'Sperlunking' launch (Dan Bell goes to Hell) and Krampus Party
What:
Sperlunking launch (Dan Bell goes to Hell) and Krampus Party
Where:
Hell Gallery, 5a Railway Pl, Richmond (behind supermarket)
When:
Launching Fri Dec 19, 6pm-late. Exhibition runs until Jan 30.
How much:
Free!
Seen that movie The Descent? Pfft, that's nothing. You'll pee your pants at this exhibition by Dan Bell. Well, don't do that because Jess and Jordie have toilets at the gallery, but do have a look at least. Dan draws a parallel with the experience of sperlunking through a cave, leaving "a breadcrumb trail of plastic, paper, silicone, foil, tape and anything else that can be encrusted in the corners along the way."
Ever read that book The House of Leaves? About the house that's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside and then a tunnel appears and they send a crew down in there and their marker flags disintegrate because they have someone exited earth's space time matrix? Pfft, that's nothing. Project your fears onto this! Then, as Dan says, use it "as Freudian mirror to check for pimples."
For a gallery called Hell, there has been a lot of rain at recent launches. But, just like the eternal flames of the underworld, their BBQ keeps burning. And this launch will be crazier even than last time because it doubles as a Krampus party. Krampus was Santa's bad little helper who made the naughty children suffer. Your parents didn't tell you about him did they? Well, he's also the one who runs the Kris Kringle at your office. Asshole. But he brings the party.
Medium: Installation
Drink: Long neck in a paper bag
Keywords: Hell Gallery, Richmond
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