Ciaran O Dochartaigh
dal 26/3/2015 al 30/4/2015
Segnalato da
26/3/2015
Ciaran O Dochartaigh
NurtureArt Gallery (new location), New York
Upward Inflection. The script loosely explores the interpersonal politics and social structures inherent within the performer's respective characters. Captured in his own environment, the actor was asked to film.
NURTUREart is pleased to present Upward Inflection, an exhibition of new work by Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh, in his
first solo presentation in New York.
Through its complicated systems and slightly alien mechanics, Ó Dochartaigh’s new work lends itself to a soft dark-
ness. It taps into the excitement and naivety of the computer age. At the heart of his installation lies a machine that
distances itself from familiarity, while still emanating intrinsically human qualities.
Upward Inflection, Ó Dochartaigh’s newest project, is rooted in an irrational fear of death, loneliness, memory decay
and the forgotten. This gallery-wide installation takes its starting point from the mug shot of Danny Ray (aka “The
Cape Man,” James Brown’s personal valet and master of ceremonies). An unnamed actor who specializes in impro-
visation activates Ray’s portrait delivering a monologue while flipping rhythmically between the role of the “Master
of Ceremonies,” and the “Hype Man.” The script loosely explores the interpersonal politics and social structures
inherent within the performer’s respective characters. Captured in his own environment, the actor was asked to film
the sequence as a series of rehearsals in a budget hotel room, having been given access to the script with limited
cues and props. The performer recounts his time spent with Patrick in climate control room 2, where he reminisces
on the untimely death of smiley culture and the cultural legacy of Foghorn J Leghorn.
All the while we are left marooned in an environment made from a customized Dexion shelving/rack structure, si-
multaneously common and uncanny. This structural body houses a toolkit and lab, which seems to be keeping the
rhythm for the actor’s performance.
This exhibition was generously co-funded by the British Council
Opening Reception: Friday March 27, 7-9 PM
NURTUREart Gallery
56 Bogart Street / +17187827755 / nurtureart.org
Thu - Mon 12pm to 6pm