David Shrigley, Light Switch, 2007

23 December 2020–6 January 2021
Roberts Institute of Art

David Shrigley, Light Switch, 2007 (video still)

Courtesy David and Indrė Roberts Collection

As 2020 ends and another year begins, our On Screen programme also draws to a close. Having screened fourteen works from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection so far this year, we are leaving you a final edition, the aptly symbolic Light Switch by David Shrigley.

David Shrigley

David Shrigley is known for quick-witted drawings with typically deadpan humour. Recurring themes come through in his storytelling, like overheard snippets of conversations, rendering child-like views of the world and the perspective of aliens or monsters. While drawing is at the centre of his practice, Shrigley also works across an extensive range of media including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography, publications and music.

His digital animations demonstrate what Shrigley calls ‘the economy of telling stories,' delivering a deftly crafted mix of dark and light through the simplest of forms, in Light Switch quite literally.

On Screen

Every two weeks On Screen presents a different moving image work from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection, accompanied by a new text.

An Evening of Video Screenings

with Art Night

Roberts Institute of Art

Curators’ Series 8: All Of Us Have A Sense Of Rhythm

Curated by Christine Eyene

at DRAF, Camden

Roberts Institute of Art