Vilma Gold

Brian Griffiths

When Few Were Charmed

28 Apr – 03 Jun 2001

  • . When Few Were Charmed
, Brian Griffiths
  • . When Few Were Charmed
, Brian Griffiths
  • . When Few Were Charmed
, Brian Griffiths
  • . When Few Were Charmed
, Brian Griffiths
  • . When Few Were Charmed
, Brian Griffiths
  • Griffiths presents new sculptural works. He has wandered outside the confines of the control room, away from cardboard supercomputers, and introduces us to inhabitants of an unknowable time and place. Slipping between homecoming parade and the classic hotch-potch of vagabonds cobbled together for just one last mission, this procession of loners seem to be following a common cause. Materials and what they represent wrestle for dominance. In this world, ingenuity is paramount yet transformation is always fragile. Zooming from the general to the detail, like expressive sketches, the figures obtain a vitality or a voodoo potency. There is an absurd logic at work in these proud, pathetic figures. As monuments to an historic event, they are ridiculous and sincere with unfathomable optimism; they come out of a time when few were charmed.


    For further information or images please contact Martin Rasmussen: +44 (0)20 7729 9888 or: martin@vilmagold.com