Brandon Hendrick’s exhibition ‘’Transience’’ is a collection of photographs taken from a train crisscrossing Scotland, Bulgaria and Greece, which is the focus of his latest works.
His works in the exhibition are based on photographs taken on his cellphone showcasing how quickly and imperceptibly memories can be forgotten. Representations of real places, these paintings are devoid of the defining characteristics of a certain location. They exist both nowhere and everywhere, thus exhibiting idiosyncrasies beyond local or geographical locations.
The windows which frequently feature in his works generate an idea of a cohesive experience while simultaneously shattering it. His windows serve both as a doorway and a barrier to the outdoor landscape. In Brandon’s works, once boundaries are removed between spiritual and physical realms and the familiar becomes strange, what you see is uncanny in the ordinary.
While exploring the significance of memory in delving into conceptions of home and location, the artist draws on his personal experience as well as popular culture. The home is the starting gate when it comes to the investigation of the relationship between psychology and intimate spaces. Devoid of figures, these confusing and ambiguous interiors call into question the notion of home as a place of tranquility. While most of these interiors depict real locations, some elements have been added fictionally during painting.
These paintings which transcend the line between reality and imagination possess elements like windows, television screens and paintings that lend it a dreamy permanence.
