Summerhall, Edinburgh,
until May 18th
4 stars
Up in the Lower Church
Gallery end of Summerhall, three very different video works are in
motion as part of the best arts space in Edinburgh's latest huge
exhibition programme. David Bellingham's 'An Object Revolving
Around A Day / An Object Revolving Round Events' is a four-minute
animated burl round a yellow sun and a blur moon that recalls a
wonkier take on the opening credits of
1970s eco-friendly sit-com, The Good Life. '2013.01.27 – 11.52' is
self-christened artistic family collective, Maris,' film of their
daily drive from their country home to their studio filmed through
their car wind-screen. Best of all is 'Lolcatz', Rachel Maclean's
epic day-glo digital mash-up involving Egyptian cat worship, the
Tower of Babel, Starbucks and internet meme subtitles.
While the cyclic
inevitability of Bellingham's piece is as appealingly hypnotic as the
accompanying flick-book produced for the show, and the mundane ritual
of Maris' lays bare a pilgrimage of sorts, it is McLean's cartoon
pop-vid bravura that stands out. The cos-playing nouveau Warhollian
Wonderland her characters occupy may appear kitty-kat cute, but, as
with the little guy who became the Wizard of Oz, there's something
darker at play in a piece of very serious fun.
The List, March 2013
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