(18) ... Insert Text Here ... :Thus One Might Add (But Not That Itself
Michael Graeve and Mark Booth bring art to life with sound, floor to ceiling prints and everything in-between.
Overview
Collaborating for the third time, Melbourne-based visual and sound artist Michael Graeve teams up with Mark Booth, an American interdisciplinary artist, to create a lively space rich in text, prints, projections, surround sound and performance. A playful experiment, (18) ... Insert Text Here ... :Thus One Might Add (But Not That Itself contrasts abstract works with text-based creations, which have been modified as paintings, stencils, vinyl works and more. The exhibition will be a compelling one as works blanket almost the entirety of BLINDSIDE Gallery's floors, ceiling and walls, as fragmented sound and projections also permeate the space.
Having met in Chicago in 2005, Graeve and Booth have worked together twice previously, exploring notions of space, environment and time. Clashing sound, visuals, physical objects and text, the artist's consider how we might find visual inspiration in sound works, make auditory discoveries through paintings and uncover other unique experiences through varied and intense stimulus.
(18) ... Insert Text Here takes place at Blindside Gallery from Wednesday, July 12 until Saturday, July 29.
Image: Mark Booth and Michael Graeve, (6) THE SPEED OF THE WORD SOUND. THE SOUND OF THE WORD SPEED (installation view Light Projects, Northcote), 2011, installation, dimensions vary, photo by Michael Graeve.
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