Saturday 8 October to Sunday 23 October 2016
Opening Friday 7 October 6-8pm
REAL FAKE
finish/renovate/repeat
NEW THING
surface/product/display
FLATPACK
cheap/plastic/imitation
BUY
reconstitute/prefabricate
ASSEMBLE
material/matter/measure
ACT
finish/renovate/repeat
MELISSAH CHALKER AND SKYE WAGNER
REAL FAKE charts the uncertain terrain between surface and substance: between material and the representation of material. The works shown use vernacular substances – vinyl, laminated flooring and prefabricated steel which emphasis surface – aspirational, shiny, new. Wood and stone are doubled, domesticated and performed on the surface of composite materials.
Playing with modes of display, wall and floor works will speculate – re-modeling familiar surfaces, platforms and spaces. But rather than the asserting the confidence of belonging, these materials will be nervous, awkward and slightly embarrassed – fugitives from the display home
