Peep/Show Exhibition Description
Glory Hole Gallery, in partnership with Whippersnapper Gallery, is pleased to present our first exhibition of 2021! Moving into the future of Glory Hole Gallery programming, we are excited to offer a series of exhibitions by 2SLGBTQ+ artists installed at Whippersnapper Gallery, until May 2021. Glory Hole Gallery, since 2017, has been supporting the works of 2SLGBTQ+ artists from around what is known as Canada, as well as internationally, through exhibitions, artist talks, and film screenings.
Peep/Show is a solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Brittney Appleby, who is based on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, BC. Peep/Show exhibition features the short film “Paris Model,” with additional stills from the film available for viewing in person at Whippersnapper Gallery. For now, Peep/Show will be available for viewing online at Glory Hole Gallery with stills up at Whippersnapper Gallery.
Description of the Work:
Paris Model was created through the use of found footage and experimental analogue film manipulation techniques. The footage is a 1940’s striptease film that was specifically created for a coin operated peep show machine. By using a combination of experimental techniques to create a macabre and haunting image, Paris Model asks the audience to contemplate mortality and the temporality of the flesh. The ghostly figure of the model fades in and out of recognition, skin bubbling and disapting, adding a disturbing yet exciting element to the striptease being performed for the viewer. In addition to this the film also seeks to distort and disrupt the viewer's gaze of feminine bodies and asks the viewer to consider the way in which they view and support sexual autonomy.
Artist Bio:
Brittney Appleby (She/They) is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker living on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, BC. Appleby holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from Langara College and will be graduating with their BFA majoring in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Spring 2021. Their primary focus is in analogue film and photography, as well as performance and installation. Some of the themes they explore in their work are the body, trauma, memory and nostalgia. Appleby is most inspired by the materiality of analogue practices and incorporates their background in painting, drawing and printmaking into experimental filmmaking.
