BRANDAN VAN HEK – SHOOTING STARS
2014-08-18Shooting Stars foregrounds a field of multi-coloured neon lengths that float across the gallery wall. Though this colour scape leads us to fantasy, the wired electrical forms take us closer to space hardware than the mythical astral bodies that endless wishes are pinned to. The work explores the idea of hollow wishes and synthetic dreams – the kind that rather than hold hope, support scenarios built on illusion and deferment.
Brendan Van Hek works across mediums, incorporating materials such as neon, mirror, glass, metal and disco balls. Ranging from text-based work to large-scale abstract installations, his work deals with narratives located in personal history, fiction and cultural politics.
Exhibition runs through to September 14th, 2014
MOP Gallery
2/39 Abercrombie St
Chippendale
Sydney NSW 2008
Australia
