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Siren Reuben Fisher
30 August - 9 September 2000
Reuben Fischer followed with a film piece, choosing to block off the main gallery space, instead using the foyer to present the
work. A super 8 film segment was looped and screened behind the closed gallery door, onto a piece of perspex, and viewed through a
peephole. The film contained a time-lapse record of a bright red flower opening. The image was seductive with the luscious colourings
and the ‘come hither’ unfurling of the flower taking hold of the viewer, much like the siren’s effect on unwary sailors. The peephole
was also a fisheye lens, obscuring the image and creating an illusion of depth. The voyeuristic nature of the work was repeated in both
the viewing through the peephole and the viewing of those viewing through the peephole.
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