M:ST 4 Artists
In Search of Desire
Clark Ferguson (Saskatoon)
Oct 10 - Nov 8
Stride Project Room
Opening Reception: Fri Oct 10, 8PM
In Search of Desire is a series of ongoing absurdist explorations into the existential. Teenage Wasteland, the first work in the series, takes a nihilistic approach to the creation of meaning. The Ratspectacla utilizes the conventions of the spectacle and of the film horror genre to deconstruct spectators’ apparent thirst for “play terror” and flirting with the idea of mortality. Dead Meat is an imagined road trip that takes place in the artist’s studio space, combining live action and miniature dioramas. The Helecycle examines the gray areas between success and failure. Viewed as a whole, In Search of Desire serves as investigation into the enduring human impulse to search for meaning in existence.
Clark Ferguson is a visual artist interested in the spectacle, humour, and issues of gender and sexuality. His practice utilizes video, photography, performance, print-media, and installation to create experimental, eccentric projects.
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