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Automatic
Karl Burke (IE), Alicia Frankovich (NZ), Candice Jacobs (GB),
Gereon Krebber (DE), Ruth Proctor (GB), Linda Quinlan (IE),
Berndnaut Smilde (NL)

24 October - 21 November 2009

Curated by Chris Fite-Wassilak and Gavin Murphy

Linda Quinlan I've seen your bravery and I will follow you there, 2007
Pinhole camera device, erected at Lake St. Clair, Tasmania, courtesy of the artist

I walk into the large open room, something occurs independently of
volition or control. A certain muscular action, involuntary. I dig
the heels of my hands hard into my eyes. Milky spots, pinpoints of
light.

A pinhole camera, erected at Lake St. Clair, Tasmania, constructed
in an attempt to simulate a comet. A sculptural soundtrack, invisible
spheres of sound, floating between a suspended ventilation system
transforming the gallery's air. A series of found objects, acted
upon and left as a sort of carcass in the aftermath of the event.
An assemblage of shimmering intentionalities.

Automatic is a two-part international group show of works that
confront and insinuate themselves with the viewer. Attempting to
question what might be innate or instinctual, each artist works
within our daily experiences that lie beyond conscious decisions.
Automatic explores contemporary art practices of temporary consoli-
dations, cumulative processes that condense before dispersing.
Presenting work that stretches out to the viewer with an immediacy
that points beyond itself, Automatic sketches out the persistent,
ghostly sensory circuit between the artist, artwork and audience.

Curated by artist Gavin Murphy and curator and critic Chris Fite-
Wassilak, Automatic was first exhibited in Auto Italia South East,
London, before now being reconfigured for Pallas Contemporary
Projects. A free publication with an essay by the curators will be
available for the exhibition.

This two-part exhibition, developed in association with Auto Italia
South East has been kindly supported by Mondriaan Foundation, Culture
Ireland, and Goethe-Institut. Auto Italia is supported by the Arts
Council England and Chelsea Arts Club Trust. Pallas Contemporary
Projects is funded by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council.

 

 

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