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Meddle with the Devil presents an installation from work and research developed during the first five months of a year-long residency at Callendar House, Callendar Park in Falkirk by artists Alex Hetherington and Janie Nicoll. This residency is supported by partners Scottish Arts Council and Falkirk Council.

Alex Hetherington’s installation combines and synchronizes materials that simulate personal memory loss and fake memory syndrome employing a series of graphics, the New York Times newspaper logo, a large-scale, mirror, black out curtains and performance materials, as both live re-enactments and on video, looking at extreme public behaviours, personal relationships to the press and the notion of events based on a personal, local, national and international levels. These works make reference to and synchronize an array of materials, including Mike Kelley’s works Memory Ware and Day is Done, the video work of Catherine Sullivan, House/Lights by The Wooster Group, email scams, hazing rituals, newspapers quotations, marbled paper, explosions and biker gangs.

Janie Nicoll’s work often takes the form of site-specific installation, using digital photography to fill and work with a space rather than be confined and restricted by the forms of regular photography. These sometimes consist of text-based works, that reference popular culture, such as lines from songs, that allow a variety of interpretations, often ambiguous, or contentious, thereby creating an ironic dialogue with the viewer. Her installation at the gallery will combine digital photography, a large sculpture of a gold ring and a large gold wall installation; these works explore memory, value, superstition and the notions of trust and what is allowable and expected within a given situation.

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Alex Hetherington and Janie Nicoll Meddle with the Devil