Internet Reptiles in Space with Richard Ducker for Virga Ozone
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: September 1, 2026 – Virga Ozone is a new programme of free online artist talks at Virga Gallery.
Reptiles in Space brings together the salient themes of Richard Ducker’s practice and discusses these through the examples of 4 exhibitions. The most predominant theme in Ducker’s work is one of displacement and dislocation in both time and place. While the subject matter varies, the language often refers to or uses sci-fi cinematic tropes as visual reference points for his work. These tropes are juxtaposed with text or narration derived from extracts from religious cults, or more recently the phenomenon of conspiracy theories. This strategy pinpoints anxieties that have been building in Western societies since the Cold War of information overload, over-reliance on nostalgia, and the breakdown of trust in social institutions.
Ducker’s practice has brought together a wide variety of processes: sculpture-installation, sound, wall text, drawing and video, and juxtaposed these discrete elements to suggest narratives of displacement, exploring multiple positions of authorship. Since 2018, Ducker has increasingly concentrated on film as his primary medium in which he has continued to develop and explore these themes.
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Book your place now and join us on 1 September at 5:30pm UK-time for this fascinating discussion with Richard Ducker!
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Virga Gallery is a division of [cloud] Collective. We are a virtual project space supporting the work of independent artists and curators forging their own path. Likewise, we are keen to publish critical texts on visual art on our website in PDF form. We support academics looking to explore new areas of research, as well as supporting independent researchers, artists, and curators who want to expand or develop their practice with online peer reviewed published works.
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