Night on the Breer

Another short post. Finding myself with some time to kill in Gateshead I wandered as far the Baltic, where there is currently an exhibition by American artist Robert Breer. Whilst rather less than in love with the abstract paintings and animations, I did quite like the sculptural elements on level 4.

A range masses sit on the gallery floor, varying in size, shape and colour, and moving almost imperceptibly slowly. When you initially enter its just a room full of sculpture, but as you wander round elements sneak off. One of the elements is a wall with other work displayed on it, that you end up chasing around the room, only to be pinned into a corner when you're not looking.

The movement is random, but I thought was an interesting exploration. The sheer scale of some of the elements, you just don't expect them to move, and the motion is so slow it seems sneaky. They have a personality that's quite an endearing.