A former student of Film Studies at MSVU, Humphrey brings remarkable urgency to the feminist issues in her work. Gorge included video and installation elements that implied the bodily presence of a monstrously large woman. This uncanny presence filled the space with conflicting suggestions of guilty excess and sensual pleasure, connected with eating and sexual repression.
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Prospect 4: Glynis Humphrey — Gorge
May 19, 1996 - July 7, 1996
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![Glynis Humphrey. Gorge 1996. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996) Glynis Humphrey. Gorge 1996. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)](https://www.msvuart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Glynis-Humphrey.-Gorge-1996.-Voile-various-fabrics-netting-hoopes-wire-framing.-3.05-x-4.57-x-3.05-m.-250-lbs.-video-45-min-1996-600x400.jpg)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge 1996. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge 1996. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
![Glynis Humphrey. Gorge. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996) Glynis Humphrey. Gorge. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)](https://www.msvuart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Glynis-Humphrey.-Gorge.-Voile-various-fabrics-netting-hoopes-wire-framing.-3.05-x-4.57-x-3.05-m.-250-lbs.-video-45-min-1996-600x400.jpg)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge. Voile, various fabrics, netting, hoopes, wire framing. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
![Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail, 2) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996) Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail, 2) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)](https://www.msvuart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Glynis-Humphrey.-Gorge-detail-2-1996.-Crinoline-netting-5-monitors.-3.05-x-4.57-x-3.05-m.-250-lbs.-video-45-min-1996-600x400.jpg)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail, 2) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail, 2) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
![Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996) Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)](https://www.msvuart.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Glynis-Humphrey.-Gorge-detail-1996.-Crinoline-netting-5-monitors.-3.05-x-4.57-x-3.05-m.-250-lbs.-video-45-min-1996-600x400.jpg)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
Glynis Humphrey. Gorge (detail) 1996. Crinoline netting, 5 monitors. 3.05 x 4.57 x 3.05 m., 250 lbs.; video 45 min (1996)
Details
- Start:
- May 19, 1996
- End:
- July 7, 1996
- Exhibition Categories:
- Emerging Artists, Film & Video, Gender & Sexuality, Nova Scotian Artists
- Exhibition Tags:
- Glynis Humphrey
Other
- Year
- 1996