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IRHANN

June 12, 2008- July 26, 2008

Reception: June 12, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Gabriel Jones

Priska C. Juschka Fine Art

547 W 27th St

Priska C. Juschka Fine Art is pleased to announce the opening of Irhann, Gabriel Jones' second solo show at the gallery. By way of manipulated photographs and details of authentic footage Jones describes an imaginary and elusive country, revealing a surreal perspective of our world, where repeated failed attempts at rocket launches are a global reality

Jones does not imply criticism directed toward the politics of a specific country, he rather creates a fictitious visual "scenario" using absurdity to redirect the viewer's projected negative feelings.

By utilizing two seemingly similar objects, the nuclear missile, an icon of mass destruction, and the rocket, an icon of scientific research and progress, Jones de-contextualizes each within his landscapes. Jones' rockets and at times satellites, rest at indistinct locations, abandoned due to their malfunction and reference playfully a whole register of human emotions between angst and curiosity. Jones adds to the mystique by combining these created images with reframed, real life video stills from archives, making the viewer believe that this is a documentary-.

Navigating between different media- photography, silk screened video stills, and a 2:30 video, Jones' work hovers between the imaginary and the hyper real, leaving an arsenal of impressions that transcend time and ultimately loose their threatening effect.

Born in Montreal in 1973, Gabriel Jones lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He has had solo exhibitions in Düsseldorf, Toulouse, Montreal, Paris, London and Quebec. His work has also been featured and discussed in numerous books, publications, and radio and television programs, including Le Monde2, Photo Nouvelles, Connaissance des Arts (Paris), Eyemazing Magazine (Amsterdam), Frame Magazine (Vienna) HotShoe Magazine, BBC Radio (London) and Radio-Canada.

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