THERE ARE TWO PATHS
Kenneth Anger, Dearraindrop, Marius Engh, Delia Gonzales and Gavin Russom, Lina Viste Groenli, Daniel Jensen, Anders Nordby, Arild Tveito
Curated by Ida Ekblad and Hanne Mugaas for Torpedo Art Press and Book store, Oslo, June 2006.
"There are Two Paths", takes its starting point from the film "The Man We Want to Hang" by Kenneth Anger. The film is an evocation of the British occult master Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) showing drawings, paintings and objects by and about him. Anger has in his life and work been inspired by Crowley, who was a prolific writer, mystic, hedonist, and sexual revolutionary, best known for his occult writings, especially "The Book of the Law".
"The Man We Want to Hang" will be the central work in a screening and exhibition exploring works inspired by the same sources as the Anger/ Crowley connection or by them directly, further playing with their relation to popular and outsider cultures. The works exhibited have in common an exploration and illumination toward the dualism of man. Marius Engh is showing a work titled "Dyad Moon (Bones in Tomb, Flesh in Womb)". The sculpture is a fusion between an altar and a tombstone, referring to the rituals of the midsummer moon. Anders Nordby is contributing a drawing titled "A Night to Remember", inspired by The Illuminati secret society, as well as a musical piece exploring the possible presence of Mr. Crowley´s teachings hidden on Led Zeppelin´s "Stairways to Heaven". Lina Viste Groenli shows a collection of specially selected books which shape forms a sculpture. -The forced merging of titles and content, whilst making each book lose some of it's uniqueness and autonomy, creates new readings and connotations. Arild Tveito is showing a sculpture titled " Black Brick Road", consisting of twenty-one copies of plaster casted bricks, painted and placed on wood. The work explores the possibilities of obtaining valuable knowledge on the path of misfortune and destruction. Daniel Jensen is showing a photographic work titled "Altar", depicting a suburban milieu where a bridge covered in graffiti crosses a small stream. On the side of the bridge one can read: "God is Dead, Lucifer is The Leader". Dearraindrop will show a work on paper called "The Dino Hunters", as well as other works turning everyday garbage and remains into magic. The artist/ musician duo Delia Gonzales and Gavin Russom will show two films: "By a Waterfall" and "Day of Blood". Delia and Gavin are inspired by the occult and magical and have initiated projects such as "Black Leotard Front", "Fight Evil with Evil" , worked with "Magic shows" and recently released an album on DFA: "The Days of Mars".
