Patrick Goddard
"A Slow Humour in the Land of the Immortal Prankster"
Artist Patrick Goddard's new solo show is a four piece installation. A life size sculpture of a man is literally glued to the window. At once comic and eerie he is either swatted against the gallery's large window or attempted to jump at it. His face is squashed against the window as if an invisible force is holding him there. The empty space behind this is barely lit by an advertisement light box on a constant cycle of changing screens all of which have been left blank whilst a pigeon quizzically observes the scene from the rafters that make up the gallery ceiling. All the while the second hand of a clock twitches without rotating on the wall. Goddard's window installation is a Kafkaesque play on the mundane exploring the conundrum of mortality and life's absurdities.
Section Six Gallery is a space dedicated to art, it is an outlet for new artists to show work without the pressure of commercial viability. The gallery is a squatted space which is viewable only from the street, it is not open to the public. The shutters open in the evening, and close in the morning, bringing art to the night. Our aim – To live and practice our art for free, and help others to do so. [ read more ] »
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