May 15 – June 1 / Project Space Launch / MOVIE: THE EXHIBITION

Date: May 7, 2019

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Category: Amber Dance, Matilda Morley, Rachel Morley, Shelley Smith, Ziggy Firth

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Opening: Wednesday May 15, 6pm-8.30pm

MOVIE: THE EXHIBITION

Exhibiting Artists:
Amber Dance, Ziggy Firth, Matilda Morley, Rachel Morley, Shelley Smith

Beyond entertainment, film is a performative, reflective medium that simultaneously channels and feeds our collective perceptions. Encounters with movies radically change the self-image we desire and perform for ourselves and others in an ongoing and sometimes meaningful way. In this exhibition 5 artists use the visual language of 5 iconic movies to explore how these films have shaped their perceptions and aspirations around gender and sexuality, as well as their aesthetic sensibilities.

The films: BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992, dir. Francis Ford Coppola), LE FABULEUX DESTIN D’AMÉLIE POULAIN (2001, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet), THE MUMMY (1999, dir. Stephen Sommers), THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999, dir. Sofia Coppola), and THE WEDDING SINGER (1998, dir. Frank Coraci).