Ceal Floyer
dal 19/11/2002 al 19/12/2002
Segnalato da
19/11/2002
Ceal Floyer
Index - the Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm
It could be said that the artistic investigations of British artist, Ceal Floyer, fall somewhere between Marcel Duchamp's linguistic ambiguities and the strict, spatial methods reminiscent of conceptual minimalism of the sixties.
Opening Wednesday 20 November, 5 Â 7 pm
Artist talk Wednesday 11 December, 7 pm
It could be said that the artistic investigations of British artist, Ceal
Floyer, fall somewhere between Marcel Duchamp's linguistic ambiguities and
the strict, spatial methods reminiscent of conceptual minimalism of the
sixties. In combination with such predecessors, Floyers unsurpassed feeling
for the singular detail; her curiosity concerning how an observer at all
recognises and identifies an image according to the perceptual conditions,
forms an irresistible ménage a trois.
Ever since early work such as Light Switch (1992), a projected image of a
switch, or Carousel (1996), a vinyl record playing the sound of a working
slide projector, Floyer, in an intelligent and convincing manner has shown
which tradition she follows, and with an authority - even though authority
is not exactly the right word in this context - she safeguards this legacy
in work after work. It has been stated that in the artist's ephemeral and,
in most cases, immaterial world, there are continual references to
illusionism, opinions the artist herself disputes. According to Floyer, all
her work is characterised primarily by an effort to convince the observer
that something really exists and is part of the world, even if this was not
necessarily needed to question, or even state, to begin with.
The exhibition at Index is the artist's first solo show in Sweden. Floyer
has worked with both the upper and lower galleries, employing a spatial
context that enjoins both spaces in a meaningful entity. The lower gallery
features a video projection, Waterline (2002), installed in a way that shows
an express feeling for the architectural framework. The projection shows
water rising inexorably from
floor to ceiling, therefore playing with a kind of hydrophobic scenario: a
room slowly filling up with water. This work is combined with an audio piece
in the upper gallery, which is specially produced for this exhibition,
commenting on the time that a visitor spends in the exhibition space. Both
works carry the hallmarks of Ceal Floyers'artistry: sparse and quite simple
concepts with unmistakable poetic undertones. Welcome!
This exhibition is supported by the British Council, Stockholm, IASPIS
(International Artists Studio Programme in Sweden) and System-Text AB.
For further information and press images, please contact Index.
Index' exhibition programme is managed by Andreas Gedin, Helena Holmberg,
Mats Stjernstedt och Niklas Östholm.
In the image: 'Waterline'.
Index- The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation
S:t Paulsgatan 3, Box 151 52, 104 65 Stockholm
tel: #468640 94 92, #468640 60 69
open: tusday-sunday 12-4 pm