Anne Marie Hall 'Inside An Illegal Bite Pit' architecture 'Dark Tempest ' 2003

'Dark Tempest ' 2003

‘classic wizard of oz magic ruby shoes’ is equal parts nostalgia and fantasy

Sydney and Santiago

Image Size: 80 x 80 cm

Anne Marie Hall 'Inside An Illegal Bite Pit' architecture 'Dark Tempest ' 2003In four scenes, Anne Marie Halls Inside An Illegal Bite Pit tells a wry yet devastating tale of loneliness a man, unemployed and unmarried, breaks beneath the alienation of modern life. Outside, a cruelly competitive workforce rages while inside he is all alone, comforted only by a bureaucrat with a pamphlet. Reminiscent of Australian pop artist Richard Larter, Hall appropriates mass media to critique modern life. Among collaged comic book