Lucy House, Pump Me Up, 2019,
Edited sound recorded from a foot-pump,
06:31
state, 2020
[Photograph installed view]
State, 2020
HD video with appropriated sound on television screen,
00:13:35
Dimensions variable
[Detail view of video in online digital format]
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State, 2020
HD video with appropriated sound,
13:35
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Dimensions variable
State was produced for a group exhibition in collaboration with the Structural Genomics Consortium - a scientific research facility in Oxford.
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State confronts the fear, both rational and irrational, that Western society experiences regarding pathogens and contamination.
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Through visions of apocalypse, the work addresses the increasing state of tension and uncertainty surrounding what our future holds.
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On a personal level, the work is also an exploration of a preoccupation with contaminants and the way in which a tendency towards obsessive-compulsive behaviours manifests.
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This self-analysis, which imitates and parallels scientific method, produces a metaphorical narrative within the isolated and allegorical nature of the domestic setting.
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The group exhibition 'Breakthrough: A Collaboration Between Art and Science' was due to be open from 26 - 29 March at OVADA gallery space in Oxford for public viewing. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown but was presented as an online show instead.