ARTIFACTING
<visual/audible anomaly>
A group exhibition
21.12.23-11.01.24
Artifacting explores the intersection of art and technology through video works. Curated by Green Floor Gallery, Artifacting is centred around the theme of artifacting, and audible and visual anomaly, this showcase features the innovative creations of 11 diverse artists whose works seamlessly weave through a tapestry of screens and walls. A dynamic experience, the exhibition reveals a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the evolving relationship between digital artifacts and human expression. From glitch-inspired visual landscapes to audio-driven explorations of sonic anomalies, each artist contributes a unique voice to the collective narrative. As the videos rotate across the exhibition space, visitors are invited to witness the convergence of mediums, sparking a dialogue about the multifaceted nature of contemporary art in the digital age.
ARTISTS FEATURED
Angus Evans @gus_e_boi
Based in Melbourne, Australia, is a certified Blender and TouchDesigner enthusiast specializing in 3D motion graphics and advertising. With a penchant for procedural workflows, Evans brings a unique blend of technical expertise and creative finesse to his projects. His work reflects a commitment to pushing the boundaries of digital storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the intersection of technology and art.
Science made him a god (2023) is a 3D rendered video that contemplates the notion of science elevating humans to god-like status. The work delves into the intersection of scientific progress and divine potential, inviting viewers to reflect on the profound implications of this intriguing concept.
Georgia Naughton @georgiabethnaughton
Working in painting, installation and video, Georgia Naughton’s practice focuses on enjoyment of excess and materiality through physical and visual consumption. Sourcing imagery from the Internet and repurposing to create narrative, pleasure addiction, overabundance and purposeless materialism are explored through ideas of good taste and bad taste, perversions, and power. By disrupting the continuous trail of moving images in our saturated visual landscape, Georgia’s work aims to slow down digestion and raise questions as to whether we are achieving transcendence in the glut beyond rapture or self-destructing in a spiral of dissociative hedonism.
SHUT UP AND LISTEN (2023) - Justice is a dish best served slow.
Isabelle Polic @omsk_oo
Isabelle Polic is currently in her final year at VCA, studying sculpture. Isabelle’s collection of antiques and objects provides the basis of her artistic arrangements. She also has two cats called Marcel and Olive.
PowerPoints explores the use of presentational tool Powerpoint that is commonly used to present information, usually including diagrams, statistics, factual evidence, text, research, ideas, questions, graphs and examples. A typical PowerPoint is logical, educational and designed to inform. PowerPoints can be a useful instrument in creating an engaging presentation. However, the potential of PowerPoint is untapped, resulting in bland slides and melancholic viewers. PowerPoint has the ability to create a stimulating and visually interesting experience for audiences. Typical PowerPoints limit and restrict their use of colour and patterns, leaving them dull and uninteresting. Using the simple editing tools and wide range of stock images provided by the platform, this presentation displays picture arrangements becoming more than just an accessory to information.
Jafri Yakin @worldunderground_
Jafri Yakin, a Melbourne/Naarm-based dancer and video artist, explores the essence of movement in his creative endeavors. His featured video work, I thought you would (Dance) within the Artifacting exhibition, contemplates the non-material aspects of artistic expression, specifically how we interact with materials. Through the lens of dance and video, Yakin invites viewers to reflect on the subtle connections between movement, creativity, and the intangible qualities of artistic exploration.
Jafri’s Mix (2023) - Single-Channel Video. In "Jafri’s Mix," the artist presents a collection of four videos crafted last year, featuring footage from the personal archive captured between Boorloo and Naarm. Employing VIDEO WAAAVES, a digital video synthesizer created by artist Andrei Jay, the works encapsulate movements and self-portraits that reflect simpler times during the artist's initial years of residence in the region. The joy of allowing the artwork to mature over time is a central theme, inviting viewers to partake in the artist's journey of revisiting the echoes of their personal past. The audience is encouraged to embark on a similar exploration with their own artifacts.
I Thought You Would (Dance) (2023) - Single-Channel Video. In "I Thought You Would (Dance)," the artist engages in a thought experiment, exploring the manipulation of materials in non-material artistic expressions. Through the use of found objects like blindfolds and weighted vests, the artist investigates their impact on movement. Objects, when utilized as constraints, become catalysts for the emergence of new movement pathways and forms of expression. Acknowledging the ongoing development of this idea within the local and global community of movement artists, this video serves as the artist's initial foray into innovative modes of creation.
Lily Arapera Gentile @___li.ly__
Lily Arapera Gentile is an emerging artist living and creating on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. Her practice feeds from writing and found text and realises itself in a range of mediums. Lily is interested in the tension of the personal and the communal,the space in between, and how this translates itself into the everyday and its mundanity.
hydrate, titrate, die drake!!!!! is a conceptual single-channel video, lasting 52 seconds in a loop. The title, hints at layered themes, inviting viewers to interpret its enigmatic message. Through the deliberate use of vivid hues, the work prompts contemplation of the interplay between elements like hydration, titration, and the cryptic presence of Drake. The artist encourages an immersive exploration of this visual experience, challenging conventional perceptions.
