Art

Erica Eyres

Suki Beg | Tuesday 1 February, 2011 21:43

Erica Eyres 'Still From Pam's Dream' Courtesy the artist and Rokeby Gallery
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Exploring personalities, disordered and otherwise, Erica Eyres uses prosthetics, humour and narrative to examine human behaviour through video and drawing. Her recent work interprets the distribution and imagery found in internationally distributed mass culture. ‘Pam’s Dream’ is based on the final episode of ‘Dallas’, featuring awkward, embarrassingly bad teenage actors, dressed in sketchy costumes, playing the main characters. As they recreate scenes on homemade sets the viewer is distanced from the gripping escapism of the original series. Drawings featured alongside the film engage with the disquieting and vulnerable side of her characters. Until 4 March.
The Rokeby Gallery, 5-9 Hatton Wall, Farringdon, EC1N 8HX www.rokebygallery.com

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