Corporeal: the presence and absence

Written By Tesha Malott

Andriana Craney, Angela Garrick, Elwira Titan, Hayley Rose Hill, Jack Godfrey-Baxter, Kenneth Mitchell, Lauren Lennon, Mariia Zhuchenko, Nina Dodd, Sam Spragg, Sara Morawetz, Stephen Burstow, Thomas Cole and Benedict Anderson
Corporeal: the presence and absence
Curated by Helen Waller and Chloé Hazelwood with the Verge Gallery Committee
2 February - 25 February, 2017

Projection of a circular video between a wall and a pillar, seperated by a gap. On each side of the projection is a figure looking at the other.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Artist Statement

Corporeal : the presence and absence presents a selection of tangible works with intangible qualities. Showcasing mediums spanning from installation and documentation to video, photographic, and sound, this exhibition aims to unfold the seen and unseen areas of matter.

Installation view, left to right. Projector on a stool. Painted purple archway with glass pane and image sculpture on a shelf. Projection on wall and pillar. CRT TV on the floor, showing video of purple pattern.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Sculpture on shelf with surrounding wall painted pastel purple. A wooden box between 2 glass panes, with a circle cut through all three. Between the box and front glass pane is an image of pipes, wheels and patterned paper.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Left, painted light purple archway on the wall with glass pane sculpture on angled shelf. The shelf casts 3 harsh shadows. Right, sliver or a circular projection with a woman's side profile on wall.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Left to right. CRT on floor. Grid print on wall. Small screen with headphones. Shelf with many books. Electrical box attached to structure with letters spelling: "BUNNELL MA I".

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Mechanised installation in a acrylic cube box on a white plinth. The acrylic container sits ontop of a black platform with 4 blocks, and inside there are wires attached to minerals.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Close up, inside an acrylic box, a nugget of iridescent metallic mineral on small black block, with 3 coiled wires attached at the top and connecting to copper tape above and below, linking to another piece of mineral.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

Left, video monitor displaying white square with diagonal lines on black background. Right, in gallery corner, hanging fishing nets with many pickles.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

View from outside of the gallery, looking at works in the window. 2 framed photographs of figures sitting. One on a staircase and one inside a room. To the right, black program poster with white text.

Corporeal : the presence and absence, installation view, dimensions variable, 2017. Photography by Document Photography.

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