Satellite Portflio 2011
Selected by Aid and Abet
On sale at Aid and Abet from 30th September 2011 http://aidandabet.co.uk/
Participating members featured in the first Satellite Portfolio are Dominic Allen, Jo Chapman, Polly Cruse, Nicola Naismith, Kate Parrott, Dominique Rey.
Polly Cruse:
Dusk Chorus
A3 laser prints of photograph
Polly Cruse articulates the relief of escaping the banality of everyday life through fantasy and daydream. She employs everyday items as a substitute for personal identity, re-constructing and re-contextualising objects and ornaments into hybrid forms. Her photographs capture their moment of dreamt freedom. Cruse references child hood fiction and fantasy for her constructions and her photographs are akin to family snapshots of memorable moments. They use humour to communicate and engage with the imagination of the viewer.
I placed my assembled black music stands in a wide expanse of the Norfolk landscape to photograph their moment of liberty. When placed in a wide rural setting, devoid of people and in the half light of dusk, the stands and their music became crow like, sinister and noisy. The stillness of the evening became menacing. It was at that point that I was told by the land owner that the land was reputed to be inhabited by witches. The resulting image is a curious one which aims to raise questions for the viewer to consider and indulge their fantastical thoughts.
