13 Apr 2016 - 14 May 2016
The group exhibition Silent Light at Dürst Britt & Mayhew shows a selection of lens-based works from five of the gallery’s represented artists: Alexandre Lavet (FR), Raúl Ortega Ayala (MX), Pieter Paul Pothoven (NL), Sybren Renema (NL) and Puck Verkade (NL). The four video works and one slide projection are characterized by their tacit, contemplative nature. Ironically, the only work that is accompanied by sound specifically deals with the theme of silence. All the works in the exhibition force the viewer to slow down and forego any immediate expectations. These works were not created to deliver any instant gratification, but they rather play with the idea of delay and how nature has a different way of ordering things. The cosmos seems to have a bigger plan than what man is able to play out on this world’s stage, however hard he tries.
Essay
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Reviews and features
De Correspondent by Marian Cousijn
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- Installation view 'Silent Light', Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2016.
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- Sybren Renema. Elective Affinities (Stanley), single channel video 8'40'', 2011.
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- Installation view 'Silent Light', Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2016.
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- Raúl Ortega Ayala. 'Untitled' (curtains), single channel video, 5'50'', 2016.
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- Raúl Ortega Ayala. 'Untitled' (curtains), single channel video, 5'50'', 2016.
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- Alexandre Lavet. Sunset, Screencast, 9'09'', 2012.
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- Alexandre Lavet. Alexandre Lavet. Sunset, Screencast, 9'09'', 2012.
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- Installation view 'Silent Light', Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2016.
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- Puck Verkade. Solitary company, single channel video, sound, 10'01'', 2015.
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- Installation view 'Silent Light', Dürst Britt & Mayhew, 2016.
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- Peter Paul Pothoven. Lapis Lazuli from Serr-i-Sang, series no. 6/7, 3 slices of lapis lazuli mounted on glass, Leica slide projector, pedestal, 2012-2015.
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- Sybren Renema. Elective Affinities (Stanley), single channel video 8'40'', 2011.