  Graeme Patterson installed a new work at the Owens Art Gallery in conjunction with his residency with the Gallery's Artists in the Schools program. The exhibition is related to his recent installation Romancing the Farm, using sculpture, projected animation, sound and electronics. From the prairies, Graeme has been influenced by romantic visions of farm life and ghost towns, themes he continues and explores further in the new work. Elements of his new film Monkey and Deer are also displayed including set pieces, clips, and figures. This short animation depicts the interaction between a circus monkey and a white-tailed deer. A loose narrative follows the characters through various “Alice in Wonderland” like environments within the ghost town of Woodrow. Eventually, the monkey’s human-like sophistication succumbs to the unpredictable nature of the wilderness in which the deer is at home. |
