I have an exhibition of new work in the Long Gallery,
Newcastle University from Tuesday 1st May until Friday 4th May.
Preview: 1st May, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
Preview: 1st May, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
A Defence Against the
Rreal
For the exhibition Lloyd has split the gallery space into
three sections: a recreation of the
artist’s studio, a psychoanalyst’s surgery and a video of the artist being
psychoanalysed by himself.
The three sections are placed to correspond with the Real,
Symbolic and Imaginary orders identified
by Jacques Lacan to represent the human mind. These orders are seen as three
interlocking rings: a Borromean Knot, if one is removed the whole structure
will collapse and result with insanity.
“Our fantasies support
our sense of reality, and this is in turn a defence against the real.”[1]
The exhibition is a journey into the artist’s unconscious as
Lloyd holds a mirror up to himself and attempts to examine the space that lies
between fantasy and reality, this he describes as the Rreal.
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