Exhibition
Meddle with the Devil
26 Apr 2008 – 16 Jun 2008
Cost of entry
Free
Meddle with the Devil
About
Alex Hetherington and Janie NicollAn installation presented during a year long residency at Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk, supported by pARTners Scottish Arts Council and Falkirk Council.
Alex Hetherington's installation combines and synchronizes materials that simulate personal memory loss and fake memory syndrome employing a series of graphics, the New York Times newspaper logo, a large-scale, mirror, black out curtains and performance materials, as both live re-enactments and on video, looking at extreme public behaviour, relationships to the press and the notion of events based on a personal, local, national and international levels. These works make reference to and synchronize an array of materials, including Mike Kelley's works Memory Ware and Day is Done, the video work of Catherine Sullivan, email scams, hazing rituals, newspapers quotations, marbled paper, explosions and biker gangs.
Janie Nicoll's work often takes the form of site-specific installation, using digital photography to fill and work with a space rather than be confined and restricted by the forms of regular photography. These sometimes consist of text-based works, that reference popular culture, such as lines from songs, that allow a variety of interpretations, often ambiguous, or contentious, thereby creating an ironic dialogue with the viewer. For this installation she will present new digital photography and sculptural work.