Ben Cabral and Griffin Goodman present up a duo exhibition diving into childhood recollections, traumas and nostalgia by means of densely referenced imagery and historical past. “Things that Go Bump in the Night” opens Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 at Moosey Norwich in Norwich, England.
Often humorous and occasionally unsettling, the demonstrate takes us back to our pre-teenager bedrooms, the lights off, trying not to be worried of the commotion going on in the darkness. “We worked on the exact same sizing surfaces to bring cohesion to the display and dealt with identical themes that hook up the get the job done intently. This exhibition centers close to childhood trauma, boyhood, our childhood bedrooms, and pop lifestyle from when we were kids. This kind of experiences are powering the development of the expression “things that go bump in the evening,” which refers to ghosts or other supernatural beings that are considered to be the supply of frightening, unexplainable noises read at evening,” Griffin Goodman tells us.
On his method for this exhibition Ben Cabral suggests, “in the early days of pandemic lockdown, thanks to minimal studio and elements obtain at this time, I began painting with a monochrome palette. For this display I required to return to that way of earning in an expanded way, and take into consideration what can be achieved with this extra constrained method. I utilized the visual language of children’s media – publications, motion pictures, television demonstrates, and movie online games – in which scary points under no circumstances truly pose a really serious menace. I want to draw on the nostalgia of that cozy spooky experience of studying with a flashlight underneath the addresses, just a little as well terrified to rest, but being aware of every thing is going to be alright.”
