- Venue
- Dunamaise Arts Centre
- Starts
- Wednesday, April 2, 2008
- Ends
- Friday, May 2, 2008
- Address
- Dunamaise Arts Centre Church Street Portlaoise Co. Laois Ireland
- Location
Stuart Simpson questions the meaning of simple, everyday experiences such as being a tourist taking photos and the performance of the smile in 'Smile: Formaggio con Queso'. Using collected material from his field trips around Europe, a database of video, dialogue, and sound composition has been created for a randomly configured installation that uses a triptych of projections and surround sound. His use of chance combinations of image and sound generates new and unexpected meanings about modern life. Combined with an exhibition of still documentation by photographer Lisa Kelly, visitors are also able to interact with the digital components of the exhibition and examine diaries, field notes and maps from the field trip in the Smile Kiosk.Stuart has worked with a variety of forms including theatre, film score, song, web and digital installation. His work investigates the familiar from the performance of the smile for the holiday-snap; family photography, shopping and food; spirit guides and mementos to the day-to-day existence of living with neighbours. Stuart has recently completed a PhD in Art and Design at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
