I wasn't sure what to make of this large-scale piece. The detail was fine and distinct. The shading and tone were immaculate. Each rock, each granule, were beautifully finished. So much intricate detail. But what is it meant to be, what are you meant to make of it. I don't know. It is very repetitive. And not moving, at all.
Luke Fowler is a film maker with a good understanding of the structures of social existence. He edits moving image and sound archive material to reveal previously unseen assumptions and positions that undermine the original material.
The Two-Frame pictures were scenes from the main work, All Divided Selves. I like the way two pictures were put together. The juxtaposition of the images works well, the way that they connect with each other.
Elizabeth Price. She involves text and image to create a narrative. In the video there are images of architecture, internet clips, pop music, news footage. Authoritative statements are countered by the use of visuals and sounds that speak directly to the emotions. "The swing between analysis and sensory pleasure acknowledges the complexity of our relationship to the world of systems and ideology, and to cycles of desire and consumption."
