‘This House’ Guerrilla Exhibition No. 1
“This is the house that Jack built.
This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the rat that ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the cat
That killed the rat that ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
This is the dog that worried the cat
That killed the rat that ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built… “
From: “This is the house that Jack built”
Published 1755
When walking around ruins I always imagine the many lives that spun like webs throughout time. How many arguments took place, how many games, what tricks were played, who embraced, who kissed, who lied, who got caught…
I imagine life like layers in a painting, like sediment or stratigraphy in rock.
We were all here at one time or another- trying to be heard. Wanting to be loved.
My series of Guerrilla Exhibitions take place within a stolen moment. I force myself into the histories of these buildings by placing my work on the walls as if I were living there. As one would decorate a house on moving in. I inhabit the room for a little while by placing my own artefacts within. I write my part of the story.
This story is about building anew. The crumbling walls signify my own crumbling body and memory. My broken parts. The parts of myself I want to rebuild and make stronger. The memories I want to learn from.
The mirrors are placed on the walls of this shell of a room as a transformative aide. Each mirror has a partial dragonfly wing engraved onto it. The dragonfly itself is a transformative being, with the ability to fly in whichever direction it chooses. These are valuable assets. Just like the capacity of sports players to solely concentrate on the ‘next shot’, despite 3 failed previous attempts at goal…
One can transform and emerge; free, despite past experiences.
The photographic work includes varying degrees of focus. At times purely on the objects; at others the focus wanders to the background. This a vehicle to allude to subconscious reflection.
I enjoyed creating this very little exhibition that was so underground nobody could attended! :)
I hope to do more!
Let me know what you thought.
I’d really appreciate any comments on my first ‘Guerilla Exhibition’!
