Auto Italia, London, 14 January 2018 — 18 March 2018
Martin Kohout
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Daylight Management is the first public moment in the UK of the Night Shifts project, a sprawling network of artists, researchers, scientists, night-shift workers and union representatives initiated and led by artist Martin Kohout.

In Daylight Management, the project will take over the Auto Italia space, creating a site within which to uncover elements of this ever-expanding project. Alongside Kohout’s 20-minute film work, Slides (HD film, 22 minutes, 2016) collaborators from the wider network will participate in a series of events throughout the run of the exhibition with contributions from Christopher-James Harvey, Caroline Heron, Habib William Kherbek, Dan Meththananda and Georgina Voss.

Taking night work as the central premise for discussion, the project explores what a night shift labour model can effect on both personal and infrastructural levels, tracing relationships – and those related technologies that enable private communication – alongside an exploration of the city as a warped space for 24/7 production. Night Shifts is a project of work particularly concerned with the social impact of staying connected to friends and loved ones who exist at opposite ends of the day. Outcomes of the project to date include a film work, a printed publication, a roundtable discussion with Southern and Eastern Trade Union Congress (SERTUC), an interview series with night-shift workers and ongoing research development with leading voices in the fields of sleep and neuroscience.

The Night Shifts project has been developed through collaborations with a wide range of contributors across its multiple outputs including: Bora Akıncıtürk, Phanuel Antwi, Josie Berr, Jean Bridger (and partner), Anna Coates, Defensa, Warren Digance, Jamie Gull, Ayesha Hameed, Arjun Harris, Leela Harris, Caroline Heron (AQNB Productions), Yoshitaka Hikawa, Jan Horčík, Monika Janulevičiūtė, William Kherbek, Sophie Lapalu, Barney Lewer, Dafydd Lloyd, Kareem Lotfy, Steffen Martin, Sue Merrell, Dan Meththananda, Aslı Özdemir, Jeff Perkins, Jason Pine, SERTUC (Laurie Heselden, Megan Dobney and Hugh Robertson), Ruben Sewkumar, Vasi Shaikh, Sukh Sidhu, Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford (Russell Foster with Christopher-James Harvey, Kate Porcheret and Vladyslav Vyazovskiy), Sung Tieu, Bubbly Virdee, Georgina Voss.

With special thanks to Anastasia Alekseeva, Kesnia Blake, Alex Craig, Dominique Croshaw, Lucinda Metven, Georgina Rowlands and Lianyi Wang for bringing it to life.

Martin Kohout in conversation with Dan Meththananda
10 Feb 2018, 14:00 — 16:00

Martin Kohout is joined by writer Dan Meththananda to explore night shift labours effect on both personal and infrastructural levels.

Working Nights: a discussion with Dr Chris Harvey and Caroline Heron
22 Feb 2018, 19:00 — 21:00

Dr. Chris Harvey and producer Caroline Heron discuss medical and ethical issues raised through night shift labour.

Night Shifter Publication Launch
16 Mar 2018, 19:00 — 21:00

An evening of performance by Georgina Voss and Habib William Kherbek to celebrate the launch of the publication Night Shifter.