The push button is trivial, permanent illumination would be preferable
George Henry Longly’s installation consists of mirrors, vintage magazines, and rubber stoppers. The mirror is fixed to the wall while the magazine is half-open on the floor. As the two pieces of rubber are equidistant from the mirror and the gap between them is the width of the mirror, the magazine is trapped in the middle of an invisible square on the floor. Because of the presence of the mirror, the work changes its appearance depending on the viewer’s position. George Henry Longly engages with the dimensions of the exhibition space by integrating geometric shapes into his work. The humorous title seems to have no direct connection with the work and the viewer must use their imagination to find one. A lover of puns, the artist adopts the same approach in his work Two Thirds of Visitors Proceed Directly to the Sorting Game (2005).
Text written by Rosanne Moulin as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 01 Oct to 29 Oct 2005
George Henry Longly
Born in 1978 in Londres, Royaume-Uni
La pratique multidisciplinaire de George Henry Longly inclut la sculpture, la vidéo, la musique et la performance. Il établit des parallèles entre l’histoire de l’art et l’industrie de la mode avec une méthode de création qui s’apparente davantage à un processus de design industriel. Grâce à divers systèmes de présentation, ses œuvres d’art immergent entièrement les spectateurs et créent un nouvel environnement dans lequel ils doivent s’orienter. Les titres humoristiques de ses œuvres intriguent, tout comme ses sculptures géométriques qui épousent les formes des espaces d’exposition.
