Blinded
by the Light is a unique and offbeat exhibition that
involves glow-in-the-dark paintings, lighting and sound. It
chronicles cinematic encounters with light, recreating scenes
from various films in which the characters are confronted
by a bright white light, in situations such as; near-death
experiences, hallucinogenic experiments, and alien or ghostly
encounters. The work encompasses the light-based medium of
film itself through a sequence of fading theatre lights that
reveal paintings which glow-in-the-dark. The exhibition features
twelve paintings that recreate scenes from films such as,
Close Encounters, Fearless, Ghost and Poltergeist,
to investigate how people understand extreme situations such
as near-death experiences, hallucinogenic drug experiments,
and alien or ghostly encounters. The works investigate how
the narratives of cinema deal with the mysteries of life and
death, and what is on the ‘other side’, while
encompassing the light-based medium of film itself. |
