Darren Farquhar, hosted by Lucy McTurnen @ Marlborough Street

Darren is a young up and coming performance artist. Influenced by 1960 horror films and the slapstick humour of cartoons his work features surreal installations, which challenge and excite. His work for this exhibition will consist of an automated figurative sculpture set with in the backdrop of a garden environment. Dealing with subconscious imagery a performance will interact with the totemic sculpture.

Title of work - RRRoootless Pith

My performances and sculptural works are transparent in their influences, which range from Vincent Price films, such as The Pit and the Pendulum, to the work of the painter Francis Bacon, to the legendary pop-culture legacy left by American serial killers such as Geoffrey Dahmer. I also like the violent actions of Tom and Jerry cartoons. The resultant performances often display a mixture of frustration, rage, tension, and humour.

Read on for photos from the performance...