The 2nd Coup - Presence of Absence has made it into last month's calendar on the 17 July 2011
This time it was a duo of two artist
Iulia Filipovscaia and Laura Napier
A paradox is - piece by co-curator Marina Doritis:
Presence of Absence | Opening F r iday 1 7 June
A paradox is [instantly] revealed when one links the title of the show,
Presence of Absence to the typically violent associated action, of a
coup d’etat. We assure you, there has been no bloodshed and the
two artists have been politely invited by the patron to enter and exhibit
their work. As it is becoming increasingly difficult for a new generation
of artists to gain exposure, alternative solutions are sought after.
The violence [for argument’s sake] negotiated tonight is towards the
inhabited space. An entity and a protagonist in it’s own right, that
carries a memory as well as a history. The ammunition arrives in the
form of photography, text, installation and site-specific sculpture in an
attempt for Iulia Filipovscaia and Laura Napier to proclaim their
presence.
A conceptual palindrome: a presence of absence as much as there is
absence of presence, an analysis very much investigated by Jacques
Derrida. Implicit to both is memory, which precedes and exceeds the
present moment, triggered at a time of absence. The exhibition urges
the viewer, to search beyond the obvious and mediate the gaps and
absences to their own imaginative advantage. The space has been
filled with signifiers and memories, some talk of death others of feelings,
others of unrealized plans and hidden narratives, in conclusion I wish to
quote: “NOTHING EXISTS OUTSIDE THE TEXT” – J. Derrida, 1988
If only violence could be interpreted as an ethereal and ephemeral
condition, the protagonist lingers within the absence and will return
tomorrow.
Marina Doritis
We also got a few listings and reviews. Have a read here:
By Project Manager at Hive| T1+ 2 Gallery Aeon Rose
Laura Napier' Work
Above ( 4 images) Vigil, installation, dims. various, electrics, sensor, found light, found text, metal stand, foamboard
Below: Sympathy, H: 12.5 x W: 17.5cm, found correspondence card
Above: Collar, W: 20 H: 23 D: 47cm, found white shirt, cotton, and found stand
Iulia Filipovscaia's Work
Above: Untitled View I, installation, dims. various, found photographs, masking tape
Bottom: Ambiguity I and II, W: 31 x H: 22cm, white ink on drawing paper
Images are courtesy of Raj Curry http://www.rajcurry.com/
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