IZABELA PLUTA: STUDY FOR A SHAM RUIN
Growing up with a beautiful blue Izabela Pluta hanging on a bright orange wall, it is with a pleasant mix of excitement and nostalgia that I anticipate Study for a Sham Ruin, the latest exhibition of the photographer’s work opening on April 10 at the recently launched Galerie pompom. In this collection, through her interest in follies: ‘eye-catchers’ that resemble classical structures, Pluta explores the concepts of artifice and temporal depth, melding together differing contexts to create enticing, nebulous worlds.
Displacement or metamorphosis of context is a recurrent feature in the work of the Polish born artist. Her images provide us with curious structures and landscapes, where the presence of humanity is alluded to but never shown. It’s a strange interaction, in which debris from our lives appear as bizarre relics of alien societies, lost to time and space. Pluta has travelled widely in the creation of her art, yet the places she creates do not belong to any specific geographic location.
Study for a Sham Ruin is the first solo artist show at Galerie pompom, the creation of Ron and George Adams who have for the past decade run the artist-run initiative MOP Projects, and is perhaps the perfect choice for the new space, inviting us to examine the ways we accept and interact with place.
April 11 – May 5, Galerie pompom, 2/93 Abercrombie St, Chippendale, free
