Lou Hubbard Rock Comfort, 2022 Vinyl beanbag (crumpler brand), polystyrene, glazed ceramic sculpture (a crudely formed dog created by a young child) 120 x 90 x 50 cm Courtesy of Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne
Lou Hubbard Rock Comfort, 2022 (detail) Vinyl beanbag (crumpler brand), polystyrene, glazed ceramic sculpture (a crudely formed dog created by a young child) 120 x 90 x 50 cm Courtesy of Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne
Lou Hubbard Face Up, 2011 (detail) Vinyl beanbag (crumpler brand), cast resin seat and toy eyes 90 x 90 x 90 cm Courtesy of Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne
Conjuring a vision of the Éminence Grise, concealed within the hull of a submerged vessel, under the dense frosted ice of the Arctic. Anonymous and ambiguous, in a state of alterity. Ill-defined. Succumbing to subterfuge. Projecting rich imagery, short on external coherence — blurred, contested and left unclear. Covertly contaminating, achieving outcomes rich with unseeable but deeply atmospheric agency. Contorting within the Grey Zone.
An indistinct situation where activity is deeply felt, but not readily conforming, is where these works and larger exhibition sit. Palpable and present, yet guarded by their own interest in anonymity — coated in anechoic tiles.
Lou Hubbard appears courtesy of Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne Scott Lyall and Pamela Rosenkranz appear courtesy of Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York Hilarie Mais appears courtesy of Mais Wright, Sydney Kate Mosher Hall appears courtesy of Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles