A still from Alex Plumb’s work shows a person in the bath, fully clothed with a blank expression on their face. The image is taken from a high angle, looking down into the entire bathroom and down the hallway of the house. A large overgrown plant spills messily through the bathroom and down the corridor. The image feels airy, suspenseful, uncanny.
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Alex Plumb

Alex’s film work sits at the crossroads where the ordinary meets the extraordinary. His mysterious and highly stylised depictions of everyday life scratch beneath the surface and shine a light on the psychological nature of our world, particularly around desire and sexuality.
 

    Alex Plumb on CIRCUIT · 3 works

    Hard Body
    Alex Plumb

    Hard Body (2014)

    A figure crouches over a lawn ripping out handfuls of grass.

    Hard Body
    Havana Green
    Alex Plumb

    Havana Green (2014)

    Three scenes convey a haunting intensity; the sense that something bad has happened, or is about to happen.

    Havana Green
    Ivy Blue
    Alex Plumb

    Ivy Blue (2014)

    Psychological interplay between the subject depicted, the site of performance, and how the work unfolds in interaction with the viewer.

    Ivy Blue

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