Alrey Batol is an emerging multi-disciplinary artist based in Brisbane with a Bachelor of Communication Design from QUT. His work intersects across mediums of computer art, multimedia and sculpture.

Statement

My works intersect across mediums of computer art, multimedia, sculpture and critique a range of subjects from phenomenology of telepresence to the process of art reception, yet all the pieces collectively explore the allure of abstract knowledge or more specifically, our dependence on sensitised constructs from constant perceptual negotiations with the phenomenal world.

In other words, we have created an artificial world in which we see and interact through a filter of symbols, language and measurements.

The Hindu and Buddhist culture have a word avidya, which in sanskrit translates as ‘delusion’. Their usage of this word implies an adverse clinging to understand the world through categorising, naming and measuring.

As an old Chinese saying goes, “who measures the heavens with a stick?”, my output is driven by any attempt to shake the foundations of this abstract knowledge.

The works are interactive in a sense that all works are ultimately phenomenological. They favour confusion over understanding and the sublime over disinterested objectivity. I aim to foster a reception based on reactions rather than reference, yet dialectically reference to foster reactions.

The range of my works will reflect or project our intrinsic and ultimately quixotic pursuit of truth in an abstract world.

Image: Counting Breath Method (2013) touchscreen, software.

Alrey will showcase new work in the Brisbane Emerging Art Festival’s Visual Art Exhibition.

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