Ted Victoria "Hidden Traces-New Projections"
Schroeder Romero & Shredder
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Schroeder Romero presents Hidden Traces-New Projections an exhibition of new work by Ted Victoria, featuring over a dozen new boxed projections and one large-scale installation. At first glance, Victoria's works appear to be framed video pieces but are in fact decidedly low-tech camera obscuras with actual objects. Each box houses a physical object within an ingenious but simple construction of lights, timing motors, lenses and mirrors, all built to reflect and capture the object's image on the front glass. The objects themselves are from the every-day, selected for both their function and visual qualities. A double edge razor blade is both menacing and elegant as it spins from its thinnest edge to its broad side; a feather floats above a beach; and novelty lenticular lips kiss endlessly. The result is seemingly disconnected from reality, the objects hauntingly isolated and ephemeral but still very much real-truly captured within the box.
Also on view will be the large-scale installation Bottoms Up. Here again the artist uses projection to highlight and change the simplest of objects and actions but this time beyond the contents of the box. Instead, with a combination of a simple lens, flood bulb and water pump, a single shot vodka bottle is projected and magnified on a far wall. Its image is upside down but the label rendered correct with water flowing up seemingly defying gravity.
[Image: Ted Victoria "Exterior and Interior views of Double Edge" (2011), Lens, halogen bulbs, timing motor, mirrors, and Wilkinson double edge razor blade
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Schedule
from March 22, 2012 to April 21, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-03-22 from 18:00 to 20:00