Carina Rafael Carolyn Thompson Jordan Baseman

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FOLIE À PLUSIEURS

is a rare psychiatric syndrome in which a symptom of psychosis, particularly a paranoid or delusional belief, is transmitted from one individual to another. The same syndrome shared by more than two people may be called folie à trois, folie à quatre, folie à famille or even folie à plusieurs.

CARINA RAFAEL, CAROLYN THMPSON, JORDAN BASEMAN

opening 26th September 9:30 pm

CARINA RAFAEL (desenho)
"Abordando temáticas de agressão e desdobramento, esta série de nove desenhos explora a
reconstrução da memória através da construção de mitos e ficções."

CAROLYN THOMPSON (desenho e fotografia)

Carolyn Thompson is a London based visual artist and writer. She modifies, manipulates, and reconstructs existing materials, texts and environments, in order to create new adaptations and fictitious narratives. In doing so she attempts to obscure the distinctions between authenticity and fabrication.

Themes of intimacy and loss feature heavily in Thompson´s practice. She is intrigued by the delicacy and sincerity apparent in moments of unspoken communication and traces of immense beauty found in instances of human contact.

Thompson´s work takes form as text and sound installations, drawings, photographs, artist!s books and films in which the exploration of narrative and language play major roles.

JORDAN BASEMAN (vídeo)

"My practice focuses primarily on belief systems, the motivation of the human spirit and lived experience.
My films are heavily edited, constructed narratives that refer both to portraiture and documentary."

Work to be Exhibited at MCO:

Perfume Disco Coma 2008 13 minutes Perfume Disco Coma features Librarian Wendy Hindley. We hear Wendy as she reflects on her experience of falling into a coma for six weeks. She speaks about being close to death - then her dramatic and unexpected recovery. Wendy!s voice is accompanied visually by stroboscopic images of a stunning young woman and musically, by a simple piano melody. The combination of rhythmic after-image and melody create, through this synthesis, a striking display that heightens Wendy!s powerful narrative.

FOLIE À PLUSIEURS Press Release as pdf-File 1,19 MB

FOLIE À PLUSIEURS invitation´s card as pdf-File 528 KB

Carina Rafael Catalog as pdf-File 2,3 MB

Images:
Carina Rafael
Mastering reality, 2008, Técnica mista sobre papel, 56 x 76 cm

Carolyn Thompson
0-3 Months, 2008, Digital C Type prints, 30,5 x 40,5 cm

Jordan Baseman
Perfume Disco Coma, 2008, Vídeo, 13 minutos