We have some new resadents in broughton deli, the hand sized Voodoo Owls are just £10 each and are hot off the the lindstrom effect's gocco print press! Ian & Vala hand made these charming wooden scupltures and have placed them in our pigeon-hole style shelving - a proper perch.
Ready to welcome you on your arrival to the deli are Ian Bruce's two latest creation, from his new moustached gents series. Captain Redwood and Dr Watson are always well turned out and sure to have their best foot forward at all times. Since hanging this exhibition, Ian has developed this series to include another 3 chaps... or chapp-esses?
Nestling in the hall, we have Coco, Voo Doo Owl and Erla. The portrait of Coco Chanel, an icon of tailoring, fashion and celebrity whose film biopic was releaced recently under the name Coco. Drawing inspiration from the film, rather than the infamous Channel brand, this portrait depicts a young, anonymous designer who is identifyable by her peterpan collar and wide eyes. The remarkable similarity between Coco herself and the actress Audrey Tatou leaves us uncertain who The Lindstrom Effect are more interested in depicting, but that may be the point. Originally a hand drawing by Ian Bruce in his trusty black fine-liner the work is scaned, computer rendered and printed as archival quality, giclee prints on hannamule paper. It is this attention to detail and investigation into process which helps achieve their professional, covetabel finishes.
The feather is a recuring theme in this exhibition and is the perfect example of The Lindstrom Effect's ability to produce work using the traditional photo-chemical techniques which have taken on cult skills in recent years. The main wall in the back room of the Deli is banked with Ageryotypes by Vala Jonsdotter. While recently taken, these prints have a historical feel - as if they have been rescued from the diary of an 18th centurary explorer striving to understand the new world around them.
The feather marks the entrance way to the exhibition, this time as a digitally produced image, cropping an unrecognisable pattern which is reminiscent of a landscape - a digital exploration of pastures new.
The Lindstrom Effect title these pieces "Light Rotations" - a description of the process involved to capture them. A torch is suspended on a string directly above an camera, in a darkened room. The torch is swung and the pattern produced by the torch-pendulim is captured by the camera. The precision, delicacy and intricate nature of thse prints is enhanced by understanding their production - a very literal relationship between fine art and photography - hand worked drawings with light which produce patterns with mechanical looking precision.
The relationship between the hand made and the mechanically produced pattern is addressed again here in Vala's hand croched window installation. Reminiscent of a globe or head, these two intricately worked spheres hang along side three garlands of circles which occupy the space between the exhibition and the outside world.
The last space we come to is the back room and just when we feel like everything is starting to make sense, The Lindstrom Effect through us a curve ball! Three ink blott paintings hang on the wall, with a fourth resting in their cabinet of curiosities. The titles of these pieces are taken from their favourite freudian films 'All About My Mother', 'Dr Strangelove', 'Spellbound' and 'Frenzy' (in the cabinet), and The Lindstrom Effect realy do dare you to say what you see!
The Cabinet depicts a range of pieces and products made by The Lindstrom Effect, including cards, postcards, thermatropes and of course, the Voodoo Owl. Through glass you can catch a glance of the Skull - the traditional artistic device to symbolise death, which is usually a reminder to the living to... well live.... and look our for signs of The Lindstrom Effect. All documentary images courtesy of Andrew JL Ansell
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