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ArchiveBorn 1980 in Glasgow
Erica Eyres is interested in the human condition. Her drawings and videos examine human nature, how we perceive others and how we portray ourselves.
In her videos, Eyres often borrows from the aesthetic and artificiality of television or low budget film, but the addition of a psychological intricacy results in incongruous reactions in viewers, who express both repulsion and compassion towards the characters portrayed.
Often the awkward characters lives are exposed as disturbingly troubled, and the viewer is confronted with figures who deserve both our pity, and distaste. Faced with the absurd lives of her characters and the conflicting emotions generated by them the viewer is forced into an uncomfortable position where challenging emotions are required to be addressed.
 Erica Eyres, The Male Epidemic, still taken from DVD, 2008 |
