OFLUXO

The installation Done on Imperial Command incorporating cut across and ripped electrical wires mirrors the sensation of an ominous premonition. The dichotomy of the disruptive gesture and its meticolous effect is amplified by the presence of a Emerald Starling. Something delicate but possibly a part of the omen?

The Dance of the Inhabitants of the House of Hypatia are three wooden lightboxes with stained glass depicting torn fragments of possibly Turkmen-styled carpet. Was the time and corrosion the destructive force or yet another conscious violent act? The title here is a reference to a song performed by John Fahey and the tragic fate of Hypatia – the first known female hellenistic neoplatonist philosopher, mathematician and astronomer whose body was torn apart by an angry mass.

The concrete reliefs titled An Exceptional and Rare Wall Frieze in the Scythian Style portrays a collection of various scgraffito from various cultures and historical periods. It is a collection of Lese-majeste gestures: writings from Pompeii, vandalists’ engravings copied from the egyptian pyramids and greek temples, demonological writings and medieval apotropaic symbols and vulgar (or arresting?) graffiti from the streets of Paris.

My eyes fail in darkness – My eyes fail – My eyes fail in darkness, love is a fragment from a posthumously published poem by James Joyce – Giacomo Joyce – a love letter about an illicit love affair, presented here as a comic-style reliefs echoing a dialogue between invisible participants.

Finally….appears a small piece of Faux Malachite, which is genuine.