Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks
Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks

22 March - 23 March 2022

Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks draws its title from a line in a 1976 newspaper advertisement for a small rural property in Wombeyan Caves that was to become his family’s home. Using memories of unreliable family lore as a starting point, Alex displays a combination of video, photography and carved marble sculptures to poetically and humorously reflect upon the fragility of memory as well as the dangers and distortions of reconstructing it. Extrapolating from there, Alex asks how does this effect come to bear after years of exposure to an endless stream of digital content, memes and misinformation?


Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Actual Virtual , 2022 Various marble, polyester adhesive  Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny

Actual Virtual, 2022
Various marble, polyester adhesive
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks,  2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  All History is Ancient History , 2022 Wombeyan marble from the traditional land of the Gundungurra people (NSW), car paint 142 x 82 x 4 cm Photo: Mark Pokony

All History is Ancient History, 2022
Wombeyan marble from the traditional land of the Gundungurra people (NSW), car paint
142 x 82 x 4 cm
Photo: Mark Pokony

  The Patch (Tasmanian Tuxedo) , 2022 Champagne marble from the traditional land of the Wakaman people (QLD) and black marble 60 x 53 x 66 cm Photo: Mark Pokorny

The Patch (Tasmanian Tuxedo), 2022
Champagne marble from the traditional land of the Wakaman people (QLD) and black marble
60 x 53 x 66 cm
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  The Rowboat of Theseus , 2022 Wooden boat and various marbles 52 x 122 x 224 cm Photo: Mark Pokorny

The Rowboat of Theseus, 2022
Wooden boat and various marbles
52 x 122 x 224 cm
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall),  2022 15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite. Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny

My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall), 2022
15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite.
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

  My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall) , 2022 15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite. Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny

My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall), 2022
15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite.
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks
  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view Photo: Mark Pokorny
  Actual Virtual , 2022 Various marble, polyester adhesive  Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny
  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny
  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks,  2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny
  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view  Photo: Mark Pokorny
  All History is Ancient History , 2022 Wombeyan marble from the traditional land of the Gundungurra people (NSW), car paint 142 x 82 x 4 cm Photo: Mark Pokony
  The Patch (Tasmanian Tuxedo) , 2022 Champagne marble from the traditional land of the Wakaman people (QLD) and black marble 60 x 53 x 66 cm Photo: Mark Pokorny
  The Rowboat of Theseus , 2022 Wooden boat and various marbles 52 x 122 x 224 cm Photo: Mark Pokorny
  Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks , 2022 Installation view Photo: Mark Pokorny
  My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall),  2022 15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite. Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny
  My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall) , 2022 15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite. Dimensions variable Photo: Mark Pokorny
Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks

22 March - 23 March 2022

Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks draws its title from a line in a 1976 newspaper advertisement for a small rural property in Wombeyan Caves that was to become his family’s home. Using memories of unreliable family lore as a starting point, Alex displays a combination of video, photography and carved marble sculptures to poetically and humorously reflect upon the fragility of memory as well as the dangers and distortions of reconstructing it. Extrapolating from there, Alex asks how does this effect come to bear after years of exposure to an endless stream of digital content, memes and misinformation?


Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Actual Virtual, 2022
Various marble, polyester adhesive
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

All History is Ancient History, 2022
Wombeyan marble from the traditional land of the Gundungurra people (NSW), car paint
142 x 82 x 4 cm
Photo: Mark Pokony

The Patch (Tasmanian Tuxedo), 2022
Champagne marble from the traditional land of the Wakaman people (QLD) and black marble
60 x 53 x 66 cm
Photo: Mark Pokorny

The Rowboat of Theseus, 2022
Wooden boat and various marbles
52 x 122 x 224 cm
Photo: Mark Pokorny

Permanent Good Stream, Some Rocks, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Mark Pokorny

My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall), 2022
15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite.
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

My Impeccable Search History (The Waterfall), 2022
15 handheld devices, iPhone/iPads and iPods. Looped videos, infinite.
Dimensions variable
Photo: Mark Pokorny

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