Bridgeman’s new exhibition ‘In the Project’ will include a series of video and studio photographic works, the culmination of his 2012 residency at Lethbridge University in Canada. The feature work in the show is Bridgeman’s video diary, filmed over eight weeks and condensed into a compelling five minute clip which traces the development of the work, but rather than a dry documentary, it provides a rich emotional and at times brutal confrontation with the artist.
Bridgeman upholds the claim that blackness is a universal experience, never owned by a singular ethnic group. Although conscious of the history of black-face minstrels and the Golliwog, this body of work pays homage to the Black Clown, whom Bridgeman believes has every right to exist as much as any clown of white background.
Gallerysmith
14 March to 13 April, 2013
Melbourne
In the Project, 2012, video production still, 5:33mins
Courtesy the artist and Gallerysmith
