Gaelen Macdonald
A Zoo in My Luggage

Exhibition 14 - 24 September 2005

This week ‘A Zoo in my Luggage’ arrives at Canary postmarked from Timbuktu, unpacking an area of interest still in the process of construction. Paleontological, town planning, animal husbandry and archiving practices are exposed and weighted unevenly. Gaelen furnishes the gallery with a small representation of the scene, arranging a cargo of little examples and creatures, including Cats, Cranes and a Turkey.

By uncovering the infrastructure of organization with a system of strings, virtuosity and counterweights, the site of action is both incorporated and ignored.

Those who saw Gaelen’s Elam Master’s Graduating Show last year won’t need to be told that this show is a real whiz-banger. Ms Macdonald is an astute hoarder, hanger and maker and we’ve been trying to make this exhibition happen since Canary’s inception. Yay Us!