

You’re invited to move through a large wooden structure that feels familiar and strange at the same time — part haunted house, part sci-fi relic, part container for things left behind. Drawers hold objects, sound and video. Taken together, they form a story that refuses neat interpretation. Ideas of value, taste, preservation, violence and power sit underneath the surface, but never settle into one fixed meaning.

 

The work is presented as if it has been made by a fictional figure: a DIY collector making their own museum, memorial, or proof of something only they understand. Their personal obsessions shape the structure, yet institutional symbols creep in. Golden eagles placed next to everyday cutlery. Mammoth bones next to Battlestar Galactica. These combinations push against the authority, order, and “logic” usually associated with archives and collections.

 

Interaction is central. You open drawers, handle compartments, and speak to other visitors. The Vessel resists the silent, passive behaviour expected in many gallery settings. Instead, it invites shared looking, guidance between strangers, and active involvement. The work unfolds through this collective movement and conversation.

 

A free and accessible public programme of discursive events will punctuate the installation and exhibition. Dates, times and details will be announced via PINK’s Instagram - @pinkmcr_

 

For more information about PINK and our programmes head to our website: pink-mcr.com

 

The Vessel is supported by funding from the UK Government.