DRAF Studio: Augustus Serapinas

Dusting the Ground at DRAF, Camden

Augustus Serapinas: Dusting the Ground, was the third residency in DRAF Studio, a platform that operated between 2015 and 2017 and which brought together and hosted in residence artists, choreographers, musicians, writers and peer organisations to discuss and develop live work and installation.

Serapinas researched the history of DRAF’s Camden building, built in the 1870s as a furniture factory, carefully examining the current space for traces of former identities. The scars and marks on the floor of DRAF Studio, possibly the result of heavy machinery once occupying the loft, inspire a new installation that uses scraps leftover from past DRAF projects to design and create new woodwork compositions. At the end of Serapinas’ residency, the workshop was opened to the public, inviting visitors to discover both the process and the results of his residency.

DRAF Studio is supported by Arts Council England and DRAF Galleries Circle.

Thanks to Lithuanian Cultural Institute and Emalin.