Ryan L Moule
Divisible remainder is an exhibition that is currently taking place in the Mission Gallery, Swansea from 12 September - 8 November. The artist is Ryan L Moule, a current photography lecturer at Swansea College of Art. He has won multiple awards and commissions for his work such as, Arts Council of Wales 2015 & Jane Philips Award 2015.
"When Edward Snowden’s hard drives were destroyed by the Editors of The Guardian newspaper, under the watchful eye of the British Government Spy Agency, the physical container of information was seen to be the source of leaked information. The deconstruction of the hard drive was little more than a symbolic gesture, but what was brought to the foreground was how quickly and how buried virtual information is across a plethora of both physical and non-physical platforms. The resistance of digital information to being destroyed is the premise of this new body of work.
Taking the (restored) deleted fragments of an anonymous external hard drive as its starting point, Divisible Remainder questions the fractured contexts produced by intangible systems of information storage. The original content of the hard drive does not appear within the works, but its context is transferred, hauntologically engrained in the new images that are produced. By fracturing any sense of complete narrative foreclosure, the work seeks to create a subjective discourse in the absence of the original. The photographs displayed within this exhibition are chemically unfixed, only existing under the red 'safe light' of the darkroom. "
Taking the (restored) deleted fragments of an anonymous external hard drive as its starting point, Divisible Remainder questions the fractured contexts produced by intangible systems of information storage. The original content of the hard drive does not appear within the works, but its context is transferred, hauntologically engrained in the new images that are produced. By fracturing any sense of complete narrative foreclosure, the work seeks to create a subjective discourse in the absence of the original. The photographs displayed within this exhibition are chemically unfixed, only existing under the red 'safe light' of the darkroom. "
http://ryanmoule.com/Current-Exhibition-Divisible-Remainder
Personal Response
Before going to view the exhibition, I wasn't sure on what to expect. I hadn't been told much information about the work which made it even more shocking when revealed to me. As I entered the room, the first thing I noticed was how red the room was. This was because of the fact that the images aren't chemically fixed meaning they aren't safe to expose to any light other than a safe light. This added a very eery atmosphere to the room which worked particularly well with the style of imagery on display.
The images were very unique. They had all been purposely damaged using cement giving them a very strange effect and making them look almost ghostly. The images were also all very similar because a majority of them are difficult to work out - almost abstract. I personally didn't like the majority of the images because of the fact that theres not clear theme or connection between them. However, I do like the image of the older woman. I find this image very eery and atmospheric due to the monochrome and distressing.
The images were very unique. They had all been purposely damaged using cement giving them a very strange effect and making them look almost ghostly. The images were also all very similar because a majority of them are difficult to work out - almost abstract. I personally didn't like the majority of the images because of the fact that theres not clear theme or connection between them. However, I do like the image of the older woman. I find this image very eery and atmospheric due to the monochrome and distressing.
No comments:
Post a Comment