Apocalypse Management (telling about being one being living)
Chris Doyle, American, born 1959
2009
Digital animation
1/5 [2 AP indentical works]
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Contemporary Art Fund
© Chris Doyle
2010.7abc
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Time Based Media
Research Area
Time Based Media
Not on view
Label
Against a scene of urban destruction, this distorted landscape defies a specific location, relying on the universal iconography of catastrophe to render its apocalyptic narrative. A pole pierces a flailing man; others hang from light poles and grasp at chains. All these characters twitch and convulse in the throes of their respective personal crises. Their ongoing struggle between this nonsensical fight and the hope of salvation implies that civilization will persist. An initial horrified scream slowly morphs into a mournful hum. Though these characters seem to be alone in their suffering, the operatic sounds unite them and reveal a collective resilience. These animated characters can transcend their struggle and be reborn.
From the 2024 exhibition, A Space for Dialogue 116, Apocalypse When: reflections on our collective psyche, Molly Rouzie '24, Homma Family Intern
Course History
FILM 48, SART 17, New Media Theory & Practice, Mary Flanagan, Winter 2012
SART 17, Digital Drawing, Karol Kawiaka, Winter 2014
WRIT 5, After Humans, Christian Haines, Winter 2015
FILM 38, Advanced Animation, Jodie Mack, Spring 2019
SPEE 26, How New Media Shapes Our Lives Rhetoric, Theory, and Praxis, Svetlana Grushina, Winter 2020
GEOG 25/WGSS 37.03, Social Justice and the City, Erin Collins, Fall 2021
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 116, Apocalypse When: reflections on our collective psyche, Molly Rouzie '24, Homma Family Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 6 - March 2, 2024
Provenance
The artist, Brooklyn, New York; sold to present collection, 2010.
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