Contra

Biljana Jancic

Opening 28.05.14 6-9pm
Artist Talks 31.05.14 2-4m

‘Contra’ began as a deconstructive response to the rectangular, fluro lighting rig of the gallery space. The work consists of a continuous line made of sewage piping that contorts around the parameters of the imaginary volume under the rig. In contrast to the fluro tubes which emit light, the pipe structure is painted gold to reflect the light from the fluros. The contradiction of the gold painted pipe conflates associations of the visceral and abject with the transcendental. This exploration is informed by a number of historic references including the 1917 ‘God’ sculpture of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, gold monochromes of Yves Klein, the excess of Baroque cathedral interiors and theatrical shamanism of Joseph Beuys.