Marc Hagan-Guirey / Horrorgami
In 2012, I co-curated Marc Hagan-Guirey's Horrorgami exhibition at Gallery One and a Half. It was the artist's first solo show.
The exhibition consisted of 13 original kirigami works, each one cut from a single sheet of paper. Each construction represents an iconic location taken from a cult horror movie, with subjects including The Overlook Hotel from The Shining, and 112 Ocean Avenue from The Amityville Horror.
Presented within light boxes, by night the silhouetted paper sculptures appear as spectral and ethereal as the buildings on screen. By day, the works exist in their pure white and tangible form – displaying an innocent and simple beauty and showing their physical construction.
The exhibition itself was held on the upper two floors of the gallery which were blacked out entirely, allowing the illumination of the light boxes to take centre stage. As a safety feature, we fitted UV strip lamps throughout the space which caused UV sensitive tap to show exits, overhangs, steps and doorways.
One challenge was how to mark the names of each work where they could be seen, so I then had these made from heavy duty glow in the dark laser cut vinyl, which was also charged by the UV lights.