TRS Studio members and long term collaborators, Cos Ahmet and Gary Finnegan, have come together to present a new film and sound installation, entitled ’they say everyone has to start somewhere….’
For their show at The Royal Standard, the duo’s new work places a demand on the moving image and questions the conventions of staging. In contrast to the generic presentation of films projected on walls or large screens, the duo treat the ‘video screen’ like sculpture.
In the process of making the films, Ahmet and Finnegan take the approachof ‘blind chance’ as a starting point. By not disclosing what the other will present, brings with it a certain amount of trust and instinct, but also the element of surprise to what the ‘not knowing’ may conjure up.
On an unconscious level, parallels and cross-over in themes and imagery emerge between their films. The duo may work in a collaborative manner, this doesn’t however, compromise each artist in retaining the characteristics that their own work and individual
The exhibition will open on Friday 28th October 6-9pm,