If you’ve seen the Barbican’s
Digital Revolution and Jean Paul Gaultier exhibitions recently, you’ll know
that digital mapping is at the cutting edge of the art world right now.
Central St Martins
graduate Jack Irving makes use of the technique, which allows video to be
screened onto almost any 3D surface, in his new exhibition ENIGMA, which Alfies Antique Market is proudly hosting for two
weeks from Saturday 26th July on our second floor.
Jack’s work
comprises the head of an alien goddess miming four Lady Gaga songs over a
nine-minute installation. At one point metamorphosing into the head of a pig to
complement the track ‘Swine’, the exhibit has both darkly psychedelic and
erotic undertones. His method of using holographic glitter mirrors to transform
the effect of the digital mapping makes Jack’s approach to this new art form
unique and fresh and, Alfies feels, secures his status as a bright star for the
future.
Having studied
product design, Jack’s vision for his degree showpiece was to create a production
concept for a future Lady Gaga world tour, basing his design on the star’s most
recent album ‘ARTPOP.’ The album references sea goddesses, galaxies, space and
time, which Jack used as key inspirations throughout the design process,
creating an installation which collides the deep abyss of both space and the
underwater world.
The
actual installation that you see is a 1:150 scale model of a design intended
for big shows at Wembley Stadium: an alien manta ray creation which gives the
impression of an extraterrestrial invasion upon Wembley. The overall production
would take the shape of a three-hour spectacle, but the nine-minute
installation you see offers a sample of how the finished piece would transport
the audience through the power of projection technology. In a stadium setting,
the large projection-mapped head would mimic Lady Gaga’s expressions in an exaggerated fashion. Exploring the theatrical possibilities of the latest
technology, Jack’s exhibition offers an unmissable glimpse into today’s rapidly
changing art scene.
So
come on down to Alfies and check out Jack’s exhibition – blink and you’ll miss
it! Why not combine your visit with some shopping or lunch on our roof top terrace while the summer’s in full swing?
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