If you are based in London you are probably familiar with Act Art, an ambitious one night event curated by Oliver Frost and Marc Massive, showcasing work by 100 different artists.
The latest event took place last night and addressed a very interesting and often uncomfortable (yes, even in our times) theme, difference, through live art, performances, films, videos and installations.
To have an idea about the artists who have been involved in the seventh edition of the event, check out Act Art’s site: as you can see the list is long and includes Scottee, Ladynoise, Jodie Harsh and Mark Moore.
One of the most interesting artists who presented her work during the event is Adele Morse.
A Fine Art graduate from the University of East London, Morse was selected a while back to show her work at the prestigious "4 New Sensations" exhibition, an art event originally launched two years ago by Channel 4 and The Saatchi Gallery that puts the spotlight on young and talented artists graduating from UK based institutions.
Morse is mainly an installation artist and a “human” taxidermist.
Recycling and reusing different bits and pieces, Morse created in her "Home Sweet Home" installation for the New Sensations event an innocent looking garden shed hiding behind its door a mysterious and disturbing world made of human trophy heads hanging on the walls, knives and other assorted tools scattered around and pieces of random animals.
Including Morse among the artists featured in the Act Art event was quite apt: her human trophies, described by the artist herself as “hybrids”, look unconventional and therefore "different" to our eyes, though they are perfectly normal and well-integrated in the horror fantasyland Morse recreated for them in her garden shed.
Yet Morse's hybrid women are not meant to be negative visions, but powerful examples of what women may become in a near future and question the viewers with issues such as gender, morality and reality.
Will Morse manage to fulfill her dream of recreating a whole house or a makeshift laboratory full of her visions? Who knows, but I guess it would be interesting to see her working also on a few fashion projects or developing sets for photo shoots.
I guess the results would be rather unusual and probably very refreshing.
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