the approach

Oct 18 – Nov 29 2008

Similar to the obsessive activities of the medieval cartographer, Clodagh Emoe’s practice attempts to plot unknown territories. In creating these detailed drawings a shift occurs and the pencil mark slips. This loss of control that occurs in the process is fundamental to the work. Similar to the drawings, glitches occur in the video works and sculptural objects – this unedited aesthetic bestows the work with it’s own authority. Allowing the remnants of production to remain in the finished work enables the perception of the intricacies, and more importantly, the flaws those are fundamental to the theme of the exhibition. The Approach articulates how our desire for absolute knowledge is often disrupted and frustrated.