'Untitled (Miss Miss finally gives in by the tree where Aeaen sought to bamboozle the One-Armed Snake...)' Charles Avery (b.1973)
British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet, 2010
Charles Avery has devoted himself exclusively to the creation of a fictional island archipelago since 2004. In detailed, large-scale drawings, installations, sculptures and objects, Avery forms a bizarre imaginary reality out of diverse philosophical ideas and concepts: Fabulous creatures, deities, tourists and adventurers are embedded in a complex social structure, merging into an entire cosmos that ranges between pure fantasy and theoretical reflection. The assemblage invites viewers to explore the bustling activities of Onomatopoeia,
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the capital of this world, where objectivity is believed to indicate imbecility. Central to this project is the character of the Hunter, a searcher after philosophical truth in a country where this is elusive, if it exists at all. In the major work commissioned for British Art Show 7: Days of the Comet, supported by Outset, the Hunter is seen in an embrace with his would-be sweetheart, Miss Miss, while a one-armed snake lurks nearby.