Jim Allen

Uncertain Propositions (2011)

31 min 39 secSingle channel / Digital Video / Black & White / Sound

In Uncertain Propositions (2011/2014) Jim Allen speaks a series of cut up phrases extracted from early European texts.

On screen a series of still images of previous works by Allen including Rio (2012), alternate with quotations from early European settlers proposing the clearing of native plants and land to make way for the introduction of exotic flora and fauna.

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