JAMES GEURTS
90 Degrees Equatorial Project
Opening 6pm Thursday 19 April-19 May
Gallery talk 4pm Friday 20 April
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90 Degrees Equatorial Project combines three
aspects of Geurts' practice - photography, video
and site-specific installations. The works are
primarily abstract documentation generated by
situated on-site performance. Geurts works with
video by manipulating live feed to force errors
in the recording process. Abstraction of
real-time into video static opens the possibility
of unexpected relationships between visual and
aural elements.
"At four equal sites on the equator, a corner of
a right angle plastic frame pierces the skin of
the landscape to give the illusion of a frame
that passes through the earth. I developed a
portable sculpture in the form of a 90-degree
frame, which was set up at the four sites and
photographed. The frame is made from fabricated
plastic and internally lit with fluorescent
light." James Geurts
The project worked at four locations which are 90° apart :
100° East - Pandang, Sumatra, Indonesia
10° East - Libreville, Gabon, Africa
80° West - Perneldes, Equador, South America
170° East - Kirimatti Atoll, Pacific Ocean
"James Geurts' recent works have included moving
projections that are abstract and powerfully
ambient-an amniotic surround of pulse and
pattern- and works that resemble more closely
filmic narrative vignette-as well as static works
that are akin to traditional painting and
sculpture. They work singly and, assembled,
aggregate effectively as installation." Ken
Bolton
Melbourne-based James Geurts's art practice
includes site-specific works, installation,
video, photography and drawing. James explores
human language and intervention with landscape.
In 2006 James completed Artesian, multi-screen
video installation, funded by the Australian Film
Commission; Tidemark (2) site-specific works at
Canvas International Art Gallery Amsterdam;
Gravitas, public projection video work, Project
3, Adelaide Festival of Arts; SPAN Gallery,
Melbourne; Picnic, video installation at Conical
Gallery, Melbourne; Bastards of Paradise,
Greenaway Art Gallery Adelaide. Other recent
exhibitions include Reception, 2004 Adelaide
Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South
Australia; Suburban Edge, Australian Centre for
Photography 2004-06; Tidemark, (in collaboration
with Brussel's sound artist Hans de Man, Foton)
Greenaway Art Gallery 2004. Other recent screen
based works include: Limbo, Luminosity public
projection commission, Adelaide and Federation
Square Melbourne 2006; White wash, Art Gallery of
South Australia 2005; Shellfish/man, ACMI
Melbourne and Brisbane 2002 and Art Gallery of
South Australia 2003; Toying with Paradise at
Experimenta, Melbourne and ACCA in 2001. Accord,
screened live with the State Orchestra of
Victoria at the Melbourne Concert Hall 2001.
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