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I KNOW YOU DESPISE ME FOR NOT BEING STRONGER

SIMON ZORIC

Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP)

Friday 05 June 2009 to Sunday 02 August 2009
Opening Thursday 04 June 2009 6-8pm

Simon Zoric’s work explores the messiness of relationships and the dichotomies inherent in power, passivity and blame.

Relationships are difficult. When they end, they often end badly. Sometimes people do horrible things to those they care about the most. In Simon Zoric’s video I Know You Despise Me For Not Being Stronger, hands massage and caress a central figure until, seemingly without provocation, things turn nasty. Simon Zoric’s work explores the messiness of relationships and the dichotomies inherent in power, passivity and blame.

FREE ARTIST FLOOR TALKS

SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2009 , 12PM
Join artists Bianca hester, louis porter, arlo mountford,
simon zoric, catherine connolly and larissa hjorth.

Man's head with woman behind holding his shoulders
I Know You Despise Me For Not Being Stronger 2008 (video still)
© All rights reserved Simon Zoric 2008 Australia
Single channel digital video, stereo sound 2 min10 sec