Nathaniel Mellors & Erkka Nissinen Bad Mantra

2 Feb-24 Feb 2019

Overview

Nathaniel Mellors’ fourth exhibition at Matt’s Gallery and the first solo presentation of his collaborative practice with Erkka Nissinen. The pair established their collaborative practice when they developed The Aalto Natives for the Finnish Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale. It will continue along the artists' solo practices. Bad Mantra draws its title from an episode in The Aalto Natives. The work presented is a darkly humorous take on Finnish identity, creation myths and nationalism. From that installation has grown a body a work that extends and develops narratives from the video.