Society without Politics explores the relationship between the individual and the group. The title is an oxymoron, seeking to capture the utopian nature of an apolitical society. The show is an installation of ceramic sculptures, video projection and shadows. Using playful visual metaphors such as “balance of power”, “political stripes”, “playground”, “merry-go-round” and “circus”, the work employs dark humour to question social dynamics and explore how the political pervades ostensibly innocent aspects of human existence.
Egghead Bulletin, stop motion animation, 03:50 min
above: the Big Dream, 2 metre diameter, cardboard and emergency safety blankets
Society without Politics Installation
foreground: King of the Castle, 15 x 15 centimetres, glazed stoneware ceramic, background: the Big Dream, 2 metre diameter, cardboard and emergency safety blankets
Opening Night of Society without Politics
foreground: Spin Doctor, 12 x 12 centimetres, glazed stoneware ceramic
Society Without Politics Installation
Society Without Politics Installation
X v X, glazed Ceramic and paint
Society without Politics Installation
foreground: X v X, glazed Ceramic and paint, background: Egghead Bulletin, stop motion animation, 03:50 min
foreground: buffoon, 20 x 8 centimetres, glazed stoneware ceramic
Society without Politics Installation
Society without Politics Installation
foreground: merry-go-round, 40 cm diameter, cardboard, canvas, paint, electronic rotating device, background: the Big Dream, 2 metre diameter, cardboard
