While Alex's work lingers in the coincidence of pattern and action within nature, behaviours such as orbit, radiation, bifurcation, slipping into the demotic, present in games, present in the kitchen, Sophia's wax pictures exist at the other end of the sign-seeking cycle, where inanimate subjects lack any coincidence as they appear petrified, killed, mimesis delivering yearned-for stasis.

Augur

A religious official of Ancient Rome who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine intent.

of

Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.

Mercury

The god who served as messenger. Also the god of commerce, thievery, eloquence, and science, identified with the Greek god Hermes.

The planet nearest the sun.

Alex Laurie (1990) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Alex’s previous exhibitions include The Person (Coastal Signs, 2022), List with Sophia Laurie (Cathedral Cabinet, 2019), Aggrieved Weaklings (Gus Fisher Gallery, 2018).

Sophia Laurie (1997) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Sophia’s previous exhibitions include The Fool at Empty (George Fraser, 2023), Notes to Self (Paper Anniversary, 2022) and List with Alex Laurie (Cathedral Cabinet, 2019).