Lisa Cianci www.blackaeonium.net
Lisa Cianci’s creative practice is a study of the [an]archival, entropy in the material, and unsettling spaces where systems & structures break down. These recent video works are part codec-glitch, part data-mosh, part generative, part performance – experiments in using a time-based medium, process driven methods, and elements of contingency, to fracture spacetime and display a multiplicity of points simultaneously from different aspects. Breaking apart the stuff of video: codecs, pixels, colour gamut,
light and darkness, duration and speed, both attracts and repels – the illusion of a window is lost. Entropy assists the breakdown of structures so new forms can emerge.
Inverted Walk ( 2019) is a single channel HD video.
Self-portrait as a trapped moment in time
A state of simultaneous being, and not-being
Which after all, is something that video allows us
I am a shadowy figure, almost a silhouette or ghost
On a winter walk along the liminal space
Where land, sea and sky meet
The video plays back and forth, stuck in a time loop
Like the momentum of a pendulum swing
Never quite reaching my destination
Slow-motion capture creates small, lossy artefacts
The scene is interrupted by glitches
Accidents and forced errors in the video encoding
Disrupting one reality with another, broken one
Reminding us of the digital medium and all its frailties
Of data flow, transmission process
compression, decompression
and entropic tendencies
Figure in the landscape: Catherine Zeffert
Mark Owen @stickymark_
Mark Owen, a nature photographer, skillfully captures the beauty of the natural world. His images, characterized by a keen eye for detail, transport viewers to captivating landscapes and intimate moments in nature. Through a blend of technical expertise and artistic intuition, Owen's photography serves as a humble celebration of the wonders of the outdoors, reflecting his deep appreciation for the environment.
May Sivakumaran @greenfloorgallery
May Sivakumaran blends the surreal and bizarre in her works. Her videos explore the dynamic interplay between imagination and perception, inviting viewers on thought-provoking journeys. Sivakumaran's art offers a unique perspective on visual storytelling within the realm of contemporary video art.
Stages of Form and Activity of Which a Living Thing Passes (2023) is a collaborative work by Mark Owen and May Sivakumaran. Mark Owen captures the time-lapse footage of a cactus flower blooming, symbolising life's stages. May Sivakumaran's editing explores non-linear movement through life, offering a poetic reflection on the interconnectedness of nature and the human experience.
Mia Quinn @miajeannne
Mia Quinn resides and works in Naarm, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Arts at Monash University. Primarily drawn to photography, Mia has recently expanded her artistic exploration into painting. Her current artistic focus revolves around the quest to delineate the intricate space between image and abstraction. Through her work, Mia invites viewers to engage in a contemplative process, prompting them to seek explanations or images that elude easy description, aiming for an ineffable and intuitive response to the visual narrative she presents.
Conversations, a video work by Mia Quinn, emerges from a reflective examination of her own interactions. Rooted in the artist's observations, the piece captures the nuances of conversations held within the confines of her room, highlighting the distinct separation between her immediate surroundings and the familiar, intimate dialogues transpiring. Mia's artistic endeavor seeks to articulate and explore the middle ground that exists between the tangible and the abstract. Through "Conversations," she endeavors to recreate and discover the intricacies of this intermediate space, offering viewers a glimpse into the complex interplay of materiality and abstraction within the realm of her artistic expression.
Naomi Milne @__gnome
Naomi’s practice moves, observes and encounters, exposing moments of vulnerability and tension that only exist ephemerally. Naomi is interested in exploring specific roles of materiality, focusing on details of interaction. Through experimenting with gathered and found objects, Naomi creates situations, while incorporating a curious process that allows for contingencies to arise. She captures occurrences between objects and fleeting phenomena of the everyday, isolated to the confines of her own directed recordings.
Untitled, a video work by Naomi Milne, unfolds as a collection of observations centered around the flickering and glitching lights and signs. In this ongoing project, Naomi compiles a visual narrative that captures the dynamic interplay of these elements. The video, a continual work in progress, evolves as more recordings are seamlessly integrated, allowing the audience to witness an expanding exploration of the intriguing nuances found within the visual language of electronic landscapes.
Sunday Derham @sportscardriver1000
Sunday Derham is a studying artist based in Naarm exploring her own relationship with the idea of coincidence and serendipity. Her works by nature are produced from moments of chance encounter, of stumbling upon something, uncovering a secret, an act. Often working through the medium of video, Sunday marries personal footage with found, frequently archival or intwined with pop subcultures. Her work plays on the absurd, (re)mixing video with a variety of written material and manipulated audio recordings.
Car Accident on the Westgate (Stay with Me), a video piece by Sunday Derham with a duration of 3 minutes and 13 seconds, is a narrative woven from personal and collected video elements. Found footage is drawn from diverse sources, including Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008), Mariachi Connecticut Serenades a Beluga Whale (2011), A Tap Dance by Harmony Korine (2001), and World's Fastest Smoker (2008). Complementing the visual collage is a found audio segment sourced from the Morgan Church Choir (2002). Derham uses subtitled text in the composition, enriching the viewer's experience with layered storytelling. Through this multimedia assemblage, Sunday Derham invites audiences to engage with a sensory exploration that transcends conventional narratives, encouraging contemplation of the intricate interplay between personal and discovered elements within the work.