Current Exhibition
The Anatomy of Desire
Charlie Murphy
8th February – 5th March 2010
Exhibition Event: Friday 12 February, 6.30pm-9.00pm
A short talk by Charlie Murphy, followed by a live performance of the commissioned score by Jorgue Queijo.
The Anatomy of Desire brings together over ten years work and research into a variety of expressions of desire. Since 1999, Murphy has been asking participants to donate casts of kisses and other intimate spaces to her project and has collected them from all over the world through her trademark ‘kiss-in’ events and open invitations. Asking couples, friends, and strangers to hold their pose for 90 seconds, she subsequently transforms their casts into glass sculptures through elaborate mould making processes.
Detailed impressions, taken using a fine dental casting material, are transformed through a series of positive and negative mould making processes into a wide range of forms that examine the intricate dynamics of each moment through the magnifying qualities of the glass. An exciting new video will also present a mesmerising insight into the act and dynamics of the kiss - from the outside. The exhibition is complemented by a publication with three incisive texts by Luce Irigaray, Alistair Gentry, and Leonore Tiefer.
The Anatomy of Desire is supported by Grants for Arts, Arts Council England award and ArtSway Artist Associates programme, funded by The Leverhulme Trust. A private view will take place on Tuesday 9th February and a book launch and reception will be held in the Gallery from 8.00pm on 12th February.
A free coach will run from Bournemouth train station to the text+work, The Gallery at 6pm and will return to Bournemouth train station for 9pm. Booking for the coach is essential as spaces are limited. Please email The Gallery Office gallery@aucb.ac.uk or call 01202 363272 to book a seat.
