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The Base Kamp is
proud to present the opening and reception (Dec. 11th,1999 - 5pm
-10pm) of Heroes, Villains and Marginals. The works are
the product of a collaborative unit, consisting of Scott Rigby,
Justin Matherly and David S. Dempewolf.
Heroes,
Villains and Marginals is a visual exploration of contemporary
values. The work isolates the people - living and dead, real and
fictional - that represent our society's need for archetypal extremes
of ideologies and behaviors, those who are used as specific examples
in the creation of and perpetuation of values, via mass media.
The collaborative's means of realization
is categorizing these characters within the binary opposition of
good (heroes) and evil (villians), thus in turn, leaving a remainder
(marginals). This latter category calls into question the performativity
of the original dualistic opposition.
The physical presentation of the show consists of two-dimensional
images on transparent fields, suspended upon sign post-like structures,
which are staggered in space to produce optical depth. The images
themselves are separated within three categories. The first being
the figure (individual), secondly is the ground (context), and the
third is the field (zeitgeist). This implies that for an accurate
interpretation of these people, situations, and times, all three
elements need to be considered together.
The presence of this show should question the notion of authorship,
being that it was created by three artists and that the work is
presented as a singular collective whole. |
| This is from Base
Kamp's inaugural exhibition of, "Heroes, Villains, &
Marginals." The images above were separated by color and
lined up so the image could only be viewed from a monoptic vantage
point.
The Base Kamp is a collaborative team of artists
that produce (and have produced) a heterogeneous body of works
dealing with current theoretical practices and thought. This team
has been working with each other on large scale projects in their
own gallery and other spaces throughout the region since 1998.
These young artists have expressed an interest to participate
in a wider fine arts dialogue in and outside of Philadelphia,
by emphasizing the importance of addressing themes that are endemic
of our contemporary cultural/textual landscape. Base Kamp is located
at 723 Chestnut St.
visit Base Kamp at
www.basekamp.com |
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