Pennsylvanian Inventorium - the Quay Brothers exhibition
Obscure multi-dimensional creatures form strangely twisted tales in the heads of the Quay Brothers and they faithfully recreate their imaginings by constructing landscapes and fractured puppets in order to explore the depth of matter itself. I was pleased with that sentence in my notes after seeing the exhibition because their work inspiring but hard to pin down.
The University of Brighton Gallery houses their intricacies, but it’s only on show until the 20th December, so hurry [or, if you miss it and are interested check out http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uWtaGI9zuIY] At the exhibition, you’ll see a mixture of scenes and maquettes taken from their fantastic films and then displayed alongside them.
If like me, you memory is filled with tv advertising from childhood then you’ll already know their commercial work. The Skips ‘frizzly on my tongue’ ad is burnt into my psyche along with the pneumonic ‘mmmmm melt city.’ Enjoy.
