Simon Ringe

 

From a position of 'not knowing' Ringe’s creative practice employs a without/within perspective and strategy to subjectively navigate the unknown. He creates theoretically ambiguous works, which explore the difficulty of communicating internal experience to an external audience. He draws on philosophical and theoretical positions which include, amongst others, Gaston Bachelard, Otto Bollnow, Emmanuel Levinas and Alfred North Whitehead, which have informed and shaped his practice. In the production of body drawings, the artist employs simple ties as restraints to thwart his normal bilateral co-ordination and movement. Effectively learning to move again Ringe arduously establishes his mind-body relationship anew. The records of his engagement with ‘unknowing’, the struggle of becoming, as a self-revelatory process are captured in both photographs and films of his journeys.

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  1. ExploristMay 2, 2023 at 8:10 PM

    Great image, got a kind of Francis Bacon energy! Is the mark-making a trace of unconscious processes?

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  2. LL Cool SheilsMay 9, 2023 at 11:12 AM

    This image tells us a lot. There is action, process, labour, intention, art. The ties as restraints mentioned in the accompanying information are not visible in the photo, or at least I cannot detect them. It is interesting to read about the image then look anew at it, furnished with what you now know about it. It is, to me, a strong image, as well as being a documentation of a performance.

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  3. Demeter DykesMay 10, 2023 at 10:01 PM

    What is the nature of the white square? Has it been masked off to keep it pristine, carefully preserved whilst making the drawing around it or is it superimposed? Or, am I misinterpreting the image? Misinterpreting may be part of the ambiguity.

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  4. Artmuseum Alexandra FlyMay 30, 2023 at 8:28 PM

    Photography in motion, a performance in action, it is difficult to find a self -portrait here. Rather, a portrait is an unspecified performer's body. Interesting approach to the topic

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