The Grafting Parlour, Force Majeure, The Lab Dublin, 2009
Force Majeure
Science is meant for the progression of man, but using science for evil can also lead to the downfall of men. There is conflict between man versus nature. 20,000 leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne.
The artists in this show all explore how natural and man-made power operates and reveal some of the mechanisms and connections that make us and the world we have built operational. They have a common way of doing this through process-driven experimentation and a scientifically influenced playful approach. They all have an interest in technology as an interface for them to explore and dissect parts of our world to the audience.
The Grafting Parlour’s collection takes the form of live and time-based samples collected from remote habitats of the natural world. Using both contemporary media technology and classical gardening techniques, nature(both fearful and magical) and man are grafted together in a hybrid world of micro and macro perspectives.
Installation: live wheatgrass, soil, moss
projected video: 'White Stag', 1 min loop,
8 hour surround sound micro macro forest
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