DAVID ADAMO
2017-11-20Fried eggs are comfort food. They resist interpretation. Sometimes things really are as simple as they seem to be. And then sometimes things—fried eggs, flippers, orange peels—perform their simplicity. Central to David Adamo’s second solo exhibition at rodolphe janssen is a series of works on raw canvas depicting swirling compositions of trompe l’oeil fried eggs. It’s the multi-faceted coagulation of fried eggs that we are asked to focus in on here; Adamo worked layer by layer to build up their milky translucency. Each egg is a unique being, collectively forming a rhythm by which to see them—and ultimately the entire exhibition—as a whole. This silent rhythm is in turn punctuated by another in absentia: the inner workings of a metronome housed in a soundproof box ticks away, barely audible. In past works, Adamo removed the device’s inner mechanism, leaving only its casing—an homage to György Ligeti’s 1962 Poéme Symphonique. The metronome’s role reversal hints at a central element in Adamo’s work, in which the beat of everyday life is found through the removal of elements.
Opposite – Untitled (eggs 6), 2017
Exhibition runs through to December 22nd, 2017
Rodolphe Janssen
Rue de Livourne 32 Livornostraat
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
