Horror Is Nothing Other Than Reality exposes the alienating and gnarly nature of species entanglement, through a set of mutable assemblages composed of hardware and organics. Horror Is Nothing Other Than Reality preys on our fears, falling into post-apocalyptic and futuristic tropes. Yet, stepping back, we see a familiarity in the works and understand that they are quite close to our current reality.
Horror Is Nothing Other Than Reality is chapter one in a series of exhibitions that look critically at human-centric states of play. The second chapter, Entangled Me, occured in November 2023.
Installation view
Installation view
Synthetic Fluids Can Sustain, But Cannot Sate, oil on canvas
(part of installation by Angus McGrath in foreground)
Organisms Not Suited To Neptune’s Body Hide As The Void Subsumes Them, oil on canvas with velvet and beaded trim
Installation view including Demoni-logue, single channel video, and Shifted Towards Oblivion, oil on canvas with velvet and polyester stuffing
Installation view including Demoni-logue, single channel video, and Glimpsed From Beyond The Horizon, oil on canvas
More information on this exhibition can be found here: https://www.verge-gallery.net/exhibitions-new/horror-is-nothing-other-than-reality