“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
Alex Papanastasiou
August 8 – September 5, 2008
Opening Night Friday 8th August 6pm-9pm

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" comments on the emotional isolation of the individual in society. The collages and dioramas show lone heroes wandering through lurid kitschscapes, where the line between the cute and the disturbing becomes blurred. In "Happy Valley," a band of soft sculpture mutant creatures in pastel colours wander through an idyllic miniature vale. The artist’s short film "In the Pink" follows a young woman through a series of hypothetical travels, showing her potential elevator companions should she arrive home after an hour, an hour and five minutes, an hour and twenty...

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" will be Alex Papanastasiou’s debut solo show.

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