Sean Slemon
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'In the Red/In the Black'
Sean Slemon at Stevenson in JohannesburgSean Slemon's solo exhibition of installations and drawings considers the manipulation of nature by capitalist economies. This show takes place under the auspices of Brodie/Stevenson's project room.
14 January 2010 - 13 February 2010
'The Sun Stands Still'
Sean Slemon at MagnanMetz Gallery'The Sun Stands Still' envisions a scenario where the sun could be slowed, or stopped entirely, creating shadows that are physically tangible. This thought experiment intends to illustrate resources in the public sphere that are not easily quantified, such as viewing light as a resource and the individual’s proximity to the natural world. Timed to include the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, 'The Sun Stands Still' will address the politics of access to these resources and serve as a thesis for a potential public project to raise attention to these issues among the public at large.
Making their debut are the Shadow series of life-size sculptures of the artist’s shadow rendered in polymer gypsum, foam, and steel, and finished to appear as though carved from marble. A physical rendering of intangible space, the work deftly illustrates an individual’s ability to passively consume a resource and simultaneously, effortlessly, produce a product. 'The Sun Stands Still' will also feature a large number of new drawings, photographs, and mixed-media two dimensional works rendered in natural materials such as soil and wood.
01 December 2011 - 07 January 2012
