This exhibition was awesome.
The first room contained one image, of a burning piano positioned in front of the gallery. the second was spectacular and dizzying, with the burnt piano surrounded by an immense spider web of black wool. It was difficult to focus my eyes with all the strands- like standing in a cloud of smoke.
Up a flight of stairs were two performative video works. The first, a projection, was of a woman lying naked with coils of plastic tubes surrounding her body. Red liquid would flow through the tubes, giving the appearance that she was being drained and refilled systematically.
In the second video, a woman sits in a bath of mud and pours dirt and water over her face and shoulders. it reminded me of death and being buried alive with all the clumps of dirt catching on her face, but at the same time was very beautiful. There was sound accompanying both videos. long melodic notes. I'd like to start making work with a more complex use of sound.
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