 "Paulina Hollers" still Animated film, 20 minutes Brent Green Paulina Hollers Bellwether Gallery is proud to present Brent Green's first solo exhibition in New York. An animated-film maker from Maryland, Green's films use the beauty of detritus and the hand-made to create dystopic worlds inspired by his own family history. At Bellwether, Green will exhibit two short films, several animated drawings and a sculpture related to his most recent short film, "Paulina Hollers", a modern Appalachian folk tale of empathy, tragedy, and hope. Paulina Hollers follows the story of a disagreeable boy's death and banishment to Hell, his distraught mother's suicide, and their bid for escape from the underworld. The film alternates between the three dimensional living world where Paulina, a hand carved wooden figure in a skeletal dress, lives amongst crooked homes and spinning birds, and a hand-drawn Hell populated by spindly Giacometti-like characters. Exposing his creative process with visibly numbered drawings and scotch tape revealed on screen, Green's film progresses anxiously from one scene to the next, depicting a kind of melancholy that is a captivating image of fantasy and human pathos. Additionally, the gallery will be screening "Carlin", shot in Green's childhood home. Haunted by a wooden skeleton, a raffia haired figure in a wheelchair, chickens, and bees, the film moves through the unfurnished run down home to provide a brief but telling glimpse of the space which inspired Green's present work and aesthetic. A self-taught filmmaker based in Cressona, Pennsylvania, Brent Green's work has received great acclaim with a project at the Hammer Museum and screenings at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Wexner Center, and The Getty Museum. "Paulina Hollers" was realized with the support of a grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Brent Green would like to thank the following people for their assistance in creating the works in this exhibition: Marc Gustitus, Stacey Hostetter, Gina Kelly, Nick Meyer, Casey Minnick, Laurie Papa, and Pete Rattiigan. Exhibition: January 11 - February 3, 2007 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 10 am - 6 pm Bellwether Gallery 134 Tenth Avenue (between 18th and 19th Streets) USA-New York, NY 10011 Telephone +1 212 929 5959 Fax +1 212 929 5912 Email info@bellwethergallery.com www.bellwethergallery.com |
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