Art in the Dark @ Wee Red Bar 6 Dec

Welcoming visitors with a home-made adult film in the foyer, I wondered on arrival exactly what 'Art in the Dark' was likely to involve…

Inside the bar-cum-venue, or venue-cum-bar, people mingled, sipping beers in the darkened room. Divided by blackened curtains that made up the artificial walls for the artwork to be displayed in, it was unfortunate that most of the works did not seem to have been made with the night's theme in mind. The few that had were the successes of the event – particularly Sheena Leach, whose tent, lit from the inside and mimicking the conventional white cube gallery style, stole much of the attention.

The DJ set began an hour into the evening, transforming the mood and drawing attention towards a trippy projection of misshapen people swimming across the screen. The simultaneity of the works was actually a coincidence, but it was interesting to witness how much the crowd was drawn to the screen and away from the other exhibits as soon as the intrusive music kicked in.

A successful night, certainly to blame for a few sore heads the following morning; it's just a shame that the event seemed unsure as to whether it was primarily about the unusual environment, or the exhibits on display.