MIKE ABRAHAMS
You’ve
seen pictures from the top of Mount Everest, but can you imagine how it
actually feels to stand there? You’ve read a recipe for Tiramisu, but
can you envisage the taste in your mouth? You’ve
seen images of the Mona Lisa, but have you actually seen it up close and
personal? Without being there, we’re always second guessing.
At the
end of a fine art course it’s the convention to host an exhibition where
people visit the art. Today, this is not possible.
Appreciating work online is a different experience to the real world. It challenges you to use your imagination to make sense of things – with few reference points to calibrate against. It’s also unfair on the artists whose original work has been photographed, digitalised, retouched, scaled, backlit when presented on your phone, tablet or laptop. What are you actually looking at?
Appreciating work online is a different experience to the real world. It challenges you to use your imagination to make sense of things – with few reference points to calibrate against. It’s also unfair on the artists whose original work has been photographed, digitalised, retouched, scaled, backlit when presented on your phone, tablet or laptop. What are you actually looking at?
59 video 13’15’’
Hence
my contribution to this exhibition is a video, the most honest medium
for the platform. The film focuses on my process and projects around my
obsession to make sense of chance.
If you
would like to see my physical work (as there’s no substitute for the
real thing), I will be travelling around London throughout August
with a mobile exhibition, which incorporates chance by utilising audience participation in the curation.
To arrange your private view or for more information please contact mike@abrahams.uk.com or call 07973 909 339.
If I can’t bring the people to my art, then I will bring my art to the people.
To arrange your private view or for more information please contact mike@abrahams.uk.com or call 07973 909 339.
If I can’t bring the people to my art, then I will bring my art to the people.
chris.hough@citylit.ac.uk / fine art 2020 city lit london / amanda.knight@citylit.ac.uk