Concrete Playground

Because we are a warm and welcoming city, not ensconced in parochialism or afraid of the awesomeness of outsiders, we will throw our arms wide and embrace Joseph Breikers, a young artist fella from Brisbane exhibiting in Sydney for the very first time.

Breikers works across sculpture, video, performance as well as 2D stuff, and is an arts writer and founding member of Boxcopy Contemporary Art Space, an artist run initiative in Brisbane.

In Acoustic and Luminous Effects, a small but pointed exhibition curated by Amanda Rowell (Everything's Alright, 2010 Oblivion Pavilion, 2008 and Rectangular Ghost, 2006) in db (Sydney's newest artist run space which provides exhibitions to locals and out-of-towners), Breikers unleashes his particular brand of humour.

It is apparent that curator and artist understand each other - read on.

"And the first animal* he acts* [is a] mass manufactured*, paleolithic subconscious icon* feelin' blue*, devoured by jaws of despair*. He's acting shy looking for an answer.* Awkward instant,* talkin' bout* self abuse* (e.g. slit your wrist*). The heart and mind are focus for this conversation.* It’s amusing from my perspective in sort of a frightening way* because I know what goes inside is only half of what comes out*."

— media release for Acoustic and Luminous Effects, written by Commander Raul, taken from song lyrics provided by Breikers.

Private view: Thursday, 14 October, 6-8pm

Image: Joseph Breikers, Detox, video still, courtesy the artist