Two New Exhibitions at the Physics Room

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TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS AT THE PHYSICS ROOM

path of the path

Simon Lawrence

15 March – 7 April 2007

Opening preview: Wednesday 14 March 2007, 5.30pm

Christchurch-based artist Simon Lawrence has a penchant for the slippage between science and truth. His installations of objects and video conjure up supernatural activity and fictitious occurrences in pursuit of the unexplainable, the mischievous presence that exists in our daily life. path of the path is a new installation developed for The Physics Room that rolls out tricks and plays on this slippage, delving into the realm of the supernatural with a cheeky curiousity. Replete with lightening strikes and rolling thunder, this installation alters the space and plays with perception.

Simon Lawrence graduated from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts with a BFA (Sculpture) in 2000, and has since exhibited in numerous spaces around New Zealand. Recent exhibitions include Break: Construct, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, 2006; PFFFT, HSP, 2006.

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Centre of Gravity and Beyond

Eddie Clemens

15 March – 7 April 2007

Opening preview: Wednesday 14 March 2007, 5.30pm

Auckland-based artist Eddie Clemens mines suburban sprawls, drawing out familiar aspects of New Zealand culture and magnifying them in an absurd yet critical fashion. In this new exhibition at The Physics Room, Clemens constructs forms inspired by childhood toys – think ‘weebel wobbles’ and bounce-back punching bags – that nudges at the privatisation of the postal service, and offering a humourous take of the secret lives of bored suburbanites. The mailbox is resilient, but not immune to the aggressive temper of our American century in New Zealand as the violence inflicted on the object suggests.

Eddie Clemens completed a BFA (Sculpture) at the University of Canterbury in 2000, and received a MFA (Hons) at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland in 2004. He has exhibited his work in numerous art spaces in New Zealand over the past six years.

The Physics Room receives major funding from Creative New Zealand/Toi Aotearoa.

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