Approaching the gallery you notice underpants strung up like bunting, 'granny knickers' that are soggy from the rain, almost as if they've been hung out to dry. Slightly unappealing and depressing in the miserable weather. However inside the gallery Rist has created a chandelier of knickers, lit up by projections, creating an oddly beautiful piece to look at. The female body is consistently present throughout the exhibition, always honest but never shocking.
I absolutely love the way Pipilotti Rist exhibits her work, having to get on the floor to look at a video of a woman who seems to be burning in molten lava beneath us, laying down on cushions watching three huge screens of a video piece, viewing tiny miniature set ups as if we were giants.. its just a completely different experience to other exhibitions. Overall i found this exhibition entertaining, it wasn't too serious because of how close you could get to the work, even touch the materials and interact with it.. it made me smile.
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