- Venue
- Grundy Art Gallery
- Starts
- Saturday, January 19, 2013
- Ends
- Saturday, March 9, 2013
- Address
- Queen Street, Blackpool, FY1 1PX
- Location
- North West England
Through film, the drawings series Auto-Psychometric Suffering Devices (A-PS Devices), a sound responsive light installation Passings, and hand-sewn craft works Mottos In Thread, this exhibition explores uncanny narratives in suffering and loss in relation to our psychological and physiological blockages. In four video works, we encounter voices of conflict and resolution. From an excessive compulsive hoarder and trauma psychologists in ‘A Plan For Nigel’, to a satirical stand up comedian in ‘You Don’t Actually Die’. David T. Hyde’s sharp observations are pitted against inner antagonisms in relation to humour and self identity. The meditation savant in Breathe offers a chance for contemplative guided meditation, whilst ‘Events of the Day’ uses disco lighting to create a mesmerising interpretation of psychotherapy hypnosis. In the ‘clearing’ of the main gallery space, we hear ‘7 Circles’ played intermittently; a sound piece composed from public recordings sent to Yung of the monosyllabic sanscrit sounds- ohm, yam, ram, lam… The public is invited to add their own harmonies and unexpectedly trigger a visual display of neon-coloured light rays, immersing fellow viewers in ambient warm light rays and harmonic tones.There is a programme of talks, workshops, pubic events and also special screenings and an essay ‘On Suffering’, see artist site for details.
