Concrete Playground

Stripping off and posing for the camera proved to be an intimate and
contemplative moment for the models photographed by Emma Thomson in her
series I want something special.
When staring down the barrel of the truth-gun (the camera),
naval-gazing musings are what sprang forth. Whether single men, young
girls, couples or a friendly looking fellow named Ray, everyone
admitted to wanting the same thing out of life: something special. 



Thomson’s portraits are joined by the work of three other artists at
MOP Projects from Thursday November 5. Tom Polo will take over Gallery
1 with his wry commentary on the hyper competitiveness of contemporary
culture in the painting series The 2009 B.E.S.T Contemporary Art Prize For Painting. 
Jai McKenzie will display her findings on the relationship between
photomedia technology and light, space and time in her video work The Machine Stops. And last but not least, Harriet Body will collapse performance, video and painting in her work Mix Media.


Image: Emma Thomson, Ray, 2009, Lambda print, 92cm x 73 cm