Laura Trevail
Klappe Zu, Affe Tot (Hatch Closed, Monkey Dead)
‘...and then someone goes for the third time “Ok, let’s go now, I really have to go.” Then you could comment “OK, Klappe zu, Affe tot [hatch closed, monkey dead].” It goes best accompanied by a physical gesture, like getting up suddenly. Or closing a book, or slapping your hand on the table...’ Kristin Loeer
Descend into a vague uncanny valley, where Harry Harlow’s terrycloth mother can finally have a family of her own. Klappe zu, Affe tot is an installation of soft, ugly decisions, collapsing crystal worlds and tragic, iridescent dithering.
Laura Trevail makes things that move around and things that don’t. She is a Founder member of The Society of Wonders, a recent Artsadmin bursary recipient and artist in residence at Viewfinder, Greenwich.
With thanks to Artsadmin and Fresh.