Ben Murray
TRACKING SHOT - TUNNEL (Racing), 2017
acrylic and ink on canvas
72 x 60 in.
182.9 x 152.4 cm
182.9 x 152.4 cm
His second solo show at moniquemeloche, Ben Murray continues his investigation into the aesthetics of memory with new paintings that explore this mortal notion using a cinematic lens, as if life itself were a screenplay to be viewed before the final frame.
A “life review” is a phenomenon widely reported as occurring during near-death experiences, in which a person rapidly sees much or the totality of their life history in chronological sequence and in extreme detail.
