Archive 2007-08
Ginny Reed
- Venue: Fine Art Lecture Theatre
- Start: Wed, 07 May 2008 11:30:00 BST
- End: Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:00 BST
Ginny Reed is concerned with contrasting different aspects of production including film, performance, drawing and light and it's effects. The works coincide in contrasting the materiality of actual, depicted and used objects with the materiality of the forms of their representation.
Her work explores the accumulation and dispersal of materials and human actions highlighting the residues and remnants of an event. Often, small particles from everyday materials are distributed, expanded, exploded or sucked away. Her influences vary widely and range from comedy to cosmology to mapping with themes of the absurd, randomness and repetition occurring throughout.
For example, a repeating slide projection of dust fragments on glass slides was shown opposite a series of pinhole photographs of the stars. To one side a single monitor repeatedly showing the artist blowing up a black balloon. These elements contrasted with two works placed on the wooden floor, a black bucket of water, full to the brim with glitter suspended within it and, in the centre of the room, five circular forms, of varying size could be viewed, these dark planet like apparitions were actually pure compressed charcoal lightly arranged, unfixed presented straight on the ground. The experience of viewing this controlled environment was violently unsettled by the sound of the balloon bursting, before the film repeated and the balloon inflated all over again.
Ginny is represented by workplace gallery, Gateshead.
For more info please visit:
Links: http://www.axisweb.org/seCVFU.aspx?ARTISTID=11171
http://www.workplacegallery.co.uk/artists/