„(…) like all the best genius (like Another Green World) it recedes back into the horizon almost as soon as it appears“ (Ian McCartney)
„(…) apparitions, three seconds make up one NOW, the label 12k is specialised in the disappearance of sounds, they should publish Bill Viola’s „Presence““ (M.E.)
Rosy Keyser’s (b.1974) painting reaches beyond the limits of the canvas, inspiring abodily response to our existence in the material world. Interested in the intersection between people and the matter that surrounds us, she forages for materials which she then gesturally moulds, tears or deconstructs to reveal their intrinsic fragilities. Using large stretchers that seem window-like and operate as a grid, these materials are applied upon voids of space to suggest a sense of ritual and renewal. Decay and absence are in flux, emphasising past presence and action; a palimpsest of existence that waxes and wanes.
Integral to defining the aesthetic possibilities of video, one of Bill Viola’s (b.1951) rarer sound works, Presence (1995), offers a sensitive interpretation of human existence. First exhibited in the rotunda of the US Pavilion at the 46th Venice Biennale, voices from early childhood through to old age can be heard at the edge of audibility, whispering secrets and personal stories. The presence of the work can only be heard and felt, as sound vibrations pulse through the space.
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