Greig Burgoyne, the one who was standing apart from me

Greig Burgoyne – The One Who Was Standing Apart Fom Me – photo by B Anderson

Presented as part of The Lowry’s Edit Series the one who was standing apart from me is an exhibition of newly commissioned work by Scottish artist Greig Burgoyne, complemented and informed by several works on paper selected by the artist from the LS Lowry Collection. Burgoyne spent several visits over a period of six months exploring the collection, as well as the galleries themselves, when empty.  His focus was not on what we see, but what was absent and sensed.

Based on self-imposed rules and processes, Burgoyne’s work embraces seemingly contradictory ideas, such as using drawing to visualise the invisible. Rather than a literal interpretation, Burgoyne considers the invisible as the broader absences all around us. In this exhibition, these absences are explored through a series of videos and performances, as well as floor and wall-based works. Central to the exhibition is the performative nature of drawing itself. Going far beyond pencil on paper, this show encourages us to rethink the challenges and possibilities of gesture and mark making as being akin to an intensity of bareness.

The idea of looking at the things that are not there is something intriguing. What is between the spaces? What can you not see? Greig’s short film Confetti Football, available to watch inside the exhibition, highlights this perfectly. It shows two five-a-side football teams playing with a small piece of confetti rather than a full sized football. As soon as you see the thing you can’t see, everything falls into place.

Exhibition Title : Greig Burgoyne, the one who was standing apart from e
Exhibition Dates : 11 March – 16 April
Venue : The Lowry, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
Web : www.thelowry.com
Gallery Opening Times : Tue-Fri 11am – 5pm / Sat-Sun 10am – 5pm / Closed Mon

Artist website – greigburgoyne.com