BALLAD(S) FOR QUIET HORIZONS

Scott Morrison

30 January - 22 February 2007

Singular perspectives on the natural world have been foundational material in Scott Morrison's video work in recent years. Within this context Morrison reworks moments and plays with and upon the sometimes austre and sparse images. Such interpretations, articulated through a schema of edits, amplify and elucidate in the work, Les échos de l'océan understand but formidable imagery of grass. Although inherently poetic as this is, Morrison's interpretive reframing of individual and collective motion within the imagery creates an entrancing and provocative adjunct experiential level. His interpretive modality strengthens our awareness of the underlying interplay through crafted iterations and a striking repositioning of points of reference. These points may well function to anchor our attention but also to remind us of what and how we are watching. In the oscillating changes of perspective we might well also read that a critical or comparative analysis is in progress. How do we relate to the dynamics of the scenes? This, of course, is a challenge as we view the natural context but here Morrison is providing the way for us to study the natural forms and the focus of his camera work and in this respect, we find our way into to the imagery itself. (Alistair Riddell, 2007)

Image: Scott Morrison, Ballad(s) for Quiet Horizons, 2007.