In this presentation, Solomon Garçon continues his research into the intertwining histories of fetish, domestic surveillance technologies, scopophilia, and reality television.
A Music Room is disturbed by an upended modern CCTV unit rendered in dark Swiss chocolate. Large abstract panels screen printed on gauze hide cameras.
Orifices in the table and through the back of one of the booth chairs refer to the holes of cruising spots across the world, a symbol of anonymous encounters.
Solomon Garçon (b.1991, London), is an artist based in London. Recent solo exhibitions include sunset beach at 243 Luz (2024); his first institutional exhibition in the UK, ARMS at Studio Voltaire (2023); Solomon’s Knock with Samuel Hindolo at Galerie Bucholz, Berlin (2023); and S N I T C H at Rose Easton, London (2022). His work is included in forthcoming group exhibitions at Galerie Bucholz, New York, and Raven Row, London.