- Venue
- Backlit
- Starts
- Friday, January 28, 2011
- Ends
- Sunday, February 13, 2011
- Address
- Backlit The Factory Dakeyne Street Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG3 2AR
- Location
- East Midlands
Backlit presents ‘Sisyphus Happy’ a new exhibition featuring works by Robert Luzar and Rachel Maclean. In reference to these two diverse artists we have been exploring the Greek Myth of Sisyphus and Albert Camus’ collection of related essays which elaborate the philosophical consequences of the absurd. In Robert Luzar’s performance works, we see him resist materials and objects in an attempt to record his physical investigations into mark making. Akin to Sisyphus’ journey up the mountain Robert refigures heroic human labour as a complex and interwoven physical, moral, and spiritual movement from the profane into the domain of the sacred, from earthly mutability to an immutable eternity. Rachel Maclean’s bold video works represent a radical individualism that parallels Sisyphus’ epic journey to become coequal with his idols. As we venture through her saturated worlds of iconic characters and mythological creatures we become absorbed by her efforts. Main Gallery: Robert Luzar,Rachel Maclean Studio Gallery: Matthew Chesney Project Space: Minor Claustrophobia:Rosie Burnett, Joseph Cerski, Naomi Gordon, Darren Ralphs, Bobby Sayers
