Hunter Gatherer is an exhibition of installation, sculpture, sound, video, print and drawings by artists in response to Artemis, an artefact and art loan repository. Artemis contains thousands of authentic and replica objects indexed through categories such as world cultures, natural history, science and social history. One of the nine artists featured is Lisa Stansbie, who presented a video entitled, 'Ark' (6'12).The short video was filmed inside Artemis, in which the camera was on a track and passed the archived objects at speed. The viewer looks, but does not take in the objects and species that come and go."As soon as I visited Artemis I knew I wanted to work with the ‘place’.I considered during the visit that this sense of place could be expanded and even fictionalized through the use of film and in particular the experience of the movement/walking amongst the static (some frozen in perspex) objects."[1]As the camera moved past the taxidermy my initial thoughts were how the movement of the camera animated the activity of evolution. The camera was frequently reflected in the glass display boxes, which to me was a juxtaposition of new technology reflected in nature and history. This eliminated all feeling of abandon.The video was accompanied by unsettling atmospheric drones, like an exaggerated silence. An overwhelming stillness that might be felt in a vault or museum. All in all, the film was well shot and edited with sound that complimented the pictures. The installation was effective and invoked mystery and interest in the viewer.
Hunter Gatherer is currently on at Project Space Leeds until the 6th August.
Hunter Gatherer is currently on at Project Space Leeds until the 6th August.
[1] Lisa Stansbie http://huntergathererpsl.tumblr.com//
Image- screen shot from Lisa Stansbie's, 'Ark' (6'12)
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