MARK BOOTH  GOD IS REPRESENTED BY THE SEA

HAIR ISTHMUS, 2011

Acrylic, ink, acrylic gouache, pencil on paper.

12” X 16”

 

LIKE THE FORMATION OF STARS, 2011

Acrylic, ink, acrylic gouache, pencil on paper. 2011

18” X 24”

 

ASTERISK SUBSTITUTION, 2011

Acrylic, ink, acrylic gouache, pencil on paper. 2011

22.25” X 30”

  

RAINISH GREYLESSNESS, 2011

Acrylic, ink, acrylic gouache, pencil on paper. 2011

12” X 16”

 

GOD IS REPRESENTED BY THE SEA, 2011

Audio

 

SEA URCHIN (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis), 2011

Adhesive vinyl. Dimensions variable.

 

NARWHAL (Monodon monoceros), 2011

Adhesive vinyl. Dimensions variable.

Mark Booth’s extensive practice, incorporated by sound, writing, painting, video, and installation, speaks to many.  In fact much of his work employs literal fragments of speech, urging viewers to listen whether the work be spoken or written.


The works presented here for Adds Donna, are no exception. Booth’s vivid verbal imagery materializes through an assortment of hand-cut wall texts interjected by a cacophony of recorded voice. The scrawling vinyl wall texts, though immersive in themselves, demand more than mere reading. Due to their interaction with the gallery’s architecture, walking, bending, turning, and craning become as much a part of the read as the words themselves. 


Beyond exposing the plurality of language, Booth offers breaks and pauses clearing entrances to join. A generous play of sound and word represent this challenging circle of conversations. Every entry point becomes a story as elements overlap to create an experience of language that is at once physical and abstract